Brave Rumsfeld canceled his speech to the troops.He must have got the memo

[NNN0LHI]

U.S. Troops Want Rumsfeld to Send Them Home

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030905/ts_nm/iraq_troops_morale_dc&cid=564&ncid=1473

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - If they had the chance, U.S. soldiers at a base in Iraq would have had one question for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: When are we going home?

But Rumsfeld canceled a speech he was due to give on Friday to the troops at their base at the palace of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in his hometown of Tikrit.

"I don't give a damn about Rumsfeld. All I give a damn about is going home," Specialist Rue Gretton said, humping packs of water bottles on his shoulders from a truck.

"The only thing his visit meant for us was we had to clean up a lot of mess to make the place look pretty. And he didn't even look at it anyway," Gretton said after soldiers swept the dusty streets around the complex of lakes and mansions.

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[Beetwasher]

1. Not only did he cancel it, but he cxld at the last minute

after the troops went through a lot of work preparing for it...

[NNN0LHI]

2. Maybe someone told him about the radiation levels in the area? n/t

[Cocoa]

3. he decided he needed a friendlier audience

so he's speaking to the Shiites in Najaf instead. :-)

[Zero Gravitas]

4. The Bushistas only give speeches to friendly audiences

and the troops in Iraq now know better than to support the Former Texas Governor or his reptillian Secetary of Defence.

[Zero Gravitas]

5. Brave Sir Donald

Brave Sir Donald ran away,
Bravely ran away, away.
When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Donald turned about
And gallantly, he chickened out. Bravely taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Donald.

[grasswire]

10. LOLOLOL

Thanks for the Python reference. Jon Stewart should use this.

[Palacsinta]

13. Donald Ducked!

Just copied your response and sent with the article to my sister who's a big Python fan. Thanks for the idea!

[Cocoa]

15. lol!

if we get tired of "Rummy," we have a new nickname, Donald "Duck" Rumsfeld. :-)

[Kolesar]

6. So when the military absentee ballots are sent back in 2004

will they arrange to throw them into the sea?

[barbaraann]

7. I was watching the soldiers in the film from Rummy's visit.

They were NOT thrilled. The amazing thing is that apparently the BFEE-ites believe their own propaganda about how loved they are by the troops. Wouldn't that qualify as mental illness?

[ComerPerro]

14. They must not if Rumsfeld cancelled

Unless he just found out that everyone hates him.

I am tired of hearing FReepers procaaim "The military hated Clinton".

[Born_a_Democrat]

8. Sometimes the only way to learn is to have your ass pounded

KEEP VOTING REPUBLICAN YOU CRETINS!!!

[proud patriot]

9. OMG.....They had to sweep dusty streets to make it pretty for rummy

:mad:THAT FUCKING PISSES ME OFF:mad:
ARRRRRRRRRRGH ! :grr:

[rocktivity]

11. All that's missing

is the theme song from F Troop in the background.


rocknation

[Unknown Known]

12. This is big news

In the news footage, the soldiers looked pissed - no smiles and most wouldn't even look at Rummy.

The military is increasingly turning on this pack of criminals.

Please keep showing this footage and reporting on Rummy's cancelling the speech over and over and over - the meme has begun - ahhh, dear sweet Karma!!