Dear General Pace, you derelict suck-up motherfucker. You like the look of that blood on your hands?

[Stinky The Clown]

Pace, you motherfucker. You have done NOTHING but suck George Bush's War Hardon.

READ THIS you worthless, sorry son of a bitch: Red Tape Faulted In Deaths

Published: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Marines in Iraq
Red Tape Faulted In Deaths
Bureaucracy prevented troops from receiving new bomb-resistant vehicles, study by Marine civilian says.
By RICHARD LARDNER
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON | Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes.

The study, written by a civilian Marine Corps official and obtained by The Associated Press, accuses the service of "gross mismanagement" that delayed deliveries of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected trucks for more than two years.

Cost was a driving factor in the decision to turn down the request for the so-called MRAPs, according to the study. Stateside authorities saw the hulking vehicles, which can cost as much as a $1 million each, as a financial threat to programs aimed at developing lighter vehicles that were years from being fielded.

After Defense Secretary Robert Gates declared the MRAP the Pentagon's No. 1 acquisition priority in May 2007, the trucks began to be shipped to Iraq in large quantities.

The vehicles weigh as much as 40 tons and have been effective at protecting American forces from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapon of choice for Iraqi insurgents. Only four U.S. troops have been killed by such bombs while riding in MRAPs; three of those deaths occurred in older versions of the vehicles.

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Pace, when you have those fucking stars on your shoulder, you alsoi have the responsibility to go to bat for your people. Semper Fi? You don't know HOW TO SPELL IT, let alone exemplify it.

This was a KNOWN and PREVENTABLE problem. Why the FUCK weren't you yelling about this? Suck-up, toadie, motherfucker. ***WE*** know about this. Why didn't you?

Or did you? And did you choose to ignore it cuz you had Rummy's War Hardon up your ass?

The Japanese officers in WWII had a code they lived by if they did something like this. Duzziss mean anything to you?



Nah .... ferget it. You're a fucking COWARD.

Enjoy retirement. I hope the hole in the end of your dick heals over, your bladder fills, and you fucking explode.

You scumbag.

[w8liftinglady]

1. I am right there with you.These coward pieces of right-wing shit.My 127th ltte...

As the Nation focuses on its' crumbling economy,the War in
Iraq and Afghanistan goes on,virtually forgotten.The death
count is up to 3960 troops in Iraq,766 troop deaths in
Afghanistan.39,298 troops wounded in Iraq were unable to
return to service,as were 7,552 troops in Afghanistan.As the
Republican candidates stump for more war,let's review how
our grateful nation has thanked those who gave all for our
freedom:

-Members of the 10th Mountain Division,out of Ft.Drum,New
York,have served a total of 40 months in Iraq thanks to
multiple deployments and "stop-loss".With each
deployment,the soldiers become 5 times more likely to be
killed,and 4 times more likely to be wounded.The exposure to
high-intensity combat,combined with extended tours and little
time between deployments has left these soldiers at risk for
PTSD.Despite this,mental health resources and post-
deployment resources have been horribly lacking.Combine
this with a recent memo leaked in which the Army instructed
the Department of Veterans Affairs last March to stop helping
soldiers there with their disability claims.At first, the Army
surgeon general, Eric B. Schoomaker, denied that the Army
had told Veterans Affairs to do so. But after National Public
Radio reported on a memorandum from the March meeting in
Buffalo in which a colonel was quoted as directing Veterans
Affairs to discontinue counseling, the surgeon general
apologized for his denial and said it was based on
a "miscommunication".

-Although the Veterans for America began reporting on the
high suicide rate of Iraq war veterans in 2004,little attention
is paid to this fact even today.Recent Army figures indicate
that 2,100 soldiers attempted suicide in 2007.This number
doesn't begin to incorporate the number of soldiers who are
committing slow suicide via substance abuse and risk-taking
behaviors that define PTSD.

-Reservists in the Army and Marine Corps have paid a
particularly heavy price.Their multiple deployments have left
heavy financial burdens on their families,increasing the risk
for PTSD,suicide,and divorce.When a Reservist is deployed
for 180 days or more,the family is entitled to all military
benefits,such as housing allotment,military ID card and health
care.However,should the Reservist serve 179 days,they are
not entitles to these benefits.If a soldier is activated 22
months,specifically 730 days,the soldier is entitled to the full
GI bill.There have been several instances where orders have
been written for 729 days,thus eliminating these benefits.The
Minnesota National Guard is currently in litigation over this
very thing.71,000 Reservists and Guard members are
currently deployed in a War Zone.

How many Daily Light readers have sacrificed for this war?
What have you or your family done without?How many of
your family members are serving in a war zone?How many of
you have sons or daughters who COULD be serving?Do you
support this war?Choose what you will sacrifice,which of your
children or grandchildren you will send.Your leaders have
chosen to treat its' defenders like toy soldiers,easily cast
away when their use becomes "boring".Support our troops-
elect a leader who will end this insanity and treat our troops
with the respect their valor deserves.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. You have no idea how much respect I have for you

I have followed your posts over the years with great admiration. You're one strong lady (and that's not a reference to your screen name. It is a reference to your tenacity and perseverance against those in power and in favor of our people serving in the military. Thanks for all you do! :hug: