Of course this comes out after Nov. 2
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Of course this comes out after Nov. 2
Report: U.S. troops watched weapons-site looting
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/....ap/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Explosives were looted from the Al-Qaqaa ammunitions site in Iraq while outnumbered U.S. soldiers assigned to guard the materials watched helplessly, soldiers told the Los Angeles Times.
About a dozen U.S. troops were guarding the sprawling facility in the weeks after the April 2003 fall of Baghdad when Iraqi looters raided the site, the newspaper quoted a group of unidentified soldiers as saying.
U.S. Army reservists and National Guardsmen witnessed the looting and some soldiers sent messages to commanders in Baghdad requesting help, but received no reply, they said.
"It was complete chaos. It was looting like L.A. during the Rodney King riots," one officer said.
The eyewitness accounts reported by the Times are the first provided by U.S. soldiers and bolster claims that the U.S. military had failed to safeguard the powerful explosives, the newspaper said.
About a dozen U.S. troops were guarding the sprawling facility in the weeks after the April 2003 fall of Baghdad when Iraqi looters raided the site, the newspaper quoted a group of unidentified soldiers as saying.
U.S. Army reservists and National Guardsmen witnessed the looting and some soldiers sent messages to commanders in Baghdad requesting help, but received no reply, they said.
"It was complete chaos. It was looting like L.A. during the Rodney King riots," one officer said.
The eyewitness accounts reported by the Times are the first provided by U.S. soldiers and bolster claims that the U.S. military had failed to safeguard the powerful explosives, the newspaper said.
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I dont even think it would have mattered. Logic is beyond the middle-America right-wingers.
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by dub2w
I dont even think it would have mattered. Logic is beyond the middle-America right-wingers.
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
Originally Posted by njc200
Thats a blanket statement that I don't think needs to be made.
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Originally Posted by dub2w
I dont even think it would have mattered. Logic is beyond the middle-America right-wingers.
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
What are you, crazy? Of course he should have won; based on his moral values alone!
Logic is well beyond middle america. Hey... anyone else notice that the four states most directly affected by 9/11, New York, Penn, New Jersey, and California all voted Kerry?-Chris
Originally Posted by bassplayrr
What are you, crazy? Of course he should have won; based on his moral values alone! Logic is well beyond middle america. Hey... anyone else notice that the four states most directly affected by 9/11, New York, Penn, New Jersey, and California all voted Kerry?
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Logic is well beyond middle america. Hey... anyone else notice that the four states most directly affected by 9/11, New York, Penn, New Jersey, and California all voted Kerry?-Chris
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My bad. I shouldn't have left out DC. I included NJ because a large number of people in the twin towers actually lived in NJ, along with some of the port authority. CA just barely makes the list, but keep in mind where those planes were intended to go. Many on board were Californians.
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Originally Posted by dub2w
I dont even think it would have mattered. Logic is beyond the middle-America right-wingers.
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Did anyone watch the daliy show yesterday.
Steve Colbert thanked the "red states" for saving them (the blue states) from themselves.
Steve Colbert thanked the "red states" for saving them (the blue states) from themselves.
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Originally Posted by bassplayrr
What are you, crazy? Of course he should have won; based on his moral values alone! Logic is well beyond middle america. Hey... anyone else notice that the four states most directly affected by 9/11, New York, Penn, New Jersey, and California all voted Kerry?
-Chris
Logic is well beyond middle america. Hey... anyone else notice that the four states most directly affected by 9/11, New York, Penn, New Jersey, and California all voted Kerry?-Chris
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Originally Posted by dub2w
I dont even think it would have mattered. Logic is beyond the middle-America right-wingers.
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
Though they are jobless, without healthcare, and are watching their kids die in an unnecessary foreign conflict, they still voted for their bumbling Commander-in-Chief
You can say that our economy is fueled by the "blue"states, but we rely on those "right-wingers" to protect our asses.
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Originally Posted by HellaDumb
You can say that our economy is fueled by the "blue"states, but we rely on those "right-wingers" to protect our asses.
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Originally Posted by Wthermans
I guess we can include yourself into "middle america". I'm curious if anyone else noticed that the 4 states you just listed have voted pre-dominately Democrat in past elections regardless of 9/11.
I wasn't saying they hadn't. I was just pointing out that the states most directly affected by the terrorists attacks still didn't buy into the Bush = safety nonsence.
-Chris