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sabra
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Wed Jun-06-07 09:05 AM Original message |
Battling on 2 fronts, mother charged as AWOL |
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DrDan
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Wed Jun-06-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. why does she shun family values . . . what greater call does she have |
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LeFleur1
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Wed Jun-06-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Substitute |
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MetaTrope
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Or Jenna can write up her story |
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RebelOne
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Wed Jun-06-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. That really sucks. Be sure to vote in the survey. |
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DrDan
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Wed Jun-06-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. wow - over 360 who voted in the survey felt |
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guruoo
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Wed Jun-06-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The jerks are down to 19% now |
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erpowers
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Family Values |
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Dhalgren
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Wed Jun-06-07 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
3. "I do deserve to be treated humanely, and that has not happened." |
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TexasLawyer
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Wed Jun-06-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. A walking, talking advertisement |
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exlrrp
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Unless youre George Bush |
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Decruiter
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Thu Jun-07-07 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hey Du'ers, we need to help this young woman! |
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Hekate
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. KnR. Kick this idea -- to give a shout-out to the Congresscritters. |
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Handsome Pete
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Thu Jun-07-07 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. Way back in 98'... |
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Roland99
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
11. The Beast needs to be fed in blood as well as money |
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Screwfly
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. I wonder |
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madrchsod
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Police say young boy beaten to death while parents served in Iraq |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. Why then did she ever join the military? |
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Rose Siding
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. She's gone twice, and circumstances with her daughter changed |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. This is the problem with people that enlist for the wrong reasons |
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Rose Siding
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. We're a long way from the perfect world you invision, my friend. |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I invision no perfect world. I just believe that people should be held responsible for their own |
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shimmergal
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
38. They've pushed military service as career training |
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PinkyisBlue
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. She joined the National Guard, which traditionally has served at home, during disasters. |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. But she chose the Army over her own daughter when she took the oath of enlistment. |
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blondeatlast
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. National Guard, not