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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:14 PM Original message |
anyone else find this an OFFENSIVE/ RIP-OFF of OUR soldiers? (PHOTO) |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Owe my sole to the company store" |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. exactly...reminds me of the old 'indentured servants'..... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Well fucking said. I'll add this: If we, The royal WE, don't "own"... |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. st peter don't ja call me cuz i can't go.... |
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Grey Ranks (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. What the hell are you talking about forced to? |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. food for OUR soldiers is supposed to be provided by cheney's halliburton |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
41. Food IS provided free of charge. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 09:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
64. In college, I could eat for free at the dining hall....or... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Feeding them poison while they die for GW's oil is NOT a "great service." |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. probably includes lots of those 'stray-dogs' that have been running around |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Whether dogs in Iraq or cows here, that crap is bad for humans period. |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. agree..for what we're paying cheney's halliburton...FILET MIGNON should |
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anarchy1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 10:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
65. You said it all for me Swamp Rat! |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I agree, GR . . . |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. since Burger King is managing to DELIVER FOOD in a war zone |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. And f*ck the troops who missed meals at the messhall coz it was closed |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. You've never been in the military, have you? . . . |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Exsqueeze me???? I'm at Ft. Hood. Husband is 4th ID active duty officer |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:33 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Then why are you not aware of the hours a messhall is open?. . . |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Ummm gee, I think I AM aware of exactly when messhalls are open |
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Grey Ranks (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:43 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. It Depends |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. No US army messhalls are 24/7 |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 07:18 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. They seem to be open after midnite when the Prezeldent |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 09:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. But only for a pre-screened troops; other troops were turned away |
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DistantWind88 (695 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 07:29 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. AF dining facilities |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 07:38 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Hurlburt Field, Fla., 24-7 |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. And what would those hours be. . . |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Depends when logpac comes in |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. They can eat the wretched surplus sh*t that Halliburton serves them... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. kind of OT, but I resume that a customer who's armed to the teeth... |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. I believe Burger King is British-owned. |
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henrik larssonisking (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. i gotta say that giving the troops a taste of home |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. Relax - nobody's forcing them to patronize Burger King. |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. halliburton's food for OUR soldiers is a nightmare....there have been |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Well, I'm totally against privatizing the food service ... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. that's the most un-American thing I've read today.... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Plus, Burger Krap is a horrible alternative. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I wouldn't chance the messhall if I didn't have to after what happened |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. And f*ck the troops who miss meals coz messhall is closed when they get |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. that's the bushites: don't feed them at all if they get there late.... |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Yep. |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'd much prefer a Croissanwich |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. Geez calm the fuck down... |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think the Burger Kings should be FREE too....just to give them a break.. |
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vpigrad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why should they get it free? |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. BK Gives Money To Dems |
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henrik larssonisking (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. mmmmmmmmm kebabs |
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Axo1ot1 (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. So the Democrats can defend their empire of fat? |
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artfan (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. Food for those in the military is NOT free!! |
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RoeBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's just amazing what people get their panties in a bunch about here... |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. so you're outraged by the outrage |
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RoeBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Not so much outraged as baffled |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. This is neither bad nor unAmerican |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. AAFES does not OWN the Burger King...they make money off leasing the space |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. In the leasing |
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frankly_fedup2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. so THAT'S where that $9 billion went to. I knew it had to be something |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. This is the same as on post... |
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diamond14 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:47 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. they are being GOUGED big time..,WHOPPER gouged.... |
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frankly_fedup2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. Well, I'm sure that is one thing that can make your day a little |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
53. Burger King? No wonder we're losing. |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-07-05 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
54. Considering their jobs... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 12:01 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. At least at Subway they COULD get something fairly healthy, if they ask... |
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DistantWind88 (695 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 07:30 AM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Burger Kings and the like are |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
57. War profiteering is despicable and immoral! |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
63. Yes it is. They should only be allowed to spend their money |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Self delete - Posted wrong spot... |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
67. Pentagon apologists aside, there's something kind of surreal about... |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-08-05 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
68. I read months ago |
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