Comments on: Mitch McConnell on U.S. troop deaths: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:45:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ditch Mitch KY http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4182308 Ditch Mitch KY Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:02:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4182308 Thanks to Chris L. for posting Lt. Col. Andrew Horne's response to McConnell putrid despicable comment about our soldiers who died in Iraq. In Kentucky, we are working hard to remove McConnell from the Senate. Please help us in any way that you can. Mitch has gotta go. Check this excellent website: www.ditchmitchky.com Thanks to Chris L. for posting Lt. Col. Andrew Horne’s response to McConnell putrid despicable comment about our soldiers who died in Iraq.

In Kentucky, we are working hard to remove McConnell from the Senate. Please help us in any way that you can. Mitch has gotta go.

Check this excellent website: http://www.ditchmitchky.com

]]> By: Chris L http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4182072 Chris L Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:18:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4182072 I think Andrew Horne puts it best, though. Horne, who has posted on here, and served with the Marines in Iraq, released the following: "I would say that Mitch McConnell owes every member of our service and the families of the fallen an apology, but no apology from him can take back the venom he has spewed at our troops, this time. For anyone to believe that casualties of war are somehow more acceptable because they were not draftees is disgusting. For the Republican leader in the United States Senate to say that is beyond repugnant." "This is just Mitch McConnell once again demonstrating that he has no idea of - and has no interest in learning - what our troops have sacrificed. Whether it is filibustering a bill that would give proper time at home for our overextended troops, or voting against increased funds to take care of veterans who have come home, Mitch McConnell has shown nothing more than complete ignorance about our military and those who serve our nation in it." "To my fellow service members and veterans, let me apologize on behalf of Kentucky for Senator McConnell's putrid comments. He most certainly does not represent our views, nor the high regard in which we hold you and your families." http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=220#1389 I think Andrew Horne puts it best, though. Horne, who has posted on here, and served with the Marines in Iraq, released the following:

“I would say that Mitch McConnell owes every member of our service and the families of the fallen an apology, but no apology from him can take back the venom he has spewed at our troops, this time. For anyone to believe that casualties of war are somehow more acceptable because they were not draftees is disgusting. For the Republican leader in the United States Senate to say that is beyond repugnant.”

“This is just Mitch McConnell once again demonstrating that he has no idea of – and has no interest in learning – what our troops have sacrificed. Whether it is filibustering a bill that would give proper time at home for our overextended troops, or voting against increased funds to take care of veterans who have come home, Mitch McConnell has shown nothing more than complete ignorance about our military and those who serve our nation in it.”

“To my fellow service members and veterans, let me apologize on behalf of Kentucky for Senator McConnell’s putrid comments. He most certainly does not represent our views, nor the high regard in which we hold you and your families.”
http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=220#1389

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181940 dbadass Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:21:55 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181940 McConnell is absolutely correct. I havn’t met a single military person who has experienced Iraq who would have preferred to sit home and opt out. Comment by O. Bigfoot I have McConnell is absolutely correct. I havn’t met a single military person who has experienced Iraq who would have preferred to sit home and opt out.
Comment by O. Bigfoot

I have

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181922 Lefty Patriot Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:12:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181922 Actually, I thought I was wrong once, but it turned out I was incorrect about that. Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:44 pm True. ou were incorrect about being wrong once, when in point of fact, you've never been right once. It's the hallmark of a traitor to be comfortale with his treason; that's why you are called that so often by so many. and there is no way you've ever met anybody who returned from active duty in Iraq. You lie. Actually, I thought I was wrong once, but it turned out I was incorrect about that.

Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:44 pm

True. ou were incorrect about being wrong once, when in point of fact, you’ve never been right once. It’s the hallmark of a traitor to be comfortale with his treason; that’s why you are called that so often by so many.

and there is no way you’ve ever met anybody who returned from active duty in Iraq. You lie.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181908 Lefty Patriot Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:10:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181908 ç√Our military serves at the pleasure of our Commander in Chief, no matter who he or she is or what he or she does. Our soldiers did “sign up” full well knowing that they might be sent into combat for whatever reason at whatever time. They can disagree with the reason, however, they must still do their duty and serve. And the vast majority of them do so with no qualms whatsoever. Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:40 pm well, of course, you are a liar, or you have no understanding of thelaw. Our military doesnot serve at the pleasure of the President. that's an idiotic, weak, lie. That ends it for you, traitor. You have no idea of what you say. if you do, than you are a proven liar. Whether you're comfortable with that or not just goes to the level of your psychosis/ ç√Our military serves at the pleasure of our Commander in Chief, no matter who he or she is or what he or she does. Our soldiers did “sign up” full well knowing that they might be sent into combat for whatever reason at whatever time. They can disagree with the reason, however, they must still do their duty and serve. And the vast majority of them do so with no qualms whatsoever.

Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:40 pm

well, of course, you are a liar, or you have no understanding of thelaw. Our military doesnot serve at the pleasure of the President. that’s an idiotic, weak, lie. That ends it for you, traitor. You have no idea of what you say. if you do, than you are a proven liar. Whether you’re comfortable with that or not just goes to the level of your psychosis/

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181860 tombaker Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:41:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181860 Bigmouth salutes the Blackwater flag, and wishes he could be a paid killer too. Soldier of Fortune subscriber, aren't ya Biggie??? Bigmouth salutes the Blackwater flag, and wishes he could be a paid killer too.

Soldier of Fortune subscriber, aren’t ya Biggie???

]]> By: missmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181844 missmolly Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:33:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181844 Comment by Menehune — December 7, 2007 @ 1:17 pm Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:40 pm You're both partly right. Yes, when you volunteer for the military, you are obligated to go where you are sent, and to follow the orders you are given, no matter how you feel about them personally. And yes -- volunteering does require a certain amount of faith and trust in the hands you are putting yourself into. When I signed up, our involvement in Vietnam had just ended, and I told myself that surely our leaders had learned a valuable lesson -- and we would never get into such a pointless quagmire again. Even though the chance I would see combat was slight (but not non-existant, since there was talk about putting women in combat even back then, and combat training for women had just started), I was fairly confident that any combat our country got involved in would be for true defense only. So I volunteered. When this faith and trust in our leaders is lacking, people are less likely to sign up, which is why our country now has to give bigger and bigger signing bonuses just to get people in uniform, lower entry standards, and STILL have difficulty getting quotas met. Oh, and one more thing -- when you volunteer, it's for a set period of time. When your contract is extended against your wishes per the stop loss policy, you are no longer a volunteer. Comment by Menehune — December 7, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
Comment by O. Bigfoot — December 7, 2007 @ 1:40 pm

You’re both partly right. Yes, when you volunteer for the military, you are obligated to go where you are sent, and to follow the orders you are given, no matter how you feel about them personally.

And yes — volunteering does require a certain amount of faith and trust in the hands you are putting yourself into. When I signed up, our involvement in Vietnam had just ended, and I told myself that surely our leaders had learned a valuable lesson — and we would never get into such a pointless quagmire again. Even though the chance I would see combat was slight (but not non-existant, since there was talk about putting women in combat even back then, and combat training for women had just started), I was fairly confident that any combat our country got involved in would be for true defense only. So I volunteered.

When this faith and trust in our leaders is lacking, people are less likely to sign up, which is why our country now has to give bigger and bigger signing bonuses just to get people in uniform, lower entry standards, and STILL have difficulty getting quotas met.

Oh, and one more thing — when you volunteer, it’s for a set period of time. When your contract is extended against your wishes per the stop loss policy, you are no longer a volunteer.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181786 bilbobaggins Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:01:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181786 <em>McConnell is absolutely correct. I havn’t met a single military person who has experienced Iraq who would have preferred to sit home and opt out. Comment by O. Bigfoot </em> Gee, is that why only 36% of the active military think that going into Iraq was the right thing to do. You certainly do have a select circle of acquaintances. McConnell is absolutely correct. I havn’t met a single military person who has experienced Iraq who would have preferred to sit home and opt out.
Comment by O. Bigfoot

Gee, is that why only 36% of the active military think that going into Iraq was the right thing to do. You certainly do have a select circle of acquaintances.

]]> By: Zimzone http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181770 Zimzone Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:55:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181770 McConnell is to America what Mark Foley is to children. McConnell is to America what Mark Foley is to children.

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181692 Max-1 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:21:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181692 . <b>WHY DOES MITCH MCCONNELL HATE THE TROOPS?</b> . .

WHY DOES MITCH MCCONNELL HATE THE TROOPS?

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]]> By: GregM http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181660 GregM Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:09:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181660 Can you imagine the outrage on the right if John Kerry or Dick Durbin had said this. They would demand an immediate apology. Can you imagine the outrage on the right if John Kerry or Dick Durbin had said this. They would demand an immediate apology.

]]> By: RickS http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181642 RickS Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:04:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181642 eww, sucks to be the one who pulls the "pleasuring the President" duty. eww, sucks to be the one who pulls the “pleasuring the President” duty.

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181613 tombaker Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:52:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181613 Bigfoot = Traitor no more, no less. Bigfoot = Traitor no more, no less.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181600 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:50:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181600 Bigmouth: "Our military serves at the pleasure of our Commander in Chief, no matter who he or she is or what he or she does." Not true. The President is subject to the same constitutional rules as everyone else and the military takes an oath to preserve the constitution, not support the Commander in Chief. Bigmouth: “Our military serves at the pleasure of our Commander in Chief, no matter who he or she is or what he or she does.”

Not true. The President is subject to the same constitutional rules as everyone else and the military takes an oath to preserve the constitution, not support the Commander in Chief.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181595 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:48:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181595 Hey Bigmouth, do you think people join their state's National Guard because it's a state militia or because they want to fight in foreign battles? Come on now. You're such a truthful guy - I'm sure you can come up with an answer that has lots of truthiness. Hey Bigmouth, do you think people join their state’s National Guard because it’s a state militia or because they want to fight in foreign battles? Come on now. You’re such a truthful guy – I’m sure you can come up with an answer that has lots of truthiness.

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-2/#comment-4181566 tombaker Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:39:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181566 you like those mercs, dontcha biggie - you don't honor our flag, you honor the crooks!!!! you're not a patriot, you're a liar. you like those mercs, dontcha biggie – you don’t honor our flag, you honor the crooks!!!!

you’re not a patriot, you’re a liar.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-4181535 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:31:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181535 I'm sure the troops greatly appreciate Senator Wimpy McChinless's take on their responsibility in all of this... especially the National Guard units who volunteered to take care of their respective states' security. I’m sure the troops greatly appreciate Senator Wimpy McChinless’s take on their responsibility in all of this… especially the National Guard units who volunteered to take care of their respective states’ security.

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-4181490 Menehune Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:17:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181490 When people volunteer for the military, they are taking it on faith that their leaders are competent and that they will only put troops in harm's way for the best reasons. The volunteers are willing to put their bodies on line line--all they ask in return is for their civilian leaders to make damn sure that the use of the armed forces is the last and best resort available, and above all is for the good of the country. Our leadership hasn't lived up to their side of the bargain--not even close. And our soldiers most certainly didn't "sign up" for that. When people volunteer for the military, they are taking it on faith that their leaders are competent and that they will only put troops in harm’s way for the best reasons. The volunteers are willing to put their bodies on line line–all they ask in return is for their civilian leaders to make damn sure that the use of the armed forces is the last and best resort available, and above all is for the good of the country. Our leadership hasn’t lived up to their side of the bargain–not even close. And our soldiers most certainly didn’t “sign up” for that.

]]> By: NoOneYouKnow http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-4181463 NoOneYouKnow Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:10:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181463 Yeah, I think that was supposed to be "aisle." Yeah, I think that was supposed to be “aisle.”

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-4181419 gummitch Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:54:01 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/mitch-mcconnell-on-us-troop-deaths/#comment-4181419 <blockquote>“Unfortunately, most of our friends on the other isle are having a hard time admitting things are getting better; some days I almost think the critics of this war don't want us to win. Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers. </blockquote> Nice job of reporting there, too. "our friends on the other isle" -- what are they, Brits? Irish?

“Unfortunately, most of our friends on the other isle are having a hard time admitting things are getting better; some days I almost think the critics of this war don’t want us to win. Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers.

Nice job of reporting there, too. “our friends on the other isle” — what are they, Brits? Irish?

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