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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:00 AM
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If Ohio Senator/ Marine Colonel Bubp doesn't believe in cutting & running
Why isn't he on his 2nd or 3rd tour of duty in Iraq?

There are 1000's of men and women who have been in Iraq for 2 - 3 years depending on how many tours they've done and since Bubp thinks he speaks for them, shouldn't he, at the least, be over there with them? I mean it's easy to write letters and make brave statements, when you've got a cushy job has a State Senator and a nice warm home to go back to every night.



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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:11 AM
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1. Sounds like he did his own personal cut n' run
Especially if he believes this is a righteous war.

Why don't these idiots want to sacrifice anything if this is the "biggest danger that America ever faced".

No, they want to do the minimum, get on a few talk shows and try and get on the gravy train.
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:14 AM
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2. I guess he's too busy hanging around with Schmidt
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:37 AM
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4. Thick as thieves, are they?
Gee, I wonder where they stand on the Separation of Church and State?
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-19-05 11:23 AM
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3. They should remember Khe Sahn before making such absurd claims
Don't want to start any inner military conflict here but facts are facts. Marines stayed hunkered down for 73 days without seeing hardly any daylight and then just left the area. Army 1st Cav moved into surrounding area to provide for Marines retreat but never occupied Khe Sahn as a base. It was abandoned because someone "cut and ran" Though to put it in proper perspective no base was very permanent there. Most were easily abandoned but not because of enemy activity...Khe Sahn is not a pleasant memory for Marines....
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