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Donald — 9/6/2004 1:44:47 PM (archived)

Soldiers battle new foe

State residents hurt in Iraq fight pain, bureaucracy

NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPOKANE -- Lance Cpl. Ian Anderson of Spokane was a gung-ho Marine who was shot five times while serving his country in Iraq.

Now he is an embittered 23-year-old coping with his wounds, angry at his medical care and unsure of what he will do with his life.

One of more than 130 Washington residents who have been wounded so far in Iraq, Anderson personifies a hard truth about war: Enthusiastic patriotism often gives way to shattered lives.

The number of Washington wounded ranks eighth among all states, reflecting the state's large military population. Nationally, 6,916 U.S. troops have been wounded in Iraq, according to Pentagon figures published last week.

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Doesn't surprise me one bit. All George Bush and Dick Cheney care about is getting re-elected. The plight of dead and injured American soldiers and their families is unimportant to them.

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Car Bomb Near Fallujah Kills 7 Marines - Donald - 9/6/2004 1:38:55 PM
- "Bring 'em on!", he said. "Bring 'em on!" (n/t) - Bowser - 9/6/2004 6:13:27 PM
- Your thousand death snuff-orgasm is nearly here - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 3:58:32 PM
  - Thank George Bush for that - Donald - 9/6/2004 5:44:50 PM
    - And Kerry voted for sending them, although your 1000 casualty goal - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 5:53:26 PM
      - re: ". . .withdrawing support for them [American troops] when they need it." - Mary Anne - 9/7/2004 12:15:43 AM
        
        Do you have details for that, or just talking points? - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 1:00:43 AM
        
        re: Do you have details for that, or just talking points? - Mary Anne - 9/7/2004 2:23:26 AM
        
        Half a billion dollar increase = spending cuts? - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 7:47:22 AM
        
        re: Do you have details for that, or just talking points? - gbaikie - 9/7/2004 3:54:20 AM
        
        No, it is more like helping to found VVAW, with the leader a proven fraud - ebnelson - 9/7/2004 12:47:53 AM
- Meanwhile: Wounded soldiers neglected by Bush administration - Donald - 9/6/2004 1:44:47 PM
  - This could be one really hot issue for Kerry - E.P. Grondine - 9/6/2004 2:54:18 PM

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