7 Years

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 03-19-2010 09:31 PM

and 747.3 BILLION dollars, and how many lives have been lost on a war that should have never happened.

Today is an anniversary many have not forgotten.

DarkhawkX · Post by **DarkhawkX** » 03-23-2010 09:20 AM

747.3 BILLION (thats Chump Change for this Administration LOL) the only blink when you use the TRILLION with a T number.

1 war MAYBE (Iraq) but I think the people are glad to be rid of Sadam.

The Taliban Helped al-quida there to plan 9-11 that is a DESERVED war. ( Or a Nuclear tipped Bomb on there head)

Any lives lost from the Unborn to the the 89 yr old in the nursing home are sad and unfortunate.

The men and women died for a purpose greater than themselves. God help if I can not die at 100 in my sleep let it be for Justice and Freedom

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 03-23-2010 09:47 AM

Oh boy Dark Hawke, not even going to go there, welcome back btw..

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 03-23-2010 10:57 AM

Darkhawk...you a vet?

I am, from another useless war. If you are a vet I would encourage you to join an organization of which I am a proud member.
http://www.vvaw.org/

We proudly and strongly support our brother/sister organization:
http://www.ivaw.org/

And the toll of this war, in addition to the needless deaths?

Medicating the military

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At least one in six service members is on some form of psychiatric drug.

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Troops and military health care providers also told Military Times that these medications are being prescribed, consumed, shared and traded in combat zones — despite some restrictions on the deployment of troops using those drugs.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/03/m ... s_031710w/

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 03-23-2010 11:18 AM

And, egads, we'll never be out of Afghanistan!:rolleyes:

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Mohammad Moqim watches in despair as his men struggle with their AK-47 automatic rifles, doing their best to hit man-size targets 50 meters away. A few of the police trainees lying prone in the mud are decent shots, but the rest shoot clumsily, and fumble as they try to reload their weapons. The Afghan National Police (ANP) captain sighs as he dismisses one group of trainees and orders 25 more to take their places on the firing line. "We are still at zero," says Captain Moqim, 35, an eight-year veteran of the force. "They don't listen, are undisciplined, and will never be real policemen."

America has spent more than billion since 2002 in an effort to create an effective Afghan police force, buying weapons, building police academies, and hiring defense contractors to train the recruits—but the program has been a disaster. More than 2 million worth of invoices for police training were approved even though the funds were poorly accounted for, according to a government audit, and fewer than 12 percent of the country's police units are capable of operating on their own. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the State Department's top representative in the region, has publicly called the Afghan police "an inadequate organization, riddled with corruption." During the Obama administration's review of Afghanistan policy last year, "this issue received more attention than any other except for the question of U.S. troop levels," Holbrooke later told NEWSWEEK. "We drilled down deep into this."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/235221/page/1

vigo · Post by **vigo** » 03-23-2010 11:32 PM

This is B.S. There are children that have never known a normal life and will perpetuate hate for generations because of this crap that is going on over there. The propaganda that we have been fed for years just doesn't cut it anymore. GET OUT! We have our problems and we will never help those people by constantly beating them over the head with a stick, or shooting them, or bombing them or holding them prisoner without trials indefinitely. We are/were supposed to be the good guys. The torch bearers of morality for all the world and now we defy even the organizations we helped start up and even the rules that are meant to protect individuals. I am ashamed of our leaders, but not of our country's heritage. I will vote for anyone who will work to end this and bring back our brave and courageous men and women. Regardless of party.

<Sigh>

DarkhawkX · Post by **DarkhawkX** » 03-24-2010 06:22 AM

I am indeed a Vet. I respect all of ur opinions I just happen to disagree