Marine chief: We are overstretched by Iraq war.
By on Oct 16th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Marine chief: We are overstretched by Iraq war.
Commandant Gen. James Conway said yesterday that “he is concerned about the Marines Corps’ ability to respond to security flare-ups around the world” because of “the demands put on it by the Iraq war.” “I’m a little bit concerned about us keeping our expeditionary flavor. … We are much heavier than ever before,” he said. Conway’s comments come after The New York Times reported last week that Marine officials are pushing to redeploy their forces to Afghanistan to relieve these burdens.
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Rush Limpdick will call them “phoney marines” in 3…2…1…
October 16th, 2007 at 3:12 pmWhat sort of experience do these phony soldiers have in making such statements?
October 16th, 2007 at 3:16 pm/snark
And when GW666 attacks Iran anyway, and the rest of the World decides that we are the Rouge State that needs to be dealt with, where will our forces be? Oh, yeah everywhere but where they need to be, that makes sense.
We used to convict War Criminals, now we Embrase them, or at least the War Mongering Brownshirt Lemming Neanderthals do.
Buck Fush
October 16th, 2007 at 3:23 pmMore evidence that other free nations need to boost their capacity for military action; we can’t do it all.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:29 pmYA THINK??????!???
My friend’s 8-year-old figured this out by himself last year, reading old war comic books.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:31 pmHe sure sounds like a phony soldier to me
October 16th, 2007 at 3:46 pmMore evidence that other free nations need to boost their capacity for military action; we can’t do it all.
Other free nations to U.S.: “You broke it, you bought it. We told you that unilateral invasion of Iraq would increase the number of terrorists, undercut US influence in the region, and diminish US legitimacy in the world affairs. Don’t come crying to us, ya willfully ignorant, reflexively belligerent dumbass.”
October 16th, 2007 at 3:47 pmTime for the reichwing machine to take down this latest “phoney” soldier.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:50 pmCan’t do what all?
Bomb the shit out of the Pakistani/Afghan border villages?
Nuke Iran??
Invade Saudi Arabia,,… whooops…
October 16th, 2007 at 3:59 pmMore evidence that other free nations need to boost their capacity for military action; we can’t do it all.
Comment by janeg
Exactly which nations are not free?
October 16th, 2007 at 4:01 pmHe sure sounds like a phony soldier to me
Comment by gunsnbibles — October 16, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Gen. Conway is the senior most ranking General in the United States Marine Corp. Care to rethink your opinion, or are you going to keep your head in the sand.
October 16th, 2007 at 4:05 pmSo many phony soldiers, so little time to smear them…
October 16th, 2007 at 4:13 pmwell if nothing else, one thing bush/cheney/rumsfeld and the neocons surely demonstrated: the limits of American military might.
October 16th, 2007 at 4:26 pm.
#10 I’m guessing that #5 is being sarcastic.
October 16th, 2007 at 4:45 pmWhat is going to happen when all the soldiers are phony?
October 16th, 2007 at 4:45 pmWhat is going to happen when all the soldiers are phony?
Comment by VerbalKint — October 16, 2007 @ 4:45 pm
Maybe all those Chickenhawk NeoCon Repugs will step up and fill in the ranks.
What? You don’t think they will? NAW, me either. Goes against their genetic code.
October 16th, 2007 at 4:57 pmExley? Bigfwat? thoughts on this one?
October 17th, 2007 at 1:50 am>ability to respond to security flare-ups
they have an ointment for that now.. its called napalm..
October 17th, 2007 at 2:04 am