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Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

msmartin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:26:58 -0000

Enough said.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

msmartin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:24:05 -0000

I think it might be more so because McCain has no regard for their lives and willingness to sacrifice for the country and will use them as pieces on a chess board rather than guard their lives and steer them from harms way by any means necessary.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

evita — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:20:49 -0000

How can they treat McCain this way when he's been there so often he has a time-share?

Must be cuz he doesn't talk to the troops, perhaps like Bush he only talks to the people who already support him.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

smoothie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:40:29 -0000

I can tell you that here in San Antonio, its pretty accurate..i to work for the Gov. as a civillian and many do want to see an end to the war. granted the ones that want to stay only want to do so for monetary reasons..

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

Sombody_took_my_username — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:39:02 -0000

Right. You scoff at the logical fallacy of drawing an inference from the contributions then try to replace it with anecdotal evidence from within your personal sphere.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

CraigHickman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:08:54 -0000

And your anecdote isn't very comprehensive either. Nor is it convincing.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

CraigHickman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:08:09 -0000

Another epic in a paragraph.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

dave — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:02:03 -0000

This research is not very comprehensive. Comparing the 134 contributions for Obama to the 24 contribution for McCain to the hundreds of thousand military personnel deployed throughout the world (japan, S Korea, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Norway, Iraq, and many other places) is not a good sample of the military population! Moreover, drawing the conclusion that troops want out of Iraq just because of this statement is a very bold generalization.

I spent 20 years in the military (navy), and am still serving as a civilian. While I know of some military family members that support Obama (maybe that's where the money is coming from) I know of very few military members that do.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

Coby_D — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:00:07 -0000

Good for them.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

Miranda — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:48:17 -0000

But....but....Obama hates the troops!! But......but....he wouldn't go visit the injured troops!! But...but....this makes no sense.....what's happening?!? What is this?!?! Cannot compute!!! AARGH.....system......failure........

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

Sombody_took_my_username — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:46:57 -0000

It's been longer than WWII. 5 years seems like a lifetime...when it's in combat.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

Sombody_took_my_username — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:43:29 -0000

"The American military understands its job is not to open up new markets for Halliburton, act as the Saudi royal family's private body guards, or preserve Israel's nuclear monopoly in the region."

That's a killer sentence.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

djchefron — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:40:58 -0000

The only one's who are dumb is the media who keep reporting the fairy tale that McCain loves the troops and they love him

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

blksista — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:02:45 -0000

They want out, they want out, they want OUT.

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

GreenLadyHere — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:45:45 -0000

Bararunde: Thanks for bring this information. It really lifts my spirits!!
Straight from the soldiers' mouths!! YES!!!! :>) :>)

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

KXB — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:27:23 -0000

The American military understands its job is not to open up new markets for Halliburton, act as the Saudi royal family's private body guards, or preserve Israel's nuclear monopoly in the region. They are there to protect the U.S. from attack, and eliminate those who attack us, To their immense credit - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Michael Mullen are the two most prominent men who are standing in the way of the "Attack Iran" brigade. Here is an article from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which does a far better job of covering the Middle East than any American news outlet:

"U.S. Puts Brakes on Israeli Plan"
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1010938.html

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

CraigHickman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:08:21 -0000

Got blog. Will pimp

Re: Deployed Troops Hate America. Give More To Obama & Paul Than McCain

dilettante — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:06:08 -0000

Great! All the while clueless people were tyring to play up the "fact" that Obama doesn't salute the flag- McCain/Bush were trying to defeat the new G.I. Bill. Looks like the troops aren't as dumb as some would like to make them out to be.