Comments on: October Deaths in Iraq Lowest of the War http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JAFO http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-243078 JAFO Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:09:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-243078 ht tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony Settle down, settle down. ht tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony

Settle down, settle down.

]]> By: CalmSeas http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-243029 CalmSeas Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:27:37 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-243029 "you old warriors are so out of date..." Yea, we obviously are...because we still believe in destroying an enemy in its entirety in order to achieve victory, and then lending him a merciful hand to stand back up on his feet as a nation...if, he deserves it. :wink: "you old warriors are so out of date…"

Yea, we obviously are…because we still believe in destroying an enemy in its entirety in order to achieve victory, and then lending him a merciful hand to stand back up on his feet as a nation…if, he deserves it. :wink:

]]> By: Gerry http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-243025 Gerry Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:09:33 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-243025 JAFO, It sounds like you have sold too many Cokes, Big Macs and Ipods already in your lifetime. I have no doubt it surpasses us old warriors. I have no problem with a US presence in the mideast, that will have a stablizing effect on the region as well as insuring the free flow of oil to the west. Such an endever benifits both the world and the Iraqi people. Did you believe Sadam used his country and oil wealth wisely in helping his own people? Long term US military presence has helped countries such as Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, to grow under our protection to be some of the most prosperous countries in the world. You don't like that, because someone told you it was US imperialism? Yes, we (the United States) often come out on top. But perhaps the reason is because the people are freer to express themselves, the economies have grown, and they have enjoyed a better life. Would you prefer the Sadams of the world to rule? JAFO, It sounds like you have sold too many Cokes, Big Macs and Ipods already in your lifetime. I have no doubt it surpasses us old warriors. I have no problem with a US presence in the mideast, that will have a stablizing effect on the region as well as insuring the free flow of oil to the west. Such an endever benifits both the world and the Iraqi people. Did you believe Sadam used his country and oil wealth wisely in helping his own people? Long term US military presence has helped countries such as Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, to grow under our protection to be some of the most prosperous countries in the world. You don't like that, because someone told you it was US imperialism? Yes, we (the United States) often come out on top. But perhaps the reason is because the people are freer to express themselves, the economies have grown, and they have enjoyed a better life. Would you prefer the Sadams of the world to rule?

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242823 GI Korea Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:57:43 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242823 On my RSS feed none of the major news sites other then S&S had this story as a top headline on their RSS feed. I did not watch any network news this weekend. Did anyone see this story on the news? On my RSS feed none of the major news sites other then S&S had this story as a top headline on their RSS feed. I did not watch any network news this weekend. Did anyone see this story on the news?

]]> By: typicalwhiteperson http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242775 typicalwhiteperson Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:53:30 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242775 the point of the post is that if death tolls were the highest it would be all over every channel and this milestone of having acheived the lowest most likely wont be mentioned because every station is capaign focused when death tolls were sometimes 100 in a month you would not hear anything but iraq on the news and now not a peep MSM is very biased the point of the post is that if death tolls were the highest it would be all over every channel and this milestone of having acheived the lowest most likely wont be mentioned because every station is capaign focused

when death tolls were sometimes 100 in a month you would not hear anything but iraq on the news and now not a peep

MSM is very biased

]]> By: JAFO http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242726 JAFO Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:38:09 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242726 Awww, CalmSeas, you old warriors are so out of date. We don't do that anymore. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to sell Coke, Big Macs, Ipods and the latest Hollywood direct-to-video offal, to a scattered and driven people living in cities reduced to ashes? Almost impossible. Gathering enemy wives and daughters into our bosoms is rather politically incorrect and somewhat frowned upon by current civil and military leadership. Wait 'till all those non-lethal weapons start being used. We will have the monopoly on tear shrouding. Awww, CalmSeas, you old warriors are so out of date.

We don't do that anymore. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to sell Coke, Big Macs, Ipods and the latest Hollywood direct-to-video offal, to a scattered and driven people living in cities reduced to ashes?

Almost impossible.

Gathering enemy wives and daughters into our bosoms is rather politically incorrect and somewhat frowned upon by current civil and military leadership.

Wait 'till all those non-lethal weapons start being used. We will have the monopoly on tear shrouding.

]]> By: CalmSeas http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242700 CalmSeas Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:05:32 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242700 "The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.” That is winning the war...I don't know what the Hell our "Smart Guys" are attempting to do... :cool: "The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.”

That is winning the war…I don't know what the Hell our "Smart Guys" are attempting to do… :cool:

]]> By: JAFO http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242676 JAFO Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:38:52 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242676 CalmSeas, There was a 28 day battle. But that was the "war" and we beat the "enemy". Now, we are engaged in something closer to a police action. And, like any police action, it can't be "won" since criminals, unlike defeated armies, don't just disband and go away. Keep in mind that the goal may never have been to "win" but, instead, to keep a perpetual American footprint in the middle of petroleum country while insuring oil kept being traded in dollars. As a bonus, most of the Middle East is within no-overflight-request-necessary bombing distance if anyone in the area starts to get uppity. If this is the case, as long as we properly negotiate long-term American military bases to match the ambition of our newly-constructed embassy, we may have already "won". As stupid as America's actions frequently seem on the surface, there are a lot of very smart people designing various plans which are presented to presidents through their advisers. The only evidence that they are actually doing the right thing is that, regardless of all the dark times through our history, we have mostly come out on top. CalmSeas,

There was a 28 day battle. But that was the "war" and we beat the "enemy".

Now, we are engaged in something closer to a police action. And, like any police action, it can't be "won" since criminals, unlike defeated armies, don't just disband and go away.

Keep in mind that the goal may never have been to "win" but, instead, to keep a perpetual American footprint in the middle of petroleum country while insuring oil kept being traded in dollars. As a bonus, most of the Middle East is within no-overflight-request-necessary bombing distance if anyone in the area starts to get uppity.

If this is the case, as long as we properly negotiate long-term American military bases to match the ambition of our newly-constructed embassy, we may have already "won".

As stupid as America's actions frequently seem on the surface, there are a lot of very smart people designing various plans which are presented to presidents through their advisers.

The only evidence that they are actually doing the right thing is that, regardless of all the dark times through our history, we have mostly come out on top.

]]> By: Gerry http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242641 Gerry Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:08:50 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242641 LOL, CALMSEAS, "by our own stupidity". I believe, "no politician who voted for the war in Iraq (or any war) should ever be allowed to run for public office again". It would make all future politicians think twice about voting to go to war, and would make them think twice about winning the war they voted for. Politicians and leadership in our country should be held accountable. Not the troops. LOL, CALMSEAS, "by our own stupidity". I believe, "no politician who voted for the war in Iraq (or any war) should ever be allowed to run for public office again". It would make all future politicians think twice about voting to go to war, and would make them think twice about winning the war they voted for. Politicians and leadership in our country should be held accountable. Not the troops.

]]> By: CalmSeas http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/october-deaths-in-iraq-lowest-of-the-war/comment-page-1/#comment-242632 CalmSeas Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:40:58 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9586#comment-242632 "We already “won the war”. It took just a few days." Would strongly disagree with this statement...the only thing we supposedly "Won" was a 28-day battle against a force that barely put up resistance...still, we kicked the Sh#t out of them, but the big picture was missed...thus I would have to agree with the latter part of JAFO's post..."We’ve always been at war with Eastasia." Since we have continuously had the desire to micro-manage our military since Korea, thus creating a senior leadership afraid of their own shadows in order to make it to retirement, we have allowed let East asia, the mid-east, etc. time to learn & play on our weaknesses. They are now at our door & some would say...in our house, just waiting for the right time to destroy us and the way it is looking, it might not even be by force...only our own stupidity. :roll: "We already “won the war”. It took just a few days."

Would strongly disagree with this statement…the only thing we supposedly "Won" was a 28-day battle against a force that barely put up resistance…still, we kicked the Sh#t out of them, but the big picture was missed…thus I would have to agree with the latter part of JAFO's post…"We’ve always been at war with Eastasia."

Since we have continuously had the desire to micro-manage our military since Korea, thus creating a senior leadership afraid of their own shadows in order to make it to retirement, we have allowed let East asia, the mid-east, etc. time to learn & play on our weaknesses. They are now at our door & some would say…in our house, just waiting for the right time to destroy us and the way it is looking, it might not even be by force…only our own stupidity. :roll:

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