Comments on: 3 More GI Deaths Reported In Iraq

Blast Kills At Least 13; Gates: We Underestimated Iraqis' Mistrust Of Each Other

[randalds]

"I'm not too sure about you, but if someone - anyone - invaded my country and raided my house, abused my family, destroyed my furniture and desecrated my
belongings, or killed my family members, I wouldn't be too happy - and I would fight back."
Posted by mcdazz at 08:24 PM : Aug 02, 2007

me2.
Count this old-but-not-so-useless-paratrooper in!
Posted by Simplemind2 at 08:35 PM : Aug 02, 2007

Been awhile since I've handled an M16, but I have my trusty Remington 870 shotgun and know how to use it, so I'm in.

[huanaco]

OSAMA BIN LADEN SAID IT " WE ARE GOING TO EMPTY YOUR COFFERS UNTIL YOU ARE BROKE " . THE BILLIONS SPENT IN THIS PHONY WAR ARE MAKING THIS PREDICTION COMES TRUE.

[huanaco]

GENTLEMEN : NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. IMPEACH THE SUCKER.

[feelfree1]

mcdazz,

Re: "I wouldn't be too happy - and I would fight back."

The Iraqis obviously have every right to defend themselves. I would certainly use any and all means to resist those who would attack my friends, family, and country in a similar way.

The way that things are going, we may well have the opportunity.

I've been doing quite a bit of reading recently, books by soldiers who have served in Iraq.

Some of these books detail horrendous crimes against Iraqi civilians - including the murder of children as young as 10, the murder of Iraqi adults (men and women), the beating of civilians (men, women and children), in many cases for no other reasons except they were Iraqis, looting, stealing money and jewelery from Iraqis as well as causing unnecessary destruction while conducting house searches - house searches that revealed nothing.

At one point, soldiers played soccer with the decapitated heads of Iraqis.

These crimes against Iraqis began occurring shortly after the invasion of Iraq - prior to any resistance that formed to fight back against the American "occupiers".

These are crimes that we don't want to hear about - that we don't think could be committed by decent Americans - but they did happen, and they continue to happen.

Bush through his lies and deception has turned good, honest Americans into murderers, rapists, thieves and criminals.

I'm not too sure about you, but if someone - anyone - invaded my country and raided my house, abused my family, destroyed my furniture and desecrated my belongings, or killed my family members, I wouldn't be too happy - and I would fight back.

Bush has done enough damage in Iraq.

[feelfree1]

Our troops should refuse to take part in the illegal, disgraceful, and self-defeating war. We need tham home ASAP, so that we can concentrate on detaining and trying those responsible for sending them on an illegal fool's errand.

The people of the U.S. must demand an immediate end to this disgrace, or risk complicity.

www.ipetitions.com/petition/OutNow

[seven-pesos]

southerners hope to elect another faith professing, conservative republican.

the south hopes to win the all time loser's award.

jefferson davis lost his war...
johnson lost his war...
bush will lose his war...

if the south can lose just one more war,

they will beat the french for most wars lost, ever!

ha,ha,ha.

those idiot southern republican christian creeps ought to stay in church and out of politics

the south can't be depended upon to do the right thing for america.

[pastdue1]

"In some ways we probably all underestimated the depth of the mistrust and how difficult it would be for these guys to come together on legislation," Gates said."
This entire debaucle has been one underestimation after another. Underestimated the welcome, underestimated the desire for democracy, underestimated the sectarianism, , underestimated the money. The only thing that has been overestimated is their ability to deal with the ramifications of all the underestimations.Does this administration never learn from mistakes" Do the people who support this, not recognize that whatever we try any more will be but another underestimation.

[pastdue1]

Everyday, it is 3 more, 5 more, 7 more, but even 1 is too many. It is time, past time, for all those people who believe that we have to stay in Iraq , to make sure that it is one of their own who is over there as part of the armed services. I refuse to take anyone seriously who claims that we must be in Iraq if they are not there themselves, or do not have a son or a daughter there, or do not have a grandson or a granddaughter there. I would not wish this on any person, parent, or grandparent, but for anyone to think that someone else must continue to pay the price for what they want is below respect.

[hungry1968]

With more than $3 billion a week spent for the invasion in IRAQ, there is no telling exactly how much tax-payers hard-earned tax money been pickpocketed, embezzled and/or kickback through Haliburton, KRB Corps been awarded Billions
after Billions so-called no-bid contracts and only wind up in those three's personal bank accounts.
Posted by Simplemind2 at 04:09 PM : Aug 02, 2007


At least $4 Billion of it:

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Waxman_grills_exUS_leader_in_Iraq_0206.html