The troops themselves don't get to direct military policy. They were ordered to go.
They don't get to resign and go home. Unlike other jobs, once they sign up, that's it.
If they had had a vote, and said, "Let's go invade Iraq", you would have a point.
As it was, they were ordered to war on a publicly stated premise that was, to put it kindly, not correct.
Their mission has been changed to suit the circumstances. They still die because they still have to be there to clear up the mess made because of the mistake that sent them there in the first place. The stupidity of the leadership does not reflect on the courage of the troops under their command.
Merely to count the dead may be considered a form of dishonor, because it makes them into tic marks on a ledger. Are you suggesting they be listed by name?
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Where do you get this stuff?
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- U.S. Troops Death Toll Mounts as Iraq Danger Persists
- Got the invites out for the "1000 Party?" (n/t)
- Sack of feces. Get a little perspective. (n/t)
- At least pretend to have a little respect, will you? Fake it! (n/t)
- Save it for the rubes, guys.
- Stop projecting and get serious, Tom.
- Fine. Never mention the number 3000 in the same breath with WTC again.
- You don't see me typing a goddam terrorism total here every day, do you?
- It's The Comments Not The Number
- The war from then on...
- Again
- Where do you get this stuff?
- Fom the Links Tom Posts With Soldiers Letters, Letter's Published In Newspapers, and From Interviews On TV
- Where do you get this stuff?
- Again
- The war from then on...
- re: You do realize the number Don post is of US military deaths in Iraq? (n/t)
- Save it for the rubes, guys.
- Typical
- Got the invites out for the "1000 Party?" (n/t)