My son is in Iraq, whereabouts I cannot say, but I have heard from him. He and his platoon were so hungry and thirsty by the time they got back to Kuwait, they 'stole' a crate of MRE's. They were caught of course, but when the Lt. found out how long they had been on one MRE a day and one bottle of water, he did not punish them. The thing is, why was this unit left to fend for itself? Who was furnishing them with a hot meal a day, and all they wanted to drink? Nobody! They slept in, on, and around their trucks because they had no tents. Their socks are worn out, they are getting athlete's foot from the conditions. I have sent cans and cans of foot spray to them, and socks. Where's the army supplies? Did they think 6 pairs of socks was going to last 6 months in those conditions? Oh yes they have px's in some places over there. A can of foot spray there cost the soldiers $6.00 a can, I can get it at Wal-mart for $4!!!! Who's taking care of who? I say, BRING OUR MEN AND WOMEN HOME!
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My Daughter is in Baghdad in the MP's and we are told they are only allowed 2 bottles of water and one cooked meal aday. Great site, I want my child home. I have called and written and e-mailed my congressmen but never get a response.
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Some veterans have called that absence from duty "desertion." When our children come back, some as young as 20 years old, as combat veterans, the President cannot even pretend to have any regard for what they have been through -- the sights, the smells, the sounds they will have etched forever in their memories.
Our President continues to slash health care and benefits for veterans, while painting himself the champion of the armed forces. Yet our President reaps the 'back door benefits' of all the corporations making millions off the war. Our children will most likely see images of mangled bodies, wounded children and major destruction. But what are our Presidents priorities? Bechtel, Carlyle and Halliburton -- I guess there is profit in humanitarian relief.
Patriotism is not blindly wrapping yourself in the flag and saying the commander in chief can do no wrong. I am an American, proudly supporting the men and women who are serving and have served this country, but I will no longer cower to the fallacy that I must support my president, right or wrong, as he blatantly lies to us again and again.
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