Any Repercussions From The Families Of The Iraq War Dead...

[WillyT]

and injured with regards to the Kay Report\Intelligence Community Gaffes\Tenet's Speech??? (I'm talking about families of U.S. soldiers here.)

Just wondering what these parents are thinking and feeling these days. I'm sure some deal with their tragedies by supporting the President and consider their loved one's deaths an honorable sacrifice.

But I want to hear what the others are saying. Their sense of betrayal, outrage, mistrust, and rage at this administration would be really interesting (and painful) to see.

Is it too soon, or have you guys seen any recent articles reflecting these people's thoughts?

:shrug:

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[Mandate My Ass]

1. Someone posted a letter

the other day from a dead 20-yr-old soldier's father asking Bush why his son had to die for what appeared to be Bush's adolescent need for vengeance. I was surprised the local newspaper had printed it. I'll see if I can find it, it was called something like "open letter to president (sic) Bush."

The news won't show it though, just the bare boob and Martha Stewart. :-(

[WillyT]

2. Thanks !!! --- I Thought The Bare Boob Was GWB !!!

:evilgrin:

If you can find that letter, I'd love to see it.

:hi:

[Mandate My Ass]

4. Oh please, Willy

Please don't use "bare" and GWB in the same sentence. Someone started a thread earlier today about the possibility that Dick Cheney knocked up his wife to get out of serving in Nam. A girl can only take so much disgusting imagery in one day... x(

Howya doon? :hi:

[Terwilliger]

3. an outraged father the other day

A Father's letter to Bush:

http://www.thnt.com/thnt/story/0,21282,901315,00.html

check these out

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/dec2003/iraq-d04.shtml

British piece:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13920518_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-IRAQ-WAR-FARCE--THE-BETRAYAL-OF-OUR-TROOPS--THE-FAMILIES-OF-58-HEROES-ARE-ASKING--DID-ALL-OUR-LOVED-ON-name_page.html

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=families+soldiers+Iraq+war

http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1076064064160840.xml

[Mandate My Ass]

5. That's the one

Thanks!

[WillyT]

6. Thanks T, You Da Man !!!

:hi:

And hey Monica, I doon fine, how bout youse???

[blondeatlast]

7. I'm in tears. How sad to know that your child died for someone

else's vendetta.

For Seth and Richard M. Dvorin: get the asshole out of Washington, and our children out of Iraq.

[DS1]

8. Jeez

It still sounds like he's going to vote for him again :eyes:

[blondeatlast]

9. I didn't get that at all.

What makes you say that? I'm just curious as to our widely different interpretations.

[DS1]

11. basically the last three lines

and the Respectfully yours bit, but perhaps that was just to get it published.

The letter is sad of course, but he seems resigned to having Bush as president, even if it did cost him his son.

[nostamj]

10. try this site

www.mfso.org

(Military Families Speak Out)

they have a "Letters" page and links to other organizations.