Support is growing for sending more troops to Iraq

[NeoConsSuck]

Obviously, parallel universes *do* exist:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-04-20-cover-poll_x.htm

The president "is a man of his word. He's being truthful. We can't just pull back out. We're doing the right thing by extending the stay of some of the troops," says Patti Scott, 36, an investment saleswoman from Loveland, Colo., lounging with friends beneath a 30-foot flagpole that flies the Stars and Stripes above a banner of a martini glass.

Rob Lomax, 33, a computer systems administrator, sits across from Scott. He argues that American troops won't leave Iraq for years: "We're turning it over on June 30? That's B.S. To do it realistically is going to take way longer than we were told."

Scott fires back: "But we're giving them a chance to work it out. "

Lomax persists: "The whole reason for going in is irrelevant now."

[JaySherman]

1. Earth to Rob and Patti...

You wanna go to Iraq??? Want your kids to go? Your family? Your friends?

Didn't think so! So shut the hell up!

[King of New Orleans]

3. lunaville's a little behind

it's up to at least 706, according to the Dept of Defense.

[JaySherman]

4. The DOD site makes me sick though.

Rather not link to it if I don't have to, especially if I have to keep checking it to update my counter. Less I have to look at it the better. If you've got another more accurate link, I'd appreciate it.

*Sigh* So much bad news.

[UpInArms]

21. here are two other sites

for you to check:

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties_apr04.htm

[saigon68]

24. KICK

[Just Me]

31. What the hell does "freedom" mean, anyway?

It, "freedom" is the most ambiguous term in a world controlled by human beings who treat one another as being unequal in some form or another.

I have less "freedom" of movement, of choice, of material gain, of expression, of a future than every single member in the executive branch.

WTF is "freedom"?

Stop throwing around such a loaded, yet empty word,...that word, "freedom".

[w13rd0]

2. Idiots...

...young enough to sign up. Anyone have their address so we can send them the required paperwork? My suggestion: find the addresses of those that donated $2000 checks to Bush in your neighborhood. Send them sign up sheets for the armed forces and an invoice for your portion of the cost of Bush's Baghdad adventure.

[Habibi]

5. Heh.

Now that is a great idea!

[w13rd0]

6. Exactly...

...the information is public record. If one feels so inclined, one could even include a letter, maybe some copies of letters from soldiers or families of soldiers, pictures from the front about the horrors of war. Many of these people sign their name to these $2000 checks not giving a care in the world to the consequences of their actions. Make it personal. They need to know that their complicity with these acts is part of the public record.

Like in my zip code, there's only one donation for GWB, and it's a max contribution ($2000). So I'm going to probably have to do some queries for zip codes of my place of business and such. What's funny is this guy is a known asshat. Consider that less than 2% of the population contributes, and with such substantial amounts, changing just one or two minds can have an impact on Georgies bottom line.

PETER RAVEN
DIRECTOR
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN George W. Bush
$2,000 2361 TOWER GROVE Ave
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110

http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php?type=loc&addr=&zip=63110&search=Search+by+Location

Lots of Dick Gephardt too, which is understandable given I live in his district.

[Norquist Nemesis]

16. Fantastic Site! (Great idea!)

Check out all of the CEOs ...I must live among the rich and well connected.

Name, Occupation, Employer Contribution Address
E. Van Cullens
President & C.E.O.
Westell Technologies George W. Bush
$2,000 750 N Commons Drive
Aurora, IL 60504
Dennis M. DeVitto
Vice President
K-Five Construction Corporation George W. Bush
$2,000 2593 Legacy Drive
Aurora, IL 60504
LAURA FRANCO
TEACHER
MARMION ACADEMY George W. Bush
$2,000 2716 LANSDALE St
AURORA, IL 60504
Kurt Edward Frieders
General Manager
Parkside Lanes George W. Bush
$2,000 465 Farnsworth Ave
Aurora, IL 60504
Jim Fuentes
C.E.O.
Clarity Communications George W. Bush
$2,000 2640 White Oak Circle
Aurora, IL 60504
Kathleen Holst
Regional Vice President
N.E.S., Inc. George W. Bush
$2,000 1525 Woodcrest Court
Aurora, IL 60504
Robert C. Moore
Engineer
Engineering, Inc. George W. Bush
$2,000 1035 Stockton Court
Aurora, IL 60504
MATTHEW SIGG
ANALYST
CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY COMPANY George W. Bush
$2,000 2716 LANSDALE St
AURORA, IL 60504

[jimshoes]

13. One of the AAR hosts mentioned the daily

cost of the Iraq war to every man, woman and child in America is about $9.00 each and every day. If folks had to "pay up" at the end of the week for instance, this war would be over by the end of the month.

