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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (135182)	6/1/2004 5:40:06 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 281500

I wonder who fired first? Wouldn't it be ironic if Tillman was the first of the trigger-happy. Somebody obviously fired first having mis-identified an "enemy". For the army to award a silver medal for bravery or something, and lie about charging up a hill, shows how absurd the whole show is. It was like the stupid "heroine" stuff about Private Lynch, who was just an injured young woman in big trouble, treated reasonably by Iraqis. Mqurice

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (135182)	6/1/2004 5:42:08 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<But why, in a mistaken, "friendly" firefight between two American units, did the Army press officers deem it necessary to "make him a hero" and award him a silver star, all the while putting forth the story that he died charging up the hill toward Afghan ambushers? >> Could it be he put his life on the line and charged into a cross fire? Doesn't matter where the bullet was made the guy had balls.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (135182)	6/1/2004 9:07:46 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

<<when I start seeing the children of the President and the Congress enlist. Until then I'll think that it's a matter of generally poor people looking for a way out of a dismal life who are enlisting and hoping to learn skills, see the world and make a grubstake for their life after service.>> No doubt there are many who enlisted purely for the opportunity. But you are sadly discounting the motivation of many, I suspect the vast majority, of the volunteer military. I am saying that if necessary the oil consuming nations will occupy Saudia Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, etc in order to protect oil export facilities. If Saudia Arabia's oil production stopped the result would be akin to the 1930's depression. The occupiers would not have to look hard for the Islamofascists. They would be attacking us while we restored the oil export facilities.