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smirkymonkey

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107. I had never seen nor heard of this either.

Reply to BigBearJohn (Reply #40)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 07:33 PM

Jan 2016

It's horrible and unbelievable.

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UTTERLY REVOLTING! Military Dumped Hundreds Of Dead Troops In Landfills During Bush Presidency [View all] BigBearJohn Jan 2016 OP

If Americans cared about the troops they would EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #1

A return of the draft, IMO, will just give the MIC more bodies to fling at things. djean111 Jan 2016 #3

No EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #5

Washington has not listened to the "vast majority of people" for many years. djean111 Jan 2016 #6

And your alternative plan? EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #7

My alternative plan is in place - no draft, and voting for politicans who are against pointless djean111 Jan 2016 #10

I think EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #16

Removing your family from danger - great idea, not available to everyone - and then advocating for djean111 Jan 2016 #19

Sorry but chill out EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #26

Japanese Americans were interned by folks who claimed to "care about America". stone space Jan 2016 #46

???? EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #48

Claiming to care about America does not justify... stone space Jan 2016 #49

Completely agree with Edward and BigBear. Hortensis Jan 2016 #113

Would you volunteer your kids if the USA has a draft? padfun Jan 2016 #55

Jeez EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #60

My daughters are not for sale. And I will not allow you to kill them with your damn draft. stone space Jan 2016 #69

but you have no problem EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #72

WTF are you babbling about? stone space Jan 2016 #73

It's not BS EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #75

My daughters are not for sale. stone space Jan 2016 #77

you've utterly missed the point EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #79

You tried nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #80

Thanks EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #82

Maybe after a few blowback events nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #83

When that happens EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #87

I know who you are named for nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #88

Why are you lying about me? stone space Jan 2016 #84

I'm not EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #89

Why don't you go and fight the Saudi's war in Yemen, if you love war so much? stone space Jan 2016 #90

you couldn't miss the point more EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #91

You want war, but you want our daughters to fight it for you. stone space Jan 2016 #92

Nope nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #93

You haven't been paying attention. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #95

I read the full thread nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #98

Why are you lying? stone space Jan 2016 #101

I am nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #104

I'm suspecting EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #97

It can be nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #106

He may not want war for himself, but like so many chickenhawks, he wants... stone space Jan 2016 #109

And you my "friend" keep misrepresenting nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #111

What is so great about murdering people half-way around the world? stone space Jan 2016 #114

Nice talking points nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #116

Who exactly do you want my daughters to murder? stone space Jan 2016 #117

Why do you want the kids down in East San Diego nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #118

WTF does this mean? Who the fuck are you talking about? stone space Jan 2016 #119

It is about your daughters nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #123

Why do you keep lying? stone space Jan 2016 #124

Nobody is lying here except you nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #128

I'm opposed to a draft, whether by poverty or by out and out kidnapping. stone space Jan 2016 #129

Please quote me saying that nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #131

Thank you! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #136

You welcome nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #150

Thank you Nadin, an economic draft is exactly what we have. haikugal Jan 2016 #151

It was nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #152

no EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #94

Then you'll leave my daughters alone? (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #96

this conversation... EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #99

Not like any prison I've ever been in. stone space Jan 2016 #100

Sigh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #103

sigh stone space Jan 2016 #108

You lie. stone space Jan 2016 #122

Your daughters politics are their own. Even if you supported the draft (I know you don't), you MillennialDem Jan 2016 #121

I agree. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #125

The North used a draft during the US Civil War. Would you KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #63

No, if you support the draft, YOU GO. Not your kids. Your kids have NOTHING to do with MillennialDem Jan 2016 #120

My plan is if we have a draft to make it so that for every 10,000 civilian draftees... Kalidurga Jan 2016 #133

That's great! EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #142

I have one PARTIAL nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #149

Exactly, a lot of medical deferments can fill positions other than combat. haikugal Jan 2016 #153

I disagree Sanity Claws Jan 2016 #32

I'm with EdwardBernays. The worst of the profiteering started with the contractors. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #135

That's exactly right newfie11 Jan 2016 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author newfie11 Jan 2016 #70

How does the mass incarrceration of Pacifists prevent war? stone space Jan 2016 #30

How exactly EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #33

I don't understand. Why do you want to jail us? stone space Jan 2016 #35

Calm down EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #38

You advocate the mass incarceration of Pacifists. stone space Jan 2016 #39

I never advocated thst EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #42

Advocating the mass incarceration of any group is likely to be percieved... stone space Jan 2016 #43

Like I said EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #45

he does indeed do that Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #54

Yes you did. stone space Jan 2016 #68

Thanks for fighting the good fight, Edward. Hortensis Jan 2016 #115

Not sure who this is directed to. stone space Jan 2016 #126

he has a history of starting new threads Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #53

FIVE YEARS OLD!!!!!!! Why are you recycling this ANCIENT STORY?????? MADem Jan 2016 #2

Some things NEED to be repeatedly brought up lest the world forget. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #4

