Comments on: Captive Soldier Appears on Taliban Video

Soldier Says on Tape that He's Scared He 'Won't Be Able to Go Home'

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by speakinup22 July 19, 2009 4:27 PM EDT
cs4466 - ah, still lying huh ?

You are not prohibited from being in the Service (lie one on your part.)

You just aren't allowed to make an issue of being a gay soldier. They want you to concentrate on being a soldier, not a gay activist.



Your coming out of the closet on this site FINALLY points out your issue with Bush and Cheney.

So I understand Barry has the same gay policy in the service.


How's that "hope" and "change" workin out for ya ?

Fooled at the polls again, huh ?

YEah those Dems will tell you waht ever you want to hear, just to get your vote.
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by speakinup22 July 19, 2009 4:15 PM EDT
kcits - very true!
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by hower4 July 19, 2009 2:48 PM EDT
Why should you thank me for not being prejudiced? Apparently you think it's unusual, which is why I'm so thankful that I don't live in the USA...... and it's not the first time I've thought that!
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by warsucks July 19, 2009 12:44 PM EDT
To hower4:
Hallelujah! Some voice of reason! Thank you for not being predjudiced!
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by warsucks July 19, 2009 12:35 PM EDT
Hear, hear.
The media is no one's intentional pawn, anyways. There have been times that, personally, I have wished that the media would have kept their collectively large traps shut. You are definately right, though. That alone will never stop the military. If, during the Cold War, no one had ousted the dictatorship there, maybe we wouldn't have as much trouble from them.

Although I fully agree woth the rest of your statements, I believe that the military system could use a little help clearing some of the unneccesary red tape. My family and I recently were shipped to India, and the ammount of paperwork that we had to repeat because it wasn't "current enough" was quite exasperating. The papers themselves had a label saying that they would be good for up to a year. But the personnel recieving said they were only good for six months. This was but a recent example of the many things the military could change if and when they found the time.

As a rule, however, as an organization, I have never been prouder to have served with any better.

Thank you very much for being one of the few voices of reason on this entire page.
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by ReallyMeanIt July 19, 2009 11:36 AM EDT
brianbwb-2009 July 19, 2009 6:05 AM EDT
"Pitiful shmucks, the time to complain was when Bush was spreading the lies that led up to sending troops there in the first place."
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brianbwb-2009, look in the mirror for the smuck!
Your ignorant is astounding, we're there in respond to the attack on NY, 9/11/01.
Your confusion on a false belief sets you down the beaten path. As a typical liberal, you should be open-minded to re-educate yourself.
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by ReallyMeanIt July 19, 2009 11:20 AM EDT
hermitdave, unfortunately, your ignorant fuels your belief and it affected your thinking.
Review your post again and get some geography lessons.
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by ReallyMeanIt July 19, 2009 11:11 AM EDT
Their god tells them to destroy the infidels, which is us, with any means available.
You libs are dumb enough to believe if we treated them right then they will respond in kind......you think they'll go against their god?
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by ReallyMeanIt July 19, 2009 10:49 AM EDT
Well, this is what can happen when the enemy views you as weak.
The libs have emboldening them with their foolish and unrealistic ideas.
With obama, the terrorist knows the worst that can happen to them is 3 square meals a day in a nice comfy bed with all of the constitutional proctection.
Unfortunately, this will encouraged more of the same from these nutjobs. Thanks barrack for keeping us safe.
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by edward1975-2009 July 19, 2009 10:35 AM EDT
If the US doesn't rescue this soldier and the Taliban holds true to form, he will be found dead. They are murderous cowards. They will use him for their propaganda tapes then discard him. Thoughts and prayers to this American hero.
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