Draft dodger Cheney defends longer tours of duty in Iraq for troops

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http://www.kentucky.com/267/story/66638.html

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates --Vice President Dick Cheney told U.S. troops in Iraq yesterday that he knows they're suffering hardships from extended deployments but the longer stays are "vital to the mission."

His words were greeted with restrained applause at a rally on a U.S. military base near Saddam Hussein's former hometown of Tikrit. On his second day in Iraq, Cheney also held classified meetings with U.S. military leaders and emerged repeating words of the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus that "we can expect more violence" ahead.

From Iraq, Cheney flew to this Persian Gulf nation, the second stop on a trip that also will include visits to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. The purpose of his trip is to persuade Arab allies in the region to do more to help stabilize Iraq and promote ethnic reconciliation there.

Today Cheney is to visit the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, steaming in the gulf not far from here.

A couple thousand soldiers, clad in camouflage uniforms and with rifles slung on their shoulders, greeted the vice president at a mess hall at Camp Speicher, the desert post near Tikrit.

[Vinca]

1. Did Cheney happen to mention how much money he might be

making off war profiteering? What a disgraceful individual - it's hard to understand polite applause.

[bryant69]

2. well our troops are given special training

in how to smile while being fed shit.

Bryant
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[SpiralHawk]

3. "We are happy to send YOU and YOUR kids to Iraq." - Dickie Five Deferments Cheney

"But we simply cannot send any of our 'special' republicons, since we are all so busy counting up our oil & munitions WAR profits. I know Rush "Ass-Pimple Wimp-Out" Limbaugh, and Bill "Scared-of-his-own-Felafel" O'Reilly, Sean "I can't serve because my Gucci loafers would get scuffed" Hannity, Commander AWOL, and the other 'fine' republicon shirkers will join me in avoiding service to America, while we send YOU off to ensure our War Profits."

Dickie "Five Military Deferments" Cheney

[peaches2003]

9. Chicken Hawks everywhere

I was watching Washington Journal on C-span last week and there was a real pretty boy spouting off on the wonders of this war, the genius of Boy Bush, and how we need to support the troops. Couldn't get through, but looked him up on his website- Rep. Adam Putnam(R), central FL district, AGE 32. Anybody from his district might want to email him from his website and ask him why he hasn't volunteered. (I did, but not being a constituent I knew I wouldn't get a response.) :thumbsdown:

[Tesla]

4. There is not one ounce of goodness in that man

We are seeing with our own eyes, a true DEMON!!!

[genie_weenie]

5. It doesn't matter

to those who support this massacre, it doesn't matter how hypocritical Dick and bush are. It doesn't matter they are chicken hawks extraodanaire. It doesn't matter what veterans who were in Iraq say, unless they are war supporters, then the freepers and bush bots listen.

[Virginia Dare]

6. Let them eat cake!!...n/t

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[BrotherBuzz]

8. A couple thousand soldiers, clad in camouflage uniforms and with rifles slung on their shoulders

Two bits says their ammo was confiscated before the meeting. I'm just saying. :shrug:

[TahitiNut]

12. That's for sure.

:thumbsup:

[BrotherBuzz]

15. Third tour extended by three months - check

Served with divorce papers - check
Child custody case tossed - check
Lost civilian job - check
House repossessed - check
Received vet bill after dog died - check
Anger management counselor says to focus ..... :think:

[bdamomma]

10. a truly disgusting man, and just does not give a shit about anyone

but himself, we have tyrants running this country, full of vengeance and filth.

[NightWatcher]

11. people around here have started whispering "18 months"

so dont be surprised when you hear that the tours have been extended again.

We just shiped out a bunch of troops from the Army's 3rd ID Mech this week.

[dave_p]

13. I thought it was to make their llife more predictable

"What we're trying to do here is provide some long-term predictability to our soldiers and their families"
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates announcing fifteen-month tours of duty, 12 Apr 2007
:puke:

[PsN2Wind]

14. To be fair to "The Dick"

No one in Iraq has yet had the number of deployments to Iraq equal to his deferments from Viet Nam.:sarcasm: