US Military

If this does not make you want to scream, I don't know what will.  What in the hell is America becoming?   These two animals, Ean Farrow, 19, and Thomas Ray III, 20, killed a US Marine home on leave from Iraq for $8.00 freaking dollars.  I hope they get the death penalty and are swept off the face of the earth like the freaking trash they really are.

Home From Iraq, Wary Marine Fatally Wounded - On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his own home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target. [Fox News]

I just read an article about how Clinton Assures Puerto Ricans they will not have to go back to Iraq.  It is unbelievable how far she will go to deceive the people, just to get their votes.    

She really needs to wake up and smell the coffee.  She can make all the promises she wants, but the reality is she barely has a snow ball's chance in hell of becoming the Democratic nominee.   She just needs to pack up here sorry ass husband, go back to New York and start planning for 2012.

Well the Code Pink Nuts are at it again out in Berkeley, California.  This time their attempting witchcraft to get their point across.  If you remember, they were raising hell back in February when the Berkeley City Council sent the Marines a letter saying they were not welcome.  I posted a blog entry "Berkeley Eases Anti-Marine Stance" about it and thought these nuts were moving on, but it appears their back to cause more trouble.

What I find a little odd, is their issue of saying they want to protect the troops from dying.  Perhaps they should pull their head out of their ass along with a few other groups and go after illegal aliens in our country.  The following is quoted from an article by Scott Snyder. 

• "As of April 23, 2008, 4046 Americans have given their lives in the Iraq war, that's about 809 soldiers per year. As of 2006, on average 12 people per day are murdered by illegal immigrants and 13 people a day are killed by illegal immigrants driving while drunk and uninsured. Over a one year period this amounts to 9125 Americans killed by illegal immigrants. These numbers do not also include terrorist attacks on US soil that were committed by illegal immigrants."

Now if these nuts were really concerned about the life of Americans, then I would think they would want to go after the larger killer of Americans.  But hell no, that would not be politically correct.   Feel free to discuss this topic more at Bob's Daily Blog Forum.

To read the latest about these nuts, see the following article below from Fox News.

Spells to Be Cast at Anti-Marine Rally in California - Members of an anti-war group began gathering Friday with pink placards and banners outside of a controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center in Berkeley, Calif., where Code Pink had promised to use witchcraft to rally against the Iraq war. [Fox News]

Although I still think the people of Berkeley are idiots, I'm glade to see they are finally seeing the light on this issue.  However, I do not think they got a change of heart, I think they just realized their crocodile mouths bit off more than their canary asses could handle.  "Councilwoman Linda Maio said the council opposes recruitment, not the military. "It's behavior that we oppose, not the people,"   That logic is about as stupid as saying we support the Police, but just hate it when they lock up criminals...  This women is a joke and so are her "Code Pink" friends who say "we support them so much that we're desperate to get them back home."  I wonder how many have ever actually talked to a military member.  If they did, they would know "Code Pink" is thought of as a bunch of nuts.  Let me know what you think...

Berkeley Eases Anti-Marines Stance

When my site crashed, I lost most of the content I had posted.  As I finally bring the site back to life, I'm going to re-post some of the items I had posted earlier.  The posting below was my response to LTC Bob Bateman, a military historian, who feels it's time to lift the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.  I would like to hear what you think of this issue.

LTC Bateman,

Judging by the date on the last post, I’m not sure if you’ll see this or not, but it was suggested I read your post by stoneman.   You see, I wrote an article I posted on my blog supporting just the opposite of your opinion.

I must say I agree with some of your logic here. I was just a simple military man (25 + years) with a mission and had to make the best with what I had and I agree we have spent too many resources chasing this issue, and good military people from the service.

My position is simple. It does not come from science, religion or even a moral objection. I do not think it has anything to do with their ability. My position is based simply on my observation of human nature in the military. You know, as most military members know, serving in the military is not a Boy Scout trip. Simple things can become major issues within a battle-tired unit. Things that once were overlooked or were not really an issue can become hot issues for troops who have experienced war, death and days without sleep. It is not like we are asking our troops to work at the bank from 9 – 5 and then go home. They have to live, sleep, shower, shit, and everything else together. Why do we separate men and women in showers and bathrooms? Both are professional soldiers, right? Because we know there would be an issue with PVT___ looking at SGT ____’s ________. Maybe there needs to be four different showers, bathrooms and sleeping tents, but as a career logistician, I doubt that would ever happen. Then again, who knows?

I agree Americas and soldiers have come a long way with this issue and you may be right, they probably couldn't care less about someone’s sexual orientation. That is, until they have to stand naked in a shower with them.

We both know the loss of time, money and resources spent on this issue. However, what amount of resources would be spent on the above example? The media would have a field day with any type of story alleging misconduct or even assault that they could link to the repeal of the current law. Sexual harassment reports would probably be off the charts and moral & discipline would be affected.

Your narrative of the 1SGT not coming back could turn into the tragic story of PVT ____ not coming back because everyone thought he was just homophobic when he reported he did not like the way SGT ____ looked at him in the shower.

America does not force men and women to shower or use the same facilities together for a good reason. Why should the military be forced into a science project during war when we, as Americans are not ready to try our own experiment in a peaceful environment?