tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4431828004485848532..comments2024-03-28T04:08:45.199-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Their sacrifice has been in vainPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42853317050737488282014-06-13T19:26:18.083-05:002014-06-13T19:26:18.083-05:00Peter's observation also includes the soldiers...Peter's observation also includes the soldiers who died in Desert Storm in '91, that was the precursor to the insanity we have today. <br /><br />On a related note, <br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-09/trend-increasingly-more-russian-companies-set-drop-dollar-switch-chinese-yuan<br />Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25787747208686276932014-06-13T13:53:50.052-05:002014-06-13T13:53:50.052-05:00Yes, the problem was not kicking the Taliban &...Yes, the problem was not kicking the Taliban & Saddam out, but staying afterwards.Quentinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48917276027969107042014-06-13T13:12:04.968-05:002014-06-13T13:12:04.968-05:00My combat vet kin said wistfully, "I wish the...My combat vet kin said wistfully, "I wish they would have waited a few more years to give away Iraq and Afghanistan. It's still too fresh." He did mention being glad to fight the foe in their backyard and not ours.<br /><br />Afghanistan was complete at most 18 months after we started kicking the Taliban out, say 2003. But mission creep and nation building took over.<br /><br />Iraq was, by all major intelligence agencies, a terrorist training ground and had WMD they would use (had used) and provide to anyone. Tons of yellow cake, radioactive tunnels, and massive truck convoys to Syria later, we didn't find "any".<br /><br />Maybe we shouldn't have gone to either place.... but we did.<br />And we voted in an admin that wasted the investment of blood and $. <br /><br />I'm with Paul, they only understand force it seems. God told the truth about Ishmael's offspring.STxRynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7339830633466266032014-06-13T13:05:52.432-05:002014-06-13T13:05:52.432-05:00Sorry Peter but we disagree.
The troops from arou...Sorry Peter but we disagree.<br /><br />The troops from around the world did what they were told to do and left the Iraq with a chance to succeed.<br /><br />If you won't fight for something then you don't deserve it.<br /><br />Iraqi people and army have not shown me that they are willing to do much for themselves.<br /><br />Gerry<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86666520949640989842014-06-13T10:51:14.872-05:002014-06-13T10:51:14.872-05:00Gas prices go up
The Dems have been saying for ye...<i>Gas prices go up</i><br /><br />The Dems have been saying for years that gas prices are too low.<br /><br /><i>economy goes down</i><br /><br />Didn't you know that the US economy is the major cause of global warming? This is a good thing.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88511328005442075992014-06-13T10:17:14.641-05:002014-06-13T10:17:14.641-05:00If the valiant went to fight for freedom and to ma...If the valiant went to fight for freedom and to make America safe from terrorism....they can return and see that 51% of America surrendered their nation to a lawless terrorist regime bent on enslaving their children.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879051671948873076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65438555078710371032014-06-13T08:29:49.261-05:002014-06-13T08:29:49.261-05:00Their sacrifice has been in vain?.
NO!.
Their sacr...Their sacrifice has been in vain?.<br />NO!.<br />Their sacrifice has not been in vain.<br />The American Soldiers who were injured and died, clearly and surely did not fail, they were Doing Their Duty, as they SWORE TO DO.<br />They gave their Word, and damn-well kept it.<br />Which cannot be said, of those in whatever Public Office, who deliberately, and with forethought, wrote 'their words' of decision that used the American Soldier's 'word', honour and dedication to duty, in such a cavalierly, dispassionately, dismissively thoughtless use of lives.<br />For their own advancement.<br />Ever it has been, always will it be.Stuart Garfath, Sydney.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22353696558814000522014-06-13T08:09:19.569-05:002014-06-13T08:09:19.569-05:00Well, they control the oil. Unrest starts, oil pr...Well, they control the oil. Unrest starts, oil price goes up. Oil goes up economy goes down.<br /><br />I think they thought they had a window to create a more stable middle east. They took the opportunity.<br /><br />That an Saddam scared our friends. Who really likes a bully.<br /><br />It did not work. Now we will have a more dangerous world. But if it would have worked.<br /><br />We need to hold to account Muslims. Smack them in their glass jaw over and over until they realize how civilized people act.<br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37508403272312649762014-06-13T07:42:00.138-05:002014-06-13T07:42:00.138-05:00Old NFO beat me to it. They'd have to know be...Old NFO beat me to it. They'd have to know before they could care, and they wouldn't care if they did know.<br /><br />Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353273036394049597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71758062933007174072014-06-13T07:26:32.529-05:002014-06-13T07:26:32.529-05:00The entitled don't know OR care... You know th...The entitled don't know OR care... You know that as well as I do...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com