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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (517055)	12/30/2003 9:11:44 AM
From: Tech Master	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Please do not disgrace our fallen heros by using their images as pawns in your anti-war, anti-American campaign. They are all heros. You sir, are a coward.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (517055)	12/30/2003 9:12:54 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are sick.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (517055)	12/30/2003 9:14:46 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You sick bastard.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (517055)	12/30/2003 9:30:02 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I clicked on everyone of the names in the last group. I noticed several things: 1. The most killed by hostilities were from makeshift roadside bombs. I am not familiar with exactly what comprises these bombs (I understand they are many different constructions) BUT, IMHO there is no excuse for this many fatalities from such devices. If we cant get armored vehicles over there in sufficient numbers I would think we could sandbag the sides of what we have or something similar to reduce this type of casualty. 2. The second most number who died were from ACCIDENTS. I do not believe these should be included because even in STATESIDE TRAINING such accidents occur in reasonable numbers for this quantity of soldiers. Example, in my Marine training platoon at P.I. which consists of 43 recruits we lost 3 during my 13 weeks of basic training. 3. The average age appears to be FAR HIGHER then the boys we lost in my experience in Nam. I guess this is because of the new All Volunteer forces?? 4. I noticed one WOMAN was in explosives ordinance and died from disarming a bomb. In my day NO WOMAN would have been so exposed and I am not comfortable with women being in that dangerous an occupation. JDN