[saigon68]

15. You forgot the adjective "Mindless" to go w/ idiots

These assholes are beneath contempt.

They are SHEEP marching to the cadence of corporate orders.

I loath mindless scum like this.

For religious reasons I won't wish their friends and relatives get sent there to die, but I come awfully close to wishing something bad opens their glazed over eyes.

[trogdor]

18. Better yet

give their information to the local recruiting people, who will be more than happy to spam the shit out of them. I can't wait until my son is 17 and the recruiters start calling, so I can tell them off.

[greenleaf]

7. interesting

usa finaly getting a švejk factor.

[newyawker99]

20. Hi greenleaf!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[greenleaf]

22. cheers newyawker99

[izzie]

8. To me the lesser of the two evils is pull them out.

You can not win a war when the people make up mind you will not win, we will have civil war in Iraq what ever we do and you can not put it back as it was and let the people get rid of Saddam in their own good time. We all, on this site, seemed to know we could not win but still one has to face the fact that we can not force out way of life on the world. I am not sure that the War Party (New GOP) will see that.They have the power. If they looked at the world they would see people just do not wish to be ruled by others. All in Europe seem to have learned that, so why can't we? Or the War party see it.

[hadrons]

9. I like how the writer uses the word "lounging" ...

to describe these two brain-dead fucks

[greenleaf]

23. Why

do I get the mental image, of them "lounging" in their deck chairs martinis in hand, outside the recruiting office.

[KAMouflage]

10. Loveland--My Home Town

Loveland, Colorado is my hometown.

Any guesses as to why I left 20 years ago?

[dbt]

11. Another fine USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.

Three of the most worthless, whore-for-bu$h-at-all-costs companies on the planet join forces to bring you the new, improved, SuperSized Bullshit Happy Meal.

Obey. Consume. Go shopping. All is well.

:eyes:
dbt

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Everyone who is interviewed or polled about sending more troops

should also be asked these questions:

1) Are you likely to vote Democratic or Republican in the next election?

2) Do you have any sons or nephews that are at draftable age?

I'm sick of these push polls.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

14. Easy for Patti to say while she sits safely on her ass back home.

[saigon68]

17. And w/ fast foods the ass will be wide by age 48

And the mind clogged w/cholesterol.

[burrowowl]

27. Cholesterol clogged minds are

appearing earlier and earlier in Murikkka, due to Mac Dos etc. and God knows what is in the water besides the food.
America! America! I weep!

[bluestateguy]

19. They can have fun, I'm not going

Nor will anybody succeed in spewing the bullshit lie that the soldiers in Iraq are "fighting for our freedom". While their bravery is not to be questioned, they are not fighting for our freedom. They are fighting for a lie and war profiteers. I blame the politicians and fools like the people in this article for that, not the soldiers.

[Briarius]

25. excuses for the draft?

Can't you just hear *Shrubbbco now? "We didn't want the draft, but since y'all support it..." ugh, sometimes I loathe america

[saigon68]

26. ITS WOLFOWITZ'S NEOCON WET DREAM COME TO LIFE

All the soldiers really needed by the NeoCons at their beck and call to SERIOUSLY kick some "RAG HEAD ASS"

Revived from the dead--just like Frankenstein's Monster

[Solly Mack]

28. Lack of oxygen...

dropped on their heads at birth?

I'm forever amazed.....

[DivinBreuvage]

29. Some of you are being unfair, they're not BOTH brain dead

Read more carefully please! Rob Lomax says we're being lied to about the June 30 pull-out date, and he also says that the reason for going was a sham. It's only Patty who is the brain dead moran.

[The Backlash Cometh]

30. Only a Republican can argue that "irrelevant" is a rational argument.

We picked this fight, and now we're going to finish it!

Yeah, and we can start with the sons of card-carrying Republicans.