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To: Alighieri who wrote (290764)	6/12/2006 10:27:03 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576022

"What's the point, that two wrongs make a right?" No. But it wasn't the lack of a heroes welcome that was the biggest problem. One thing was the total disorientation. When your ticket was up, you called pulled and put on the next transport. Some hours later, you were stateside, with wet mud still on your boots. Everybody was on a different rotation, it was hard to make friends and stick with through your tour because everybody arrived and left on different schedules. There were so many things that screwed with their heads that the lack of a victory parade was just a small factor. Sorry, not getting any television at the moment. So I didn't watch Dateline.

To: Alighieri who wrote (290764)	6/17/2006 3:21:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576022

Who Supports the Troops? John Nichols Fri Jun 16, 3:55 PM ET The Nation -- The February Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey of U.S. troops serving in Iraq found that 72 percent of them thought the United States end its operations in that country by the end of 2006. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate decided not to call for the withdrawal of combat troops by year's end when it shelved a measure proposing that "only forces that are critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces" remain in Iraq in 2007. After a stilted debate, the Senate voted to block the amendment 93-6. Every Republican in the Senate voted for the amendment, which was advanced by their party leadership in as part of a coordinated political push by Karl Rove and the White House political shop to mock and minimize the debate about the war and create the impression that there is broad support for the long-term occupation of Iraq. So, too, did most Democrats, who chose not to oppose the latest administration strategy, just as they refused to challenge the Republicans prior to the disastrous 2002 and 2004 elections. Who were the six senators who refused to play Rove's game and voted for the "Bring the Troops Home" amendment? Barbara Boxer of California. Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Tom Harkin of Iowa. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. John Kerry of Massachusetts. On the day when the 2,500th American died in the Iraq quagmire, the Senate was asked to approve the sentiment of the troops who say that it is time for them to get out of the middle of a foreign civil war. The vast majority of senators decided to do the bidding of the president who deceived them about the "case" for war and who then played politics with national security and the lives of the young men and women who wear the uniform of the United States. Only six members of the chamber charged with serving as the ultimate check and balance on the fools' missions of failed presidents chose to support the troops. Boxer, Byrd, Feingold, Harkin, Kennedy and Kerry will, of course, be vilified by Rove regenerated attack machine for having done so. It will be suggested that they sent the wrong message to the troops by voting as they did. At the end of the day on which the American death toll topped 2,500, however, the only message the six senators sent to the troops was this: We agree with you. news.yahoo.com