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postatomic

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17. Iraq was never really a War

Reply to sad sally (Reply #13)

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 05:43 AM

Jan 2012

The people we sent there were not trained on how to kill and there was no battle theater. Where was the War? What were our military objectives?

Like your numbers and the link show it was just one huge clusterfuck. Did we learn anything? Probably not. Some asshole in the future will try it again for some bullshit reason.

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18 returning Iraqi and Afghanistan vet suicides per day. Now another one close to DUer Ineeda. [View all] valerief Jan 2012 OP

There isn't an effective transition program because soldiers are Lint Head Jan 2012 #1

War does something to a person madokie Jan 2012 #3

Very good summary. I would also say that I doubt it is that easy to identify who needs special jwirr Jan 2012 #6

The average WWII vet spent sixteen months overseas.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #2

Dick Cheney once said: 90-percent Jan 2012 #4

Fuck Ron Paul! whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #5

What does Ron Paul have to do with this? Initech Jan 2012 #12

I had really really really hoped that we learned something from Vietnam postatomic Jan 2012 #7

Media AWOL in exposing Iraq War’s years of ineptitude sad sally Jan 2012 #13

Iraq was never really a War postatomic Jan 2012 #17

what is the daily rate for the same age group Zywiec Jan 2012 #8

There are no good statistics postatomic Jan 2012 #10

Of course there are no good statistics Zywiec Jan 2012 #11

well, my cousin just did... Ineeda Jan 2012 #15

It's not propaganda postatomic Jan 2012 #16

That's attempts, and all vets, not just Iraq and AfPak. Robb Jan 2012 #9

Thanks for the clarification. nt valerief Jan 2012 #14