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DarthAmerica Oh and new Hobby... 3/10/2008 4:25:41 PM

What I do when not dodging IEDs and CID...;)

A LOT LESS of the first one lately.

-DA

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farscape Darth of Arabia? 3/10/2008 6:52:33 PM

You da man.

Oh, yes----that's an interesting observation re. Obama. Can you elaborate on why the troops view him positively?

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RaptorZ 3/10/2008 7:08:34 PM

Man you got some mad hops to get up on that bad boy......cool pic bro

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VelocityVector 3/10/2008 7:19:47 PM

Dude, you are Teddy Roosevelt undergoing a Rough Ride! If that doesn't belong on your fireplace mantel some day then nothing does. Priceless, and thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself and keep the yellow waterjug filled (with clear water not yellow water). I will be in the ME and Africa this summer, drop me an email, perhaps we can enjoy a meal and beverages on my dime.

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MSickle One miltary dads article 3/11/2008 12:52:37 AM

DarthAmerica,

I don't speak for you but your post made me think a bit. This article I read tonight rang a bell to what you said. Article excerpt below. Again, I am not serving now and I am not speaking for you men and women who are, just posting an article I read.

It's written by the father of a serving Marine in Iraq.

Matt

"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/im-promilitary-so-i-sup_b_90282.html"

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The Democratic ideologues are merely unrealistic idealists, the sorts of village idiots that picket Marine recruiters in Berkeley. The Republican ideologues are bellicose warmongers who tarnish America's reputation and get our people killed. They are the torture enthusiasts, the war-of-choice enthusiasts, the radio talk show jerks who send other people's children to wars their own kids don't volunteer for. The Republican fringe goads America into acting like a bully. They are believers in a form of American exceptionalism that -- spewed by bizarre apocalypse-obsessed religious right evangelicals and/or Dr. Strangelove neocons -- is a jingoistic, toxic, fear-driven myth of "they" against "us" that if unstopped, will result in wars without end. And above all the Republican fringe isn't a fringe at all: they've become the heart and soul of the ugly fear-mesmerized party in power.

Republicans may talk about patriotism and honor but in fact through their stubborn support for Bush's war they have become our military's worst enemies. They literally get our men and women killed. But many of us in the military family have had it with the Republican's bellicose nonsense -- Bush's "Bring it on!" and now McCain's version; "I'll chase bin Laden to the gates of hell!" Enough is enough.

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MSickle One miltary dads article (another part) 3/11/2008 1:03:45 AM

I may have sadly picked the most volatile paragraphs in previous post... In the interest of recommending this article, here is another part: (it is a good article, food for thought)

Matt

We need a new beginning. McCain and/or Clinton are more of the same: leaders who contributed to a historic mistake that resulted in 4000 Americans needlessly killed and tens of thousands wounded, and a wave of anti-American hatred sweeping the world. McCain and Clinton won't apologize for their error. And a failure to tell the truth is no foundation on which to build a presidency.

Obama was right on Iraq from the start. Moreover because of his serendipitous ethnic, social and political background, Obama is uniquely positioned to reach out to the world and help restore America's image and thus make all our men and women in uniform somewhat safer. Thus a vote for Obama is the true pro-military vote. And it is also a vote for honor because honor rests on truth.

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buzzard 3/11/2008 9:29:26 AM

Thus a vote for Obama is the true pro-military vote. And it is
also a vote for honor because honor rests on truth.

Yes of course. Obama is always truthful. Just ask the Canadians.

The only question vis a vis Obama is how long before the unsavory aspects of his history in the Chicago political machine come to light. Chicago is about the dirtiest city in this country and this man's whole political history resides there. If you believe he came up clean from that, you're probably in the market for a bridge.

buzzard

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Herald12345 Never mind. 3/11/2008 9:48:32 AM

Thus a vote for Obama is the true pro-military vote. And it is

also a vote for honor because honor rests on truth.

Lemmings are lemmings. You can point out the consequences of gravity and they will still march off that cliff. At least I am one of those who now KNOW Obama for what he truly is: so that when it all goes to hell, I can with a clear conscience say I TOLD the lemmings so.

Herald

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DarthAmerica 3/11/2008 6:06:09 PM

You da man.

Oh, yes----that's an interesting observation re. Obama. Can you elaborate on why the troops view him positively?

I think some of it has to do with all the hype surrounding him and also the strong desire for a change. No matter what Obama's politics are he is definitely a change as far as the nation is concerned and inspirational on a personal level. His candidacy is unprecedented to say the least.

-DA

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Herald12345 Uh: No its not. 3/12/2008 12:19:31 AM

You da man.

Oh, yes----that's an interesting observation re. Obama. Can you elaborate on why the troops view him positively?

-DA

There was another stuffed-shirt hollow-man machine-politician do-nothing Hollyweird star-type incompetent that made it to the Presidency.

His name was John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

The man, who did all the donkey work and solid achievements for which that tyro gets credit, was the badly abused LBJ, who never gets a fair shake from history..

Herald

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