This Week: In Memoriam
This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds inspiration Lucy Vodden, Gap founder Donald Fisher and former speechwriter and columnist William Safire. In addition, the Pentagon released the names of 11 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army SGT Titus R Reynolds, 23, of Columbus, OH
Army SGT Edward B Smith, 30, of Homestead, FL
Army SPC Joseph V White, 21, of Bellevue, WA
Army SPC Kevin J Graham, 27, of Benton, KY
Marine LCpl Jordan L Chrobot, 24, of Frederick, MD
Army SPC Ross E Vogel, III, 27, of Red Lion, PA
Army SSG Alex French IV, 31, of Milledgeville, GA
Army SFC Christopher D Shaw, 37, of Markham, IL
Army SSG Jack M Martin III, 26, of Bethany, OK
Army SPC Russell S Hercules Jr, 22 of Murfreesboro, TN
Army SGT Ryan C Adams, 26 of Rhinelander, WI
This brings the total number of allied soldiers killed in Iraq to 4,666, in Afghanistan, 1,441. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 58 Iraqi civilians killed. For the month of September, 296 Iraqi civilians were killed, 21 of whom were children. In Afghanistan, 30 civilians were killed by roadside bombs this week alone.
Significant of nothing, I did notice that... for the first time that I can recall... not one casualty from California or Texas.
I only mention it because it is something I started to notice about a year ago.
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
...and you can bet your bottom dollar, not ONE LAD from any politician's family.
This whole war is such a waste of human life and treasure. Bring them home now. Afghanistan is NOT WORTH this sacrifice. Support those who want to fight the taliban. Support with bribes those who might help catch or kill OBL.
Enough is enough. I give. You win. I don't give a shit. Just bring our brave young military home.
Guess they missed the eight that were killed today.
Look for big time echo of Lindsey Graham's "the troops are sitting ducks without the surge" meme tomorrow from the Right.
Waist deep in the big muddy....
"I can't keep doing this on my own with these...people."
Nineteen more American families are devastated. My deepest condolences to all of them.
Stop the madness of war. Bring the troops home. Now.
stop the " money / profit " of war , there fixed it for ya lassie .
every time you throw a little mud , you lose a little ground .
Thanks, I appreciate that :)
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every time you throw a little mud , you lose a little ground .
to the families of the soldiers, and to the family of Lucy, she was my age.
As for the worthless cheater Repub CEO,
and the always despicable William Safire,
both self-hating Jews, the less said the better.
NATO, Brits and Canucks had been carrying a disproportionate load in Afghanistan for years. BRING THEM HOME.
Let the Yanks and their mercenaries fight their own oil pipeline wars.
That is the price of Empire.
Note: If the USA added the ACTUAL cost of their military oil wars as a tax on gasoline (instead of coming from "general funds")it would cost $8.00 a gallon. And the USers might cut down on burning it.
Dang! And all this time I thought Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was a sly reference to LSD.
Another myth from childhood, shot down.
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