No they don't. When you repeat the same thing, over and over again, it becomes normal. MADem Jan 2016 #21

As a vet, it seems to me, you may want you shove it under the rug. But it bears constant repeating Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #8

As a retired vet, it seems to me, that my Commander in Chief addressed MADem Jan 2016 #15

Funny how you sound so much like my former CO. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #25

Oh gee--an insult! Aren't you a charmer. MADem Jan 2016 #27

I didn't get along with him because at his first Commander's Call hobbit709 Jan 2016 #29

Well, I've never said such a thing, so I can't imagine why you would so rudely MADem Jan 2016 #31

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #137

And you seem to want to keep shoving it under the rug. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #34

No more than I want to keep shoving "Watergate" under the rug. MADem Jan 2016 #36

Consider how one of our candidate would love to have us in another war I think it's worth repeating. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #41

Really? This arcane, down-the-line result of the Bush regime MADem Jan 2016 #47

Whatever you say. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #51

Yes, indeed! Many things need to be brought up repeatedly. haikugal Jan 2016 #155

Bush nearly destroyed this country 8 years ago and that needs repeating as well. BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #9

No, they don't need to be reminded. We spent eight years MADem Jan 2016 #13

There have not been nearly enough reminders. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #138

No, there hasn't... haikugal Jan 2016 #156

... Enthusiast Jan 2016 #163

The story at the link was actually posted today. thesquanderer Jan 2016 #57

Bingo! peace13 Jan 2016 #61

Me too...I don't remember this. Maybe it was during a time when I was very ill? haikugal Jan 2016 #157

At a website called 'groopspeak' that seems to specialize in recycling old shit. MADem Jan 2016 #144

+1 BeanMusical Jan 2016 #148

I for one never heard about this before a2liberal Jan 2016 #58

+1! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #139

Well, you're new. MADem Jan 2016 #145

I hadn't heard about it before Bradical79 Jan 2016 #143

One Answer - Demand - No More War cantbeserious Jan 2016 #11

George Bush refused to allow photos or video of the bodies of troops returning home malaise Jan 2016 #12

Yes, and now we know why and we should re-broadcast it today BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #14

Who is going to show it malaise Jan 2016 #17

Thank God for Facebook and Twitter... both of which I fully intend to use. BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #20

WTF is GEM$NBComcast? dumbcat Jan 2016 #59

Wow! RandiFan1290 Jan 2016 #18

What does that even mean? MADem Jan 2016 #22

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since everyone is laughing about it... Javaman Jan 2016 #50

Thanks BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #56

I hadn't heard about it before either. GliderGuider Jan 2016 #81

That is the reaction of somebody with lack of something nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #85

Who's laughing? MADem Jan 2016 #146

you took this long to respond? Javaman Jan 2016 #160

You're the one 'digging' if all you can find to complain about is that I didn't MADem Jan 2016 #162

Shame on you. Javaman Jan 2016 #164

Now you're finger wagging? And playing the SHAME game? MADem Jan 2016 #166

Fucking weird is an understatement. BeanMusical Jan 2016 #147

Thank you! nt haikugal Jan 2016 #158

Somewhat OT, but Karl Rove got his start during Watergate as one of KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #64

I think the poster did not read the OP and thought this was an Obama slam. Rex Jan 2016 #65

And Robert Bork's bad behavior ensured he'd never become a MADem Jan 2016 #67

I found that odd. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #140

This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Jan 2016 #28

Holy shit! Is this true? Quantess Jan 2016 #37

I hadn't seen it before, and I'm sure a lot of other people have not either. See link below BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #40

I have never heard of it, so yes, I'm plenty thankful it was brought up her, as vomit inducing as it Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #52

I had never seen nor heard of this either. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #107

How did I never hear about this!? Rex Jan 2016 #62

Most of the shitty stuff you hear about the horrors in Iraq re. the Bush Administration are true. hunter Jan 2016 #66

Ohferkrissakes Stinky The Clown Jan 2016 #71

I thought I had heard all the scuzzball tricks of the Cheney misadministration Fumesucker Jan 2016 #74

We haven't even seen the tip of the iceberg. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #141

Well that would be because it received full coverage....unlike this. nt haikugal Jan 2016 #159

This would be a big story if... Mike Nelson Jan 2016 #76

do you have links to other sources ? JI7 Jan 2016 #78

Holy Shit. Aerows Jan 2016 #86

Idea for editorial cartoon... Unknown Soldier written on memorial HereSince1628 Jan 2016 #102

Add a few spent shells nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #105

Is that stoned spaceman gone yet? elias49 Jan 2016 #110

Still here. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #127

True - this happened. Blue_In_AK Jan 2016 #112

This caused a stir at DU when it first came out but was quickly forgotten. Kaleva Jan 2016 #130

Like nost horrible news nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #132

My guess is this order came straight from the top. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #134

I put this article on Facebook for a short time... kentuck Jan 2016 #154

This is so sad, I'd never heard of it before and had to read it twice to polly7 Jan 2016 #161

Sickening! romanic Jan 2016 #165