June 13, 2007
Under a sweltering Iraqi sky, [Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, commanding general of Marine Forces Central Command] asked for questions from his troops.Many were reluctant, but Marine Lance Cpl. Jack Kessel, 19, of Raleigh, N.C., stepped forward. Something had been gnawing at him as he and his buddies go about the business of winning hearts and minds in al-Anbar province: “How are we supposed to fight a war when people back home say we’ve already lost?â€
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Marines continue to exceed their re-enlistment goals. A recent study showed that those who have deployed twice to Iraq are more likely to re-enlist than those who have gone once. The Marine least likely to re-enlist is one who has not deployed to Iraq.
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Mattis told the Marines to believe their own eyes rather than news accounts about who is winning the war. Don’t be discouraged by politicians and pundits who haven’t been to Iraq: “Don’t hold it against them. The only reason they have that freedom of speech is because you’ll fight for it.â€
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Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at June 14, 2007 01:05 AM (8e/V4)
Harry Reid says Iraq surge a failure
I'm gonna back the guy with the gun who is THERE!
How ironic that today is Flag Day and Harry Reid if waving his favorite flag-- the white one!
Posted by: Mrs Abe Froman at June 14, 2007 07:04 AM (qIL9A)
help liberate their own country from tyranny. I think the magnitude of
the establishment's screwup will become brutally clear when it's
patriotic veterans fighting in the streets against the Federal Gestapo,
i.e FBI, US Marshals, et al, who are gutless cowards capable only of
murdering innocent Americans such as Sammy and Vicki Weaver. I look
forward to the day when the Capitol steps run with the blood of
traitors and would-be dictators.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at June 16, 2007 10:57 AM (e56vj)
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