Soldier In Iraq Calls Out Bush For Evading His Question About Escalation
Soldier In Iraq Calls Out Bush For Evading His Question About Escalation
On Monday, NPR senior correspondent Juan Williams interviewed President Bush and asked him a question from Spec. Ryan Schmidt of Forest Lake, MN, who is serving in Iraq: “What if your plan for a troop surge to Baghdad does not work?” Bush avoided answering the question, stating:
Well, I would say to Ryan, I put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart people, particularly the military people who think it will work, and let us go into this aspect of the Iraqi strategy feeling it will work. But I will also assure Ryan that we’re constantly adjusting to conditions on the ground.
Williams didn’t press Bush further, instead switching the topic to Iran. But last night on NPR, reporter John McChesney followed up with Schmidt and asked him whether he believed the President adequately answered his question. Schmidt’s response was a resounding “no.” Listen here:
Schmidt added, “For some of us that are over here, particularly me, my unit, we all feel, what’s the point of us being extended if your initial plan to send more troops over here does not work? What are you going to do, Mr. President?”
(HT: NPR Check)
JOHN McCHESNEY: Yesterday, one of the extended Minnesotans got to ask a question when NPR’s Juan Williams interviewed President Bush. Spec. Ryan Schmidt asked if the president had a plan if his troop surge didn’t work. Here’s what the president said:
[CLIP] Well, I would say to Ryan, I put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart people, particularly the military people who think it will work, and let us go into this aspect of the Iraqi strategy feeling it will work. But I will also assure Ryan that we’re constantly adjusting to conditions on the ground. [END CLIP]
We asked Spec. Schmidt if he was satisfied with the president’s answer.
SCHMIDT: No, it did not answer my question. I would have liked to know more so that there will be a plan if this does not work. For some of us that are over here, particularly me, my unit, we all feel, what’s the point of us being extended if your initial plan to send more troops over here does not work? What are you going to do, Mr. President?
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SCHMIDT: No, it did not answer my question. I would have liked to know more so that there will be a plan if this does not work. For some of us that are over here, particularly me, my unit, we all feel, what’s the point of us being extended if your initial plan to send more troops over here does not work? What are you going to do, Mr. President?
Spec. Schmidt, he will ignore you.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:43 amBush has NO real plan for Iraq Fiasco War, other than to stall for time to run out the clock on his presidency! So next 2 years with Bush means more Hell for Iraq, and our troops, unless Bush resigns or is impeached!
January 31st, 2007 at 11:43 amWell, I would say to Ryan, I put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart people, particularly the military people who think it will work, and let us go into this aspect of the Iraqi strategy feeling it will work. But I will also assure Ryan that we’re constantly adjusting to conditions on the ground.
Already bush is hedging his bet. “I put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart (not like me) people. . . . “
The answer to Ryan’s question is, “I don’t have a clue, but I know who I’m going to blame, and it’s not me.”
January 31st, 2007 at 11:44 amThat’s right, Bush -Go ahead and snub the very soldiers, young men and women, who you have asked to so selflessly lay down thier lives and serve thier country. Well – There’s a BIG, HUGE difference between serving THIER country and serving YOUR oil interests. May you and your family rot in hell, for the way you have done us all wrong.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:44 amDear Ryan,
Start cryin’!
RR
January 31st, 2007 at 11:46 amThis SOB says he has followed the advice of the military people.Does he refer to the ISG?
January 31st, 2007 at 11:46 amThen what is an excellent question given Bush’s record of failure.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:48 amOnce again, * lies. And again, to our troops.
* did not “put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart people…including military.”
If anything, * has totally ignored the advice of those men who have actual military experience, beyond playing dress-up in the uniform.
So much for supporting our troops. Note the way that * talks down to the soldier, as if to a five year old. “A lot of smart people.” Why does * think our troops are stupid? Why does * not support our troops?
January 31st, 2007 at 11:48 am“…what’s the point of us being extended if your initial plan to send more troops over here does not work?”
This is so frustrating. That’s what we’ve all been asking. The media and the Republicans just blow it off like it’s no big deal.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:50 amWhat’s the point, indeed.
Hopefully, many more American soldiers will ask themselves that question, and, receiving no satisfactory reply, will make the decision for civil disobedience that many of our brave sons and daughters have already made.
By the way, does anyone have the latest figures on soldiers that have refused redeployment, either through conscientious objection or by desertion?
January 31st, 2007 at 11:50 amA DECIDER that relies on OTHERS (smarter than him) to give him advice that he MAY or MAY NOT consider useful to implement because he tells them that HIS PLAN has to work or else…
ANYONE see somehting wrong with this?
A PLAN without a backup.
A STRATEGY without an contigency…
A VICTORY without any benchmarks…
Yeah, that’s gonna work!
WHAT AN IDIOT!!!
January 31st, 2007 at 11:51 amAny of you Repukes want to complain about the Dem congress? Don’t bitch at people here, WRITE THE MOTHERF*CKERS in office. I’ve been writing to stupid ass Repukelican Congresspersons for years now. Let them have it, right or wrong, your ‘party’ or not.
Otherwise, SHUT UP.
Comment by DieNowForPeace
Try going to anger management classes, or Obsessions Anonymous–you’re losing it.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:54 ami just want to be able to comment
Comment by mark Carlo x in cognito
Well,it worked that time.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:54 amComment by IraqVet
January 31st, 2007 at 11:55 amWhat would you expect from a Chickenhawk President with no military leadership experience?
Godspeed Spec. Schmidt. There are many that do care about you and your fellow soldiers
January 31st, 2007 at 11:56 amWhat? Who? Huh? I thought 100% of military personell were gung-ho Bush-backers who are absolutely in favor of our policy toward Iraq. You mean there are some “anti-American” military people who hate our troops and want to see us fail in Iraq?
/sarc off
January 31st, 2007 at 11:56 am#9 DiNowforPeace,
yes, yes, i hope to soon hear people yelling such things as i drive to work. to bad michael isnt here to completely suck us into his idiocy
how refreshing to not have a troll around
okay, i need to get back to work for real this time
bob, did you register green? stay alive, we need people like you to talk sense into fox viewers
pace
January 31st, 2007 at 11:57 am20wol,
I don’t expect you to UNDERSTAND what you read.
So I’ll repeat:
SHUT UP, or complain to your elected officials. But I doubt you’d ever do that for fear of the NSA, YOU COWARD.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:58 am20wol
IMO, the last line from DieNowForPeace is for you.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:59 amIf you think about it,the escalation is really just ’stay the course’ if you factor in all the others in the ‘coalition of the willing’ leaving in droves.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:59 amnotice how, besides not answering thew question, he put the responsibility on “the military people who think it will work”…so that when it doesnt work, it will be their fault, not his.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pmWhen you’re the Decider, “support the troops” means “screw them over and lie to them”, because your “deep regard” for them is nothing but a show – nothing but lip service, offered as a smokescreen to cover billions of dollars worth of theft and corruption. GW Bush would not piss on a Army corporal if he was on fire.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:04 pmgeez flippin’ louise!
January 31st, 2007 at 12:04 pmHe can’t even give a straight answer to those who have sacrificed so much.
Easy question, and he answers in typical BUSHIT
uhhh, well, I’ve listened to smart people
Bull tickey, you can’t even understand average people, let alone listen and comprehend people of higher IQ.
let us go into this aspect of the Iraqi strategy feeling it will work.
Yeah, because you did such a wonderful job in the beginning with the feeling it will work
But I will also assure Ryan that we’re constantly adjusting to conditions on the ground.
Oh, I’m sure that’s a great reassurence for Ryan. And I’m sure the family of Lt. Castillo of Mattawan Michigan welcomed your previous assurance to adjusting conditions on the ground! (R.I.P. Mr. Castillo. Although 20 years of age is too damn young, you did your country proud. Sadly, this administration failed you and your family for a false war, to which it is not forgotten nor forgiven!)
PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) sez:
Indeed. Why do our troops hate our troops?
</snark>
January 31st, 2007 at 5:04 pmFascists would rather limit your exposure to any ideas other than their own. People like 20wol are somehow threatened by allowing people to gather information and make their OWN DECISION (i.e. watching An Inconvenient Truth).
I guess when you’re spoon fed what to think your whole life, the idea of free thinking is quite terrifying.
January 31st, 2007 at 5:05 pmComment by 20wordsorless
That the only comment you have on this? What about the story?
And this is the ONLY troll here, guess they avoid the tough threads.
January 31st, 2007 at 5:05 pm‘I put it in place on the advice of a lot of smart people, particularly the military people who think it will work’
Would that be the ones who told you what you wanted to hear after you replaced the ones who didn’t who were actually THERE?
January 31st, 2007 at 5:05 pmsame to you Iraq Vet: hope you are happy and healthy; and can cont. spreading the word as you have the Vet creds.
January 31st, 2007 at 5:06 pmlater
… By the way, does anyone have the latest figures on soldiers that have refused redeployment, either through conscientious objection or by desertion?
Comment by TripMaster Monkey
God you are pernicious and diabolical! You actually applaud desertion, objection, defiance, and dishonorable behavior. If you had any scruples, you’d think before you wrote something so stupid.
January 31st, 2007 at 5:07 pmCAPTION:
“Ryan Schmidt,high five! Or maybe the number of times I’ll re-deploy your a$s over there.”
January 31st, 2007 at 5:08 pmJuan Williams is part of the problem, not the solution.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:09 pmI’ll bet bush thought he was being interviewed by a typical FOX SHILL.
Yep, 20wol is the only troll rediculous enough to meander into this thread. Considering it really drives home how much Bush himself does not support or care for the lives of those he blindly sends into a deteriorating situation with no clear picture of victory (other than some pie in the sky hope for a peaceful, democratic Iraq!)
Hey, if you can’t defend the guy on this, what are you trolling for??
January 31st, 2007 at 12:11 pmWhat “military experts” told you this would work, Mr. Bush? You phony.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:12 pmYou actually applaud desertion, objection, defiance, and dishonorable behavior. If you had any scruples, you’d think before you wrote something so stupid.
Comment by 20wordsorless — January 31, 2007 @ 5:07 pm
January 31st, 2007 at 12:12 pmIf you, 20words, had any scruples, you’d think before you wrote something so stupid
He said he follows advice of military people who think it will work — he ignored, fired or reassigned anyone who didn’t think it would work.
“See it’s hard work finding someone to agree my plan, but I am the decider and my decision is to find someone in a uniform who will agree with me. I have succeeded. See, I am the president.”
January 31st, 2007 at 12:12 pm20wordsorless sez:
I applaud objection and defiance to the cabal of criminals who have hijacked this country and steered it into an illegal war of Imperialistic aspirations under false pretenses. I applaud desertion as a means of thwarting the ambitions of these criminals. Since the soldiers are sworn to uphold the Constitution, rather than swearing fealty to one man, it is not an illegal or immoral act to refuse to follow a leader who is himself in violation of our Constitution. Actually, the reverse is true.
As for ‘dishonorable behavior’, you and your neocon chums would know all about that, wouldn’t you?
Advice you’d be better off following yourself.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:17 pm#31
It is within a soldier’s rights and duties to disobey unlawful orders. The “I was just following orders” defense went out with Nuremberg 20wol…
Great use of the thesaurus BTW…
January 31st, 2007 at 12:17 pmWow. How do I get on the Time Machine (TM) ?
January 31st, 2007 at 12:23 pm20worless
what’s wrong with “objection and defiance”?
I’ll repost TripMaster Monkey’s question:
Any one have figures on number of servicemen and woman refusing deployment?
*gasp* disobeying orders!
yes 20wol, here we applaud those (especially in uniform) who speak out against illegal orders or at the very least have the inclination to question or have the capacity to think criticaly (i suggest you converse with Bob)
alright peoples; keep up the conscious raising
January 31st, 2007 at 12:24 pmOff topic, sorry….After reading all the post’s and watching my new’’s station’s I wonder about some things …..Elvis was so loved by his follower’s he became a recluse and drug user which led to his demise……Bush is so hated here and all over the world he also is a bubble boy, some say drug user and drunk….Does he know fear.? What must it be like to be so hated and know the hater’s have cause…? Still he continues his killing and dictatorship….A reasonable thinker would change course, guess that’s not possible here….Impeach
January 31st, 2007 at 12:28 pmSpec. Ryan Schmidt of Forest Lake, MN, who is serving in Iraq: “What if your plan for a troop surge to Baghdad does not work?â€
Bush: “Well, I would say that Spec. Ryan Schmidt is going to be cleaning the latrines with his tongue for asking me such a question. How dare he disrespect royalty, doesn’t he know I can have him killed?”
January 31st, 2007 at 12:33 pmHey, if you can’t defend the guy on this, what are you trolling for??
Comment by Tweedster
It’s not my job to defend any politician. If they can’t articulate their positions then that’s their problem. I’m just here to feed the Piranhas
January 31st, 2007 at 12:36 pmThe commenting is all messed up.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:38 pmBush has never listened to any smart military advice during any of this fiasco-mess. He has, from the onset, acted smug and arrogant and these are not particularly admirable traits for any world leader. It goes without question that he will try to place the blame for all his failings on someone else. Maybe he should place the blame squarely on the shoulders of his own dear mother, for not aborting him at conception and flushing him down the toilet where he would feel more at home with his own kind.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:39 pmWhy do the troops hate the troops?
January 31st, 2007 at 12:39 pmIs “chimps” reply code for “I don’t have a flipping clue what will happen if this surge plan fails”?
January 31st, 2007 at 12:46 pmWhoah! So these are the flashbacks our parents warned us about!
Purple Haze, all in my brain…
January 31st, 2007 at 12:48 pm20wordsorless is a perfect example of the amoral Bush cultist. He supports the troops ONLY if they support his cult leader. Support for troops is not a moral thing for those who have no real morals or values. It’s a political thing. Sick.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:49 pmTripMaster Monkey
According to the book Desertion and the American Soldier 1776-2006, written by Robert Fantina, as of May 2005, there have been at least 6,000 who have deserted from the Iraq War. It is a good bet that the figure of 6,000 is very much on the low end since it is highly doubtful that the U.S. military will want the American public and those in the military to know how many have actually said NO to the war machine, people such as Lt. Watada, Ricky Clousing, Kevin Benderman, Camilo Mejia, Agustin Aguoyo, et al. These people are the military’s worst nightmare, since the last thing they want to see happen is to have someone challenge and question the government.
This brings to mind some of the lines of Bertolt Brecht’s very relevant poem General, Your Tank Is a Powerful Vehicle
General, man is very useful.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:49 pmHe can fly and he can kill.
But he has one defect:
He can think.
Juan Williams is part of the problem, not the solution.
I’ll bet bush thought he was being interviewed by a typical FOX SHILL.
Comment by Jeff
He was, wan williams and mara liason both of Nice Polite Republicans are part time faux news beyotchs
January 31st, 2007 at 12:51 pmHopefully Spec. Schmidt won’t suffer any retribution for any of this. This type of thing could make his life extremely difficult.
In addition to all of his others mistakes, one of my most insightful moments into George W. Bush’s “support” of the troops came in his recent 60 Minutes interview.
He had just finished a cheerleading program at Ft. Benning, GA. The reporter asked him something along the lines of how he could talk about a surge to soldiers who were now on their third and fourth tours in Iraq and how he was going to send them back again.
Bush made a very specific differentiation between being drafted into the service (ala Vietnam and Bush’s National Guard service) versus being a volunteer. It was VERY apparent that George W. Bush felt it was totally acceptable to send these troops back to Iraq until they died, were injured, or left the service.
I don’t care what anyone says, Bush doesn’t give one hoot about the troops as human beings.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:52 pm20weirdsorless: “God you are pernicious and diabolical! You actually applaud desertion, objection, defiance, and dishonorable behavior.”
Go back 230 years and you’d hear Tories saying the same thing to guys like Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Paine, Madison and Franklin.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:53 pmComment by 20wordsorless
January 31st, 2007 at 12:56 pmDid you just copied and pasted your own pitiful 3 line comment? Wow.
Do you use your thumbs yet?
… Since the soldiers are sworn to uphold the Constitution, rather than swearing fealty to one man, it is not an illegal or immoral act to refuse to follow a leader who is himself in violation of our Constitution. Actually, the reverse is true…
Comment by TripMaster Monkey
They are also sworn to obey the orders of the President and the officers over them. Disobeying orders is insubordination, and is punsishable under the UCMJ. I guess that makes it illegal. As for being immoral, nothing is immoral to liberals. Any more displays of ignorance you’d like to share?
January 31st, 2007 at 12:58 pmDoesn’t that soldier realize he’s hurting his own morale by questioning the president? What kind of message does he think he’s sending himself when he does that?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:00 pmTP, what is going on with the posting?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:04 pmIt seems the posts are hitting a time warp and the threads are out of order as well, people responding to posts that appear later.
Pardon my grammar…Did you just copy and paste your own pitiful comment?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:05 pm20weirds: “They are also sworn to obey the orders of the President and the officers over them.”
If a member of the military believes that his commander is violating the constitution, he is not supposed to follow an unconstitutional order. Haven’t you ever heard of the book or movie “Seven Days in May.”
But, really, 20weirdsorless is representative of the Bush cultist’s support for troops. To the Bush cultist, only troops who support the cult leader are to be supported. Troop support is not a moral thing for an amoral cultist. It’s a political thing.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:06 pmAs for being immoral, nothing is immoral to liberals. Any more displays of ignorance you’d like to share?
Comment by 20wordsorless — January 31, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
No thank you. You’ve just displayed your ignorance quite well.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:10 pm#24: Tom Baker.
Well said. I agree 100%.
As far as 20wordsorless: you are again WRONG. It is not insubordination to disobey an order you have reasonable cause to believe to be illegal or unconstitutional. After that, it’s up to the court to decide if your belief was reasonable. Wanna try again?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:15 pmWouldn’t it be refreshing if Think Progress called “reployment” what it is….”RETREAT”. The “good news” about captured and killed Sunnis waiting to incite more violence during the Shiite religious observance didn’t seem to make the editorial cut here at TP….Why?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:18 pm20weirdsorless: “God you are pernicious and diabolical! You actually applaud desertion, objection, defiance, and dishonorable behavior.”
You know how unamerican Bush cultists are? Just go back 230 years and you’d definitely hear a royalist or a tory saying things like that to guys like Jefferson, Washington, Adams, Paine, Madison and Franklin.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:18 pmAny more displays of ignorance you’d like to share?
Comment by 20wordsorless — January 31, 2007 @ 12:58 pm
You haven’t posted any thing else yet 20wol, but we’ll share them when you display them…..
January 31st, 2007 at 1:19 pmGod you are pernicious and diabolical! You actually applaud desertion, objection, defiance, and dishonorable behavior. If you had any scruples, you’d think before you wrote something so stupid.
Comment by 20wordsorless
Well said! Let’s me and you lead the way and reenlist so as to show these stupid asses what our scruples are made out of! Whadaya say?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:21 pmI heard that original interview with the President on NPR when it was broadcast, and my reaction to this exchange was “You didn’t answer the question”. Not that I was surprised; these people NEVER answer direct questions. Not the President, not Tony Snow, not Darth Cheney. They always answer a DIFFERENT question, one that they made up in their minds that sounds kinda similar to the question asked. NEVER do I recall hearing the media challenge them to actually answer the question that was asked.
All Ryan Schmidt was asking was “do you have a plan that accomodates ALL contingencies?” It doesn’t sound like Bush does.
It seems like a reasonable expectation, to have those “in charge” consider ALL possibilities (especially the ones that have proven MOST likely) when formulating their plans for the cannon fodder — er, I mean, the troops.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:23 pm20wordsorless sez:
You really are quite dense, aren’t you, dolt?
If you had actually read (instead of skimming) the UCMJ, you would have noticed that the articles you’re referencing refer to lawful orders. Not only is a soldier not required to obey an unlawful order, he is actually required to disobey such orders.
What a joke. Tell you what, spanky. You compile a list of all the ‘immoral’ acts perpetrated by liberals, and I’ll compile one of all such acts perpetrated by conservatives. Wanna wager on whose list will be longer?
I’m not the one who references the UMCJ without actually knowing what it says. I’m also not the one who believes liberals are ‘immoral’.
Again, your question is better directed at yourself. But please, continue sharing…your particular brand of ignorance is at least amusing.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:23 pmStatement number 11 of these comments referred to Republicans and the media. Often called “the liberal media”. (Not by the comment in 11) The fact is, that because of a bill passed by Clinton he has allowed the Republicans to buy up and merge the media companies. Television, magazines and newspapers. They now can control what gets covered and for how long that coverage lasts. Think about all the real issues that you read about on the internet and don’t see on the evening news or that are articles on page 12 of the paper rather then the front page headline.
The scary thing is that America is controlled by the media and the media is controlled by the Republicans. That is how bush can get away without answering questions to soldiers and everyone else. People want to believe America is still free and great. I want to believe it also. People go through denial, anger, disbelief when confronted with a huge lie or inconsistancy with their reality. It sucks, but thats where we are. Call your Senators and Reps and be politically active as well as venting in the forums.
Good luck to us all.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:30 pmHey 20wordsorless: Check out Bush’s picture TP has with this story. Is it just me or is he starting to get that “geezer look” to him?
January 31st, 2007 at 1:33 pmDuring the original Bush interview with Nice Polite Republicans, did anyone notice something interesting?
After Bush’s non-answer answer to Schmidt’s question, Juan Williams began to ask another question.
But after about 10-15 seconds, Bush suddenly blurted out a “And I wanna thank good folks like the Soldier who serve our country blah blah blah” for the next minute or so.
In other words, for Bush, it was an afterthought to thank Schmidt for his service.
It’s almost as if someone whispered in his ear, “Sir, you should thank the troops for fighting in your disaster.”
We all know that he doesn’t give a damn about those who serve, but it showed loud and clear during that part.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:34 pmThe Devil is in the details… next question!
January 31st, 2007 at 1:35 pmErroll,
Thanks for the info (I only now saw it, due to TP’s out-of-order crazy posting).
January 31st, 2007 at 1:38 pmTed Haggard, Bob Ney and Duke Cunningham agree with 20weirdsorless – liberals have no morals!
January 31st, 2007 at 1:43 pmIn order to properly answer the question, he would have actually had to have considered the possibility.
Apparently, he has not.
January 31st, 2007 at 1:58 pm#72
Desertion would be taking a moral stand against participating in the massacre of 250 innocent men, women, and children
US ‘victory’ against cult leader was ‘massacre’
January 31st, 2007 at 2:48 pmhttp://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.independent.co.uk%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Farticle2201103.ece
Correction – previous post intended for #73
January 31st, 2007 at 2:50 pm20wordsorless
Desertion would be taking a moral stand against participating in the massacre of 250 innocent men, women, and children
US ‘victory’ against cult leader was ‘massacre’
January 31st, 2007 at 2:53 pmhttp://rawstory.com/ showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.independent.co.uk%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Farticle2201103.ece
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Hey 20wordsorless: Check out Bush’s picture TP has with this story. Is it just me or is he starting to get that “geezer look†to him?
Comment by Joe Sixpack — January 31, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
It’s funny, but I’ve also been noticing that he looks kind of wierd and old. He reminds me of my Dad when he started getting senile and going off his rocker. Trouble is, my dad was 20 years older than Bush is now when this all started to happen.
January 31st, 2007 at 2:56 pmRemember that photo that hit the blogs and media last year? You remember, the “Halp Us Jon Carry We R Stuk Hear N Irak”: Well, that was the Minnesota National Guard. The same unit that Spec Ryan Schmidt belongs too. They don’t think it so funny “Beeing Stuk N Irak” now!
GW
January 31st, 2007 at 3:23 pmHere’s how these bastards in this administration “support the troops.” To them, our troops are nothing but dog meat to be thrown to feed the lions.
“The recently released findings of the Inspector General confirm our greatest fears: that brave young men and women were routinely sent into battle without the equipment they needed to protect themselves,” Rep. Slaughter said. “And yet, despite the equipment shortages that already exist, the President is increasing the number of troops in Iraq. Why should we expect that they will be given what they need for success?”
“The failure to protect our troops must be viewed against the backdrop of questionable contracts and perpetual fraud, waste, and abuse that have plagued this war effort from day one,” Rep. Slaughter continued. “Stuart Bowen has revealed billions of dollars that have been misspent or lost during the past four years. Money was disappearing at the same time that our troops were in harms way, struggling to protect themselves from bullets and bombs without proper vehicles and equipment. It is simply unconscionable.”
http://www.louise.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=756&Itemid=
January 31st, 2007 at 3:27 pmSchmidt should be courtmartialed for cowardice for speaking to his Commander in Chief that way.
If you post here, you are helping Hillary Clinton enormously in her bid for President in 2008.
This is after all people, her think tank. Think about it. Sure she didn`t have anything to do with the Obama smear. Sure she didn`t. Our country needs you in her darkest hour and where are you?
Entering entries into Hiollary Clinton`s blog day and night. In essence, helping her get elected whether you know it or not or even like it or not.
google- center for american progress clinton personal thinktank
Don`t take my word for it. See it for yourself. I can only wonder how many are thinking to themselves as pertains to thinkprogress,
†Boy, did I ever get screwed at thinkprogress, I actually was part of the band of villians that ousted Osama, I mean Obama.â€
Ooops. You get the message. You know what I mean I mean to say.
Chicago Tribune blames bloggers for Obama smears.
Should Read:
American Public Blames ThinkProgress Bloggers for Obama Smear.
You after all fellow posters, are more responsible than anyone for Osama being tarred and feathered.
Just posting on the oppositions thinktank ( Hillary Clintons ) blog, is enough to try and convict you in the blogosphere.
How does it feel fellow posters, knowing you had a personal hand in Barack Obnamas demise?
Are you proud of yourselves now? The Republicans are very proud and grateful for you and for getting Obama out of the way so they can have full and unfettered access to Hillary.
January 31st, 2007 at 4:03 pm#73 BeerNuts
Next time you try to post something–a little more nuts and a little less beer.
Schmidt should be courtmartialed for cowardice for speaking to his Commander in Chief that way.
Let’s break this one down together:
Schmidt should be courtmartialed for cowardice? 1) He’s over there fighting. What the f*ck are you doing? 2) Explain how asking your president if he’s planned this thing out any further than “Let’s send in more troops” equates to cowardice.
Entering entries into Hiollary Clinton`s blog day and night. In essence, helping her get elected whether you know it or not or even like it or not.
If that fantasy were true, then I guess you just helped her a little bit more with your post.
January 31st, 2007 at 5:07 pmI think the amount of hate a man feels for Hillary is inversly proportional to the size of his thang.
January 31st, 2007 at 6:07 pm