This email was sent to some members of the Senate and House.
The following is typical Letters to the Editor now adays. From the public
voices, I hear more and more about being fed up with the war in Iraq. Also
there is so much talk about our budget, and what it is being spent on while the
rest of America goes without.
The families are actually writing to me and saying they don't have money to
buy food or other needs for their children. Every wife doesn't have parents or
family to depend on. So, I know from their letters that they are really stessed
out besides having their husbands not at home, but just running the family
alone. Many of them have to go to the food shelters, etc to simply feed their
children. This matter should perhaps be looked into, particularly since there
seems to be enough borrowed money for the rich to have a very fat 'tax cut'
when so many of the top corporations are already govt subsidized..The CEOs take
too much of the profit for their personal perks and salaries. This should
stop. Why are we borrowing money in order to do the bidding of this
adminstration. There were three top Generals who turned down a request of the
white house, I think it is because they know it is an illegal war in thefirst
place, and they lied to get the resolutions from congress.
Can't that be desolved? And used to stop this war immediately? The "Surge"
is only creating more death for both the our troops in the military and the
Iraqi people,, when we surge, they surge, this should be rum from here on in
by Nato as a peace keeping presense only. It would not take that long to
withdraw. I cannot see any victory for this administration, unless he intends
to stay until the military destroys all life in Iraq? the other alternative
would be the victory for the North Atlantic Union by having large Oil Fields to
their list of obligations to the Bilderburg Group who does the planning. There
is about 60% black market oil being sold from the Iraqi oil fields. What is
this administration doing with all the oil which is exported, and they claim
hardly any, that needs to be checked out. Something is wrong in river city.
Of course, the Bilderbergs have changed their web site to a kiddie cloting
store outlet.. but down about 6 or 7 you will get a very
mild Bilderberg who is very mellow and simple. They have gone back into
hiding. but that does not stop their meeting this summer in Old Germany. What
will happen to America after the North Atlantic Union is complete with it's
huge toll freeway for trucks and rail for trains...it is massive and very, very
expensive...so who do they have paying for it? That's right, the American Tax
Payers. And who is responsible for saving this country? The Congress at the
moment and if possible win the eletions for a larger senate and also the
excutive branch as well. it will take all three to get this country turned
around. And Let us hope that they don't destroy our country completely before
we can do that. They already even have the name for our currency, it will be
called Amerios...well, I suppose that is a good name since they are doing away
with America completely. We are our only chance of turning it around and that
would probably mean #1, pull out of this war which is
taking our money and attention to iraq, instead of our own country sinking
more every single day. They do not intend for our Congress to stay in
existence, nor do they intend to have elections, or even a president any more.
It will be the totalitarian nation of which they dream of to usher in the New
World Order.. That is not a very pretty picture and I am wondering why This
administration andt he GOP congress, didn't inform us about it, or the
Democratic Congress? They just simply went right ahead as if they already own
this country.. I think the tarrifs on the incoming trade should be put back in
place to keep us from going totally broke. let the greedy corporations pay it
for a change.
We need to take some action to slow that down and that would enclude the
Patriot Bill and the New Military Bill which excludes our habeas corpus.
According to the news today, the "surge" is not saving lives, there is an
increase of both our Military and Iraq Civilians of up 20% above what it was
before the surge.
Regards,
Theresa J. Steed
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:07:38 EDT Subject:
Re: Editorial To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The following are excerpts from editorial in today's newspaper. It is one
of the longest editorials I have seen in the paper. It is indicative of the
morale and problems faced by Army personnel and their families. More and more
is being demanded from them. The Pentagon will pay an extra $1,000 a month for
those extended three months to 15 months. Along with up to $150,000 in
reenlistment bonuses, it is also indicative of the problem facing the Army of
retaining military personnel and their recruitment. While the Marines are only
deployed for 7 months, and other services for up to 12 months, Army personnel
are now having to stay longer in Iraq.
In Bush's never-ending war on terror (side-tracked in Iraq), the Army is
called upon to do more than their share, while the wealthy are asked to make no
sacrifices and instead given huge tax cuts while the national debt skyrockets
out of sight.
How much will the U.S. gain from the Iraq war? Likely nothing. How much
will the U.S. lose? Likely much more than it can afford. RB
Editorial
Army tour extension difficult to swallow
The Pentagons latest change in plans is a hard pill to swallow.
Wednesdays announcement that the deployments of all active-duty soldiers in
Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait would be extended by three months was more than
disappointing to many in the Fort Hood community. It was demoralizing......
Defense Secretary Robert Gates described the policy as a difficult but
necessary interim step, until the Pentagon can shift to a schedule of 12-month
deployments followed by 12 months at home.
Without the extension, Gates said, five active-duty Army brigades would have
to deploy before they had spent 12 months at home. By extending all deployed
troops, he noted, the pain is shared equally.....
For 1st Cavalry Division families who just last month had celebrated the
halfway point of what had been an anticipated 12-month deployment, the new
timetable is bound to be disheartening.
Fort Hood commanders have consistently cautioned that deployments can be
extended, so the announcement didnt come as a total shock to most soldiers and
their families.
Still, the change in policy illustrates just how thin the militaryand
specifically the Armyis stretched right now.
The 1st Cav is in the midst of its second tour of Iraq, and the 4th Infantry
is preparing to head overseas for its third deployment since 2003. The
community hasnt seen both full divisions stationed here at once for almost
five years.....
Just last year, the Pentagon was promising longer assignments at each duty
station, as well as longer times between deployments. As recently as February,
senior Army leaders were expressing optimism that tour lengths could be
shortened to nine months or less.
Apparently, those plans are now on holdif indeed they are still under
consideration at all.
For 1st Cav families whose soldiers deployed before Christmas last year,
Wednesdays announcement brought the harsh reality home that those soldiers
wouldnt be home for this Christmas either.
For the families of 4th Infantry soldiers likely to deploy later this year,
the Pentagon policy change means their soldiers probably wont be home for the
holidays this year, or next.....
Those forces could be further stretched if the deployment extensions
seriously impact the Armys efforts to recruit and retain quality soldiers......
But for Fort Hood-area residents who have watched this war unfold over the
past four years, it is apparent that the Pentagon is overtaxing our soldiers,
asking increasingly difficult sacrifices of their spouses and families and
placing tremendous strain on our military community.....
We also realize that war planning is never exact, its execution never easy,
its results never predictable.
But our soldiers are tired, their families are stressed, the community is
weary.
Unfortunately, this new plan fails to take any of that into account.
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