Comments on: “Funding the troops means more troops are going to die.”

By: tmulcahy

tmulcahy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:19:35 +0000

Total number of military and civilian casualties in Iraq, as reported by Pentagon and other sources:
U.S. military - 3,759 killed; 27,767 wounded

Allied military - 298 killed

U.S. civilians - 159 killed

Iraqi civilians - between 71,510 and 78,081

as of Sept. 10, 2007.

By: Gast

Gast — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:36:22 +0000

The first thing we can all do to support our troops is to force the reality that there is still a war going on back into the heads of the everyday citizen. Go to CNN.com. Only one headline out of over fifty on the main page addressed the current situation in Iraq.

When the war in Afghanistan was started, even after it was redirected to Iraq, every soldier that was told to take part either wanted to be there or didn’t. The one thing they all had in common was they were following through with what they agreed to do from day one: Go where ever their superiors told them to go, and do what they were told to do so they could accomplish a goal. The goal of protection of their family and people at the highest level possible. Knowing beforehand that participation might cost them their life.

They went where they were told to go and are still doing what they are told to do. And now, I feel, because of the strategy behind the response to 9/11, the strategy behind both wars, and the ideology of the directors involved these men and women are trapped in a situation in which any response could further threaten our safety as a people. Between Iraq and Afghanistan is Iran. A lot of the money that is given to the insurgents in Iraq comes from Iran. A lot of fighters come from Iran. A lot of weapons come from Iran. Iran has a vested interest in Iraq, they aren’t just there to kill Americans. What do you think would happen if we just pulled out?? Iran would do
exactly what the Taliban did when we diverted towards Iraq. There are people in Iraq that came from places all over the world, and it’s pretty safe to say they hate America. If we left Iraq where would our soldiers in Afghanistan be?? If they left, where would America be with a whole region hating America even more and no place
to act on this hate but the US itself. Where would the innocents in Iraq be?? They would be in a country that was totally destroyed by the same people that just up and left, leaving them at the mercy of whoever can then come in and do the best job at dictating through violence. I thought Saddam was dead….

This situation isn’t just because of the war. It has a lot to do with history, and with people that feel they paid attention to what was going on in the world but really didn’t.

Have you ever counted how many seconds have passed during the life of any random 25 year old?? Take it and multiply by three thousand or so. That’s what these families have lost. For what??

By: Ronda T

Ronda T — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:28:02 +0000

The best way to support our troops is bringing them home and not to die for a war which most Americans believed was never necessary in the first place. Its amazing the huge chunk of our tax money is going to the military and now we need money to rebuild a country that has been torn apart and yet so little of our tax dollars is spent on education at home. With each paycheck we are paying for this .-Iits a shame no one will listen to the ones it is really costing with our tax dollars and those whose lives have been lost.

By: Melanie Loper

Melanie Loper — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:09:29 +0000

Please bring our troops home safe. We do not need any more troops going and not coming home… So BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW…

By: Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:56:53 +0000

I only want to say that this IS a senseless war run by selfish insensitive (expletive)s with absolutely NO regard for the people they serve, Republican, Democrat or otherwise. If they gave a damn at all, none of this nonsense would have ever happened. It’s time that someone in this administration steps up to the plate for real and put the people’s interests first. I’m sure that these politicians KNOW about history, so why are they purposely repeating it. I’m sure that some people will comment and ask me what am I doing about it, and to you I say… I VOTED (all the good THAT did). Let’s “Stop The War Now” and “Bring The Boys (and girls) Home”. If the Bush Administration really love thier children, then they would realise just how ignorant it is for them to expect other families to give their children away.

By: John Knott

John Knott — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:04:27 +0000

If secretspeak were serious,he/she would not be afraid to put
their real name here. This war/occupation is obviously for corporate
profit and strategic military bases installed AGAINST THE WILL of the
Iraqi people. What are the Democrats afraid of? I’ll tell you-it’s the
RIGHT-WING-NOISE-MACHINE. i.e., they’re essentially afraid of
being called names,like cut-and-runners,etc.! poor babies! don’t
they realize that the RIGHT-WING-NOISE-FREAKS will call them names NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO?! Thank GOD for people like
Barbara Lee, Russ Feingold,etc.

By: secretspeak

secretspeak — Sun, 27 May 2007 01:58:24 +0000

In the second sentence I mean those republicans now voting against the war.

By: secretspeak

secretspeak — Sun, 27 May 2007 01:56:39 +0000

Are you people stupid? You voted for Bush when he went to war u liked bush but because it took longer than u lazy folks wanted it too your crying out to the equally stupid republicans. If you have Nancy on your side you are bound to be the stupidest congress ever. If the man can veto it, why vote on it, Come on, if i can put a man on the hot seat for firing lawyers I must be dumb. And when their man Clinton fired the whole lot of em the republicans said not one thing. What could the democrats hope to gain by making public fools of themselves? Let me give you some advice, either vote for John Mcain or dont vote.

By: Kaida Rose

Kaida Rose — Sun, 27 May 2007 01:35:36 +0000

I am not an American but your right they probably are going to die. Good article.

By: mida

mida — Sat, 26 May 2007 13:51:57 +0000

The Dems need to learn how to spin. Repugs can somehow make funding an occupation where our troops are getting killed and maimed in the middle of someone else’s civil war, without adequate armour or training or R and R, supporting the troops, while making the Dems look like trying to extricate the troops from that quagmire of an occupation and protect them by bringing them home, is not supporting the troops. As long as the Repugs can successfully define the terms of every debate, the Dems will continue to look like cowering wussies.

Stop calling this a war. It is an occupation. You can’t win or lose an occupation. You can either continue to occupy, or choose to end it. The war was over in 2003.