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anarchy1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 06:15 AM
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Support our Vets for Peace!
Edited on Sat Aug-06-05 06:16 AM by anarchy1999
www.veteransforpeace.org

Come to Crawford today. Attend tonight's event in Irving. Support our troops.

August 05, 2005
"What Have We Done?"

As the blood of US soldiers continues to drain into the hot sands of Iraq over the last several days with at least 27 US soldiers killed and the approval rating for his handling of the debacle in Iraq dropping to an all-time low of 38%, Mr. Bush commented from the comforts of his ranch in Crawford, Texas today, “We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq.”

Just a two hour drive away in Dallas, at the Veterans for Peace National Convention in Dallas, I’m sitting with a roomful of veterans from the current quagmire.

When asked what he would say to Mr. Bush if he had the chance to speak to him, Abdul Henderson, a corporal in the Marines who served in Iraq from March until May, 2003, took a deep breath and said, “It would be two hits-me hitting him and him hitting the floor. I see this guy in the most prestigious office in the world, and this guy says ‘bring it on.’ A guy who ain’t never been shot at, never seen anyone suffering, saying ‘bring it on?’ He gets to act like a cowboy in a western movie…it’s sickening to me.”

The other vets with him nod in agreement as he speaks somberly…his anger seething.

http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/dispatches/000271.php
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 06:22 AM
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1. I am surprised that young Marine has not received a visit
from the FBI. The bushbots are paranoid fools.

I approve of his sentiments, of course.
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anarchy1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 06:26 AM
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2. Mr. Henderson is the young marine featured as a recruiter in F 9/11.
It was a privilege to meet him and to shake his hand.
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anarchy1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-05 09:04 AM
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3. Kick to the top!
Call every media outlet you can.
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