How must the soldier in Iraq feel ?

[Freedomfried]

I'm talking about the soldier that is stuffing his rosary in his pocket, or double checking his St. Christopher, or tying his left boot lace first because he needs all the luck he can muster for the patrol or convoy run he's assigned to today.

How's this guy going to feel when the news comes out on the front page of the Stars and Stripes that he whole reason he's there is because of Dick Cheneys fabricated bullshit?

Man, what a head trip to put on a person.

[Renegade Six]

1. We prayed to

all Gods, whether we believed in said God or not, and every lucky charm we could find was used before we rolled out on patrol.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Be safe soldier.... I have put a link here... you may consider it

outlandish, you may consider it heretical, but if you take a look at it, the prophecies might give you hope for a better future and an understanding of what we as a people are going through now... I am not saying I totally agree with what is there, but I do try to keep an open mind regarding such issues... take care, 4


http://www.gaiamind.org/

[Renegade Six]

9. Not sure its my cup of tea...

but its my belief that a closed mind is incapable of critical thinking.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. You think that they need an indictment to know what cheney

and the rest of them did? My guess is that they are pretty clear on how the US got there, they aren't a bunch of dumb guys. What they aren't clear on is if they are going to make it out alive.

[Renegade Six]

3. Thank You.

We knew before we got there in Apr. 03.

[unschooler]

8. And a great big welcome to DU, Renegade Six!

Always glad to hear from someone who's been there.

[Neil Lisst]

5. He's not going to hear it. He's going to hear Rush Limbaugh,

his CO, his career NCO, and his chaplain all preach the Gospel According to the Apostate George.

[Freedomfried]

6. Thats who I remember hearing the news from, until a story hits the...

headlines of the Stars and Stripes, it wasn't news.

[w8liftinglady]

7. My son confirmed this-he has no idea

[Renegade Six]

10. True

in 04, my CO would say in morning formation "It's a good day! Our president crushed that coward Kerry in the debate last night!" Knowing of course most of the soldiers couldnt be bothered to watch for him/herself. My bud standing next to me had to remind me to 'pick my jaw up off the floor.

Too many soldiers (mostly young) just take their leaderships word about political decission. they learn too late...

"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, it's probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. It fool me. We can't get fooled again."

[Greyhound]

11. How do you ask a soldier to be the last one to die for an illegal war?

It just sucks so bad. :cry: