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KEVWYO · 09-19-2007, 10:09 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20877306/

Updated: 3:53 p.m. PT Sept 19, 2007

WASHINGTON - The Senate blocked legislation Wednesday that would have regulated the amount of time troops spent in combat, a blow for Democrats struggling to challenge President Bush’s Iraq policies.

This amazes me. There are three potential things going on here .... the Dems are weaker than I had expected, the Rep's are amamzingly callous or know just how stretched our military is, or none of them have any idea what it's like to be in country for that amount of time.

It's a short video .. 3 minutes or less but watch to the end to see my point ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56WUsHAjyo

**AZXD** · 09-19-2007, 10:49 PM

How about some just don't give a $hit because of their inflated ego's, and bullheaded nature. They bicker and stalemate each other over stupid crap, and attach amendments to each others bills so things will stall out.

This partisian $hit is getting people killed in Iraq, and at home, but no one wants to see the stupidity of leaving them in office. Yea, things shifted in 2006, we replaced Bozo's with Bozo's and put a different set of clowns on welfare.

Nothing they do surprises me!

**DanTheEldest** · 09-19-2007, 11:34 PM

Without seeing the exact language of the bill, I'm not going to pass judgment right now. While it does seem harsh (and I'm all for giving these folks the time off they need), the little I've heard about why this particular bill was shot down was that there were clauses involved that the Dems were going to use as "end-arounds" to try to end the surge and begin pulling troops out before it had run its course per the commanders. It makes good headlines to condemn this type of thing, but there's always more to the situation than makes the evening news.

09-19-2007, 10:09 PM	#1
KEVWYO XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,291	Senate rejects attempt to regulate combat tours http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20877306/ Updated: 3:53 p.m. PT Sept 19, 2007 WASHINGTON - The Senate blocked legislation Wednesday that would have regulated the amount of time troops spent in combat, a blow for Democrats struggling to challenge President Bush’s Iraq policies. This amazes me. There are three potential things going on here .... the Dems are weaker than I had expected, the Rep's are amamzingly callous or know just how stretched our military is, or none of them have any idea what it's like to be in country for that amount of time. It's a short video .. 3 minutes or less but watch to the end to see my point ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56WUsHAjyo

09-19-2007, 10:49 PM	#2
AZXD XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 16,675	How about some just don't give a $hit because of their inflated ego's, and bullheaded nature. They bicker and stalemate each other over stupid crap, and attach amendments to each others bills so things will stall out. This partisian $hit is getting people killed in Iraq, and at home, but no one wants to see the stupidity of leaving them in office. Yea, things shifted in 2006, we replaced Bozo's with Bozo's and put a different set of clowns on welfare. Nothing they do surprises me! __________________ . . Prepare for the worst scenario and hope for the best!!! Ignorance is curable, but stupidity is fatal. When one is prepared, it gives them peace of mind and eliminates the panic button which often leads to unnecessary waste and tragedy. The so-called "reasonable gun control" measures will take us all to the day when the last single-shot shotgun that grandpa owned is cut into pieces.

09-19-2007, 11:34 PM	#3
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,499	Without seeing the exact language of the bill, I'm not going to pass judgment right now. While it does seem harsh (and I'm all for giving these folks the time off they need), the little I've heard about why this particular bill was shot down was that there were clauses involved that the Dems were going to use as "end-arounds" to try to end the surge and begin pulling troops out before it had run its course per the commanders. It makes good headlines to condemn this type of thing, but there's always more to the situation than makes the evening news. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. The American abortion industry: helping rid the tired, huddled masses of their inconveniences and mistakes for four decades now. (But it's okay--the unborn aren't actually humans. What they are, we're not sure--but they're definitely not people.)

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