Commandant wants ‘every Marine in the fight’

[lebkuchen]

The Marine Corps wants troops who haven’t been to combat yet to help ease the burden of Marines who have deployed several times.

In a Corps-wide message released Friday, Commandant Gen. James Conway said he wants officials to ensure “all Marines, first-termers and career Marines alike, are provided the ability to deploy to a combat zone.”

Recently, Conway told Marines in Ramadi that about 66,000 Marines in the Corps have yet to see combat.

“Let’s get everybody to the fight,” he said. “That’s what they joined the Marine Corps for, OK? And I don’t think it’s that those people don’t want to go; I think it’s by and large that they’re being told they can’t.”

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=42917


What are we fighting for again?


The blue box to the right has this article:

Guard, reserves would see more deployment under new rules

[liberal renegade]

1. 1234 what

the hell are we fighting for?
:shrug:

[lebkuchen]

10. Still not sure what we're fighting for

but with 20 more troops dead, on Sat. alone, Bush will need those Marines now more than ever, for Operation FUBAR.

[sam sarrha]

2. i was shuttling soldiers at Fort Bliss load of Nat guard and some 101st.. took them to training, it

was at a site for door to Door.. there were 3 101st Airborne resting in the bus and another one came in and sat down and covered his head up with his coat.. after abut 20 minutes he uncovers his head and says.. 'Next time you see the Gaurds... say goodbye'... 'they aren't gonna make it in Iraq..' i hope those guys are clerks or cooks.. they are not getting trained and they wont last a week in combat..' i thought he was going to cry. he got up and walked out.

this is criminal.. this is inhuman..

we dont need to Impeach.. we need to do the research and find a reason to walk into the Wet Brain Alcoholic Drug Addict AWOL Draft Dodger Deserter's Oval Office and ARREST HIM.. and frog walk the piece of shit our in cuffs.

Impeachment would take over a year... anybody can find a list of Felonies to charge him with in an hour.

Here is the Kicker.. he most likely did not sign his Oath of Office.. that way he cant be impeached.. just charged with impersonating a president.

the same with the attorney general.. i bet a paycheck he didn't sign his oath of office.. that is why he can be so arrogant about trashing the Constitution when he is supposed to have signed an oath to 'Protect' it.. he can be arrested for misdemeanor impersonating an Attorney General and be gotten rid of easily..

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. yes.

Leavenworth for the lot of the bloodthirsty criminals.

Pieces. Of. Shit.

[bperci108]

4. Leavenworth? No....

Send them to the Hague.

Let the whole world have a crack at the BFEE war-criminals for their crimes against all humanity. :evilgrin:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

9. The Hague works for me!

'Course, if it WERE Leavenworth, we could drive by and flip 'em the bird!

(Couple years ago, I got the immense priviledge of doing that to a whole busload of well-dressed Young Republicans at a KC restaurant. I drove by nice and slow, so everyone on that side of the bus got a good look!)

I was a HUGH rush!

:hippie:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Every marine but the commandant..that is.

And, of course, the other top brass who don't want their sorry asses shot off.

[ContraBass Black]

6. Don't we need Marines for defending the United States?

[porphyrian]

7. He's just trying to do this for the Marines already on the ground.

Marines are for killing and dying, from one point of view, and he needs to take pressure off the long timers. It's bad, but not a bad command decision, given the limited scope.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. I know a Marine

whose been in since the late 90's. He just went to Iraq for the first time last week.

Let's see how much longer he supports Bush now?

Of course, he's already got a job offer with the private merchs when his tour is up.