I'm sorry you feel that chemical weapons are not weapons in your dictionary but in every other military dictionary they are. At least when we trained almost daily during the GW1 it was Chemical, biological and radiological attacks we trained for.
There were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after all.
The massive cache of almost 400,000 Iraq war documents released by the WikiLeaks Web site revealed that small amounts of chemical weapons were found in Iraq and continued to surface for years after the 2003 US invasion, Wired magazine reported.
The documents showed that US troops continued to find chemical weapons and labs for years after the invasion, including remnants of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons arsenal -- most of which had been destroyed following the Gulf War.
In August 2004, American troops were able to buy containers from locals of what they thought was liquid sulfur mustard, a blister agent, the documents revealed. The chemicals were triple-sealed and taken to a secure site.
Also in 2004, troops discovered a chemical lab in a house in Fallujah during a battle with insurgents. A chemical cache was also found in the city.
There are suicides almost every day in the military. It is not a direct correlation to the Iraq war.
As far as Iraq veteran suicides well maybe if more people stepped up to the plat and not abandon those that need the help then it might be different.
As far as the link I can't support those that took an oath voluntarily and then abandon those brothers when it doesn't suit them. I have no problem with conscience objectors that do a different job in the background. The troupes need the support. But to abandon with no regard to the well being of their fellow soldier no sympathy and definitely no support from me.
How many of those are still active duty? My guess is none. So they had orders and followed them. They did their job. No talking back and no whining about it until they got out. Like I said it's history and no amount of complaining is gonna change it.
So you admit that you skimmed the surface. Have you tried reading it. If not I can send you a text file of the entire bill and we'll see you in a few months. Best way to take a nap,
I do try when it's understandable and coherent. I do get a bit heated in some conversations but for the most part I play advocate.
The town I grew up in and live in back 40 years ago you'd be hard pressed to find a Republican. Now a days you'd be hard pressed to find a democrat. People, communities and regions shift in their political beliefs. Most people I know didn't like Bush any more than they do Obama. But when push comes to shove they will vote the lesser of the two evils.
I personally look at the history of the candidate and what his beliefs are and not the beliefs he/she has said in public. You can find out a lot just by searching. Yes some I might agree to with Obama also but the amount is so minute that he's just not a viable person for the office. No one really is. McCain was no better in my opinion but he had some semblance of understanding about the Constitution.
I just don't see how Obama supposedly being a Constitutional Scholar could go and sign the health care bill. He should have known from the start that the mandate to purchase was a violation if he was.
As far as the rest on this thread do make valid argument and citations when the post is coherent and understandable also.
Not at all. We don't mind a good debate. What we have is dude continually bashing repubs and we make fun of it; poke back so to speak. Doubt there are many if any true repubs on this thread. I know I'm not.
You have your views and we have ours. Nothing wrong with that. It's what makes this tiny speck of a world go round and round.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush, poet Maya Angelou, and sports greats Stan Musial and Bill Russell will receive the highest U.S. civilian award Tuesday.
They will join 11 others at the White House in receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- which recognizes people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." The other recipients include former civil rights leader U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., visual artist Jasper Johns and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the White House said.
President Barack Obama will also give the award, not limited to U.S. citizens, to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French-born U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Auschwitz concentration-camp survivor and humanitarian Gerda Weissmann Klein. Rounding out the list are labor leader John J. Sweeney, civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez, former diplomat and Very Special Arts non-profit founder Jean Kennedy Smith and Natural Resources Defense Council founder John H. Adams.
You know dude just to satisfy your curiosity I'll tell you.
I don't pay any taxes except sales taxes on products I purchase. It's up to you to figure out why. But I will tell you that yes with the new budget that Obama is going to submit to congress every tax you can think of will go up.
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RE: Iraqi "defector" admits lying about having weapons of mass destruction.