Full Impact

The numbers of our dead military have been piling up pretty strong during
this past two months.. Many families are getting those body bags on a
regular basis, these days.. For most Americans, we don't see it or hear
about it, other than the sanitized versions of KIA's which the mainstream
media filters to our TV screens..

The impact of what Bush's military adventure in Iraq is doing to us will not
be fully appreciated until the thousands who are being mangled commence to
stream back into our society.. Rumsfeld and Bush didn't plan on the kind of
war that is being fought in Iraq.. Insurgent and urban guerilla fighting
wasn't one of their contingencies..

The guerilla warfare and terrorists strategies being employed against our
troops are not necessarily limited to killing.. maiming and mangling bodies
of anyone in the areas of their weapons is as effective, if not more so..
than deaths Staging areas for these wounded are set up overseas and the
numbers of these heroes who will require long term care, have been
carefully, not reported..

Beyond that.. Americans have not fully comprehended just how many of these
warriors will become lifetime statistics in the Veterans Administration
systems..

George Bush has publicly postured and signed many budgets to emphasize the
increase in the budgets for VA hospitals.. hmmm... Strangely enough, we then
hear about facilities across the nation being closed.. benefits delayed or
cut.. Wait a minute.. what happened to all that taxpayer money. ? Well.. it
never materialized.. The massive tax refunds for that upper crust, were
right on time.. But .. funding for our veterans never made it..

Those disabled and maimed men and women who are fighting for America, in
Bush's misadventurous "Wartime President's" image fabrication, will never
see the money.. Americans voted for this maniac and allowed him to steal
another term in office.. Those genuine patriots and heroes as well as
American taxpayers will be paying for this foolishness for generations to
come..

So far.. we've only seen the tip of this iceberg.. You can be assured that
the full impact will be overwhelmning..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

Thanks for reminding us that dissent is not necessarily "unpatriaotic."

I would simply ask all who emblazon their vehicles with yellow ribbons to
also take a moment to write their senators and congressmen (and "president")
and insist that our veterans are not screwed by these pirates in the White
House. The lobbyists are not the only people with a voice, but we have to
shout more loudly.

There goes my blood pressure.

*POP*

Buzzy
'67 A65T

 

I think it will not be as bad as say Korea or Vietnam.

From what I remember from the history books about Korea, the toll was a lot
higher than anything that we have seen in Iraq at this time.

Vietnam was at least as bad as Iraq if not worse.

Iraq toll will increase in the coming days because of the Iraqi Election
Day. The election will not be postponed.

What is happening at the moment stateside is about the same as what happened
in Vietnam with the anti-war protesters and the main stream media. They, the
anti-war protesters, with the help of the main stream media, turned a US
military victory in the NVA Tet Offensive in 1968 or 69 into a politicial
defeat. The anti-war protesters included such people as Jane Fonda and John
Kerry.

The Vietnam Communists know that and have said so publicly after the fall of
Saigon. The member of the General Staff of the NVA even said as much in an
Wall Street Journal interview after the end of the war.

I am sure that the Iraqi terrorists are aware of that and are attempting to
make it happen again in Iraq.

BTW, Bin Laden seems to be involved in attempting to derail the Iraqi
elections. I suppose that a freely elected Iraqi Government does not serve
his ambitions in the Middle East and the rest of the world.

 

X-No-archive: yes

Sadly, there are people who were alive during 'Nam, who are willingly
becoming the puppets of the current enemy.

 

That sure makes me feel better.. It's always a comfort to know that someone,
somewhere is worse off, or that some event was more disastrous.. Thank you..

I was there.. I remember it vividly.. No history books necessary.. I've
lived with those memories for almost fifty years..

See above.. very comforting..

Your crystal ball is equally impressive...

Stateside is where you live, or haven't you noticed..

Yep.. everyone should get in line to congratulate George Bush and Don
Rumsfeld on the outstanding jobs they've done ..

The anti-war protesters included such people as Jane Fonda and John

That's two.. plus several hundred thousands..

Phew... thought maybe you'd personally interviewed the dude..what a relief..

hmmm... could be.. that would be one of the strategies, alright.. Too bad ..
ol' Shrub and Rumsfeld aren't as smart as you and me, so they'd have made
plans for this .. huh.. sport ?

Well now.. whaddya' know ? See there.. if Bush had finished the job in
Afghanistan, bin Laden (btw. he's the one responsible for attacking America
on Bush's watch) would be either dead or in prison .. right now.. Instead..
he's prancing around .. making videos and tapes while he laughs at Bush and
disrupts elections in Iraq..

 

The apologies for the Bush and Rumsfeld fuckups is noted..

 

Nothing like someone who's so dumb promoting "common sense".

Please go read a book about different governments around the world. It might
be eye-opening to you.

 

GREAT! Do you think you might tell that to some of the families who have
loved ones dying in Iraq? I'm sure they'd be happy to know that it could be
worse!