#2381762 - 04/30/11 06:46 PM
Broken plan, battered military
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Bambi Buster
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"We have emotionally outsourced the war to a professional class with whom the average American has no contact." - Gary Trudeau
It's been several years now since much of the media (or most Tndeer members) have considered the wars being fought on our behalf by our countrymen to be remotely newsworthy. There are still stories out there, but one has to know where to look and then take the time to give them the thoughtful reading they deserve. At the links below are two such examples.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/04/battered-soldiers/
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/apr/23/pendleton-marines-turn-the-tide-in-the-fallujah/
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"The American military is like a finely crafted sword. To be effective, it must be wielded by a discerning, skilled and merciless hand."
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#2381947 - 04/30/11 09:20 PM
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switchbacker
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good writer, i have 2 sisters in the af in afghanistan right now, a brother in the army there, and a brother in the navy on alert to move with 5th fleet, i pray nightly for them and our leaders to grow either some sense or some sack
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#2381950 - 04/30/11 09:24 PM
Re: Broken plan, battered military
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Bambi Buster
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good writer, i have 2 sisters in the af in afghanistan right now, a brother in the army there, and a brother in the navy on alert to move with 5th fleet, i pray nightly for them and our leaders to grow either some sense or some sack
You (and your family) are not those average Americans that Trudeau was speaking of. May our Creator strengthen, watch over and protect your brothers and sisters in harm's way.
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#2382012 - 04/30/11 10:30 PM
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we truly appreciate it. were mighty proud of them, and all of our brothers and sisters in harms way, here and abroad
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