GIs in Iraq laughed when asked if they'd vote for *sshole Bush

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

GIs in Iraq 'Fell About Laughing' When Asked If They'd Vote GOP in '04

Robert Fisk writes, "No wonder morale is low. No wonder the American soldiers I meet on the streets of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities don't mince their words about their own government. US troops have been given orders not to bad-mouth their resident or Secretary of Defence in front of Iraqis or reporters (who have about the same status in the eyes of the occupation authorities). But when I suggested to a group of US military police near Abu Ghurayb they would be voting Republican at the next election, they fell about laughing. 'We shouldn't be here and we should never have been sent here,' one of them told me with astonishing candour. 'And maybe you can tell me: why were we sent here?'"

http://www.counterpunch.org/fisk10282003.html

[bluestateguy]

1. OK military: Ready to go back to Clinton now?

[samsingh]

2. you were sent there

because of the 50% of the public who still doesn't understand the pain they are causing their fellow Americans or to innocents around the world.

[mlawson]

3. Maybe zell needs to spend a few months there. n/t

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

5. send the whole PNAC gang: Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Perle, Condi

let them get a taste of what they have done.

Send the whole treasonous White House PNAC cabal.

[ElementaryPenguin]

4. ChimpCo has lost the military for good!!

I don't think the Bushistas could get another war started if they wanted to right now!

[Wapsie B]

7. Just so those military votes

aren't "lost" next election.

[dusty64]

14. I wouldn't bet on it, between

the internet "voting" the Pentagon has arranged and the electronic "voting" machines the Senate just funded yesterday looks like our regime has their bases covered.

[mlawson]

20. That's right. They can't start another war,

unless the US were *directly* attacked. And I don't think Syria or Iran would be that dumb.

[jiacinto]

6. Most of the military friends I have are all stanuch Republicans

nt

[Padraig18]

8. One of my friends just came back from Iraq.

He was severaly wounded, and received a Silver Star and a Puprle Heart. Any way.... he says that * will be lucky to get 40% of the military vote. It's not just ordinary GI's who despise him, but much of the brass sees him as destroying the military with his reckless adventurism.

[maggrwaggr]

9. they'll probably vote for Clark if they can

and if Bush wins a coup wouldn't surprise me.

[rasputin1952]

11. Then they are fools...

probably never saw combat, and are in some of the higher ranks...the ones that don't fight.

Of course, they just might believe the crap stew that the GOP pushes their way. In any case, Virtually everyone I know at the VFW, American Legion and AMVETS, say they'll not vote for this cretin in '04. And I'm in Nebraska!!!!!

:nopity: for the ignorant that wish to remain so!

[RetroLounge]

18. and how many are in Iraq?

probably gives one a different viewpoint from over there...

[eissa]

23. Same with the military people I know

the sad part is that most of those that I know who joined the military did so for reasons financial rather than patriotism. They neither benefit from the economy that Bush has squandered, and they are sent off to die in illegal wars that benefit only big business. Too bad they can't see that ;(

[janekat]

10. Ya think those overseas absentee miliatry ballots for Florida will

mysteriously disappear this time around in 2004? I have the feeling they'll all somehow be lost....

[DUreader]

17. There will not be any ballots this time, have a HAVA

[proud patriot]

12. Bring them home n/t

[Dr Fate]

13. Clark and Kerry will be appealing to these voters...

...I think Kerry would be too- his explaination for his Iraq vote will ring true for most military men- who also "took Bush at his word."

In Augusta GA, the Young DEMS there are telling me that the young GI's from Ft. Gordon have been responding positivly to their monthly Friday night activism...I have a feeling that DEMS can get serious military votes this time around...

[janekat]

15. Let's see Bush now has the military AND the CIA against him

if we were in Latin America he would have been overthrown 6 months ago....

He's living in dangerous territory now...

[madrchsod]

16. todays polling from

<http://www.armytimes.com/> ...

clark 28%
dean 11%
edwards 16%
bush 34%

also check the article "mystery projectile" and check the slide show. seems like someone`s got something that will go right tru our tanks....

[SoCalDem]

19. They need'nt worry,

their votes have already been cast..:evilgrin:..

Bush wins !!

[Wednesdays]

21. But, don't they know?

Don't they know the Democrats are finished? Fishished, I tell you! It's all over! Here's proof:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=613640

Oh, the humanity...the humanity...

[kaitykaity]

22. Locking.

Please see rule #2 here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=463744

2. The subject line of a discussion thread and the entire text of the message which starts the thread may not include profanity, excessive capitalization, or excessive punctuation. Inflammatory rhetoric should also be avoided.

"*sshole"

Thanks,


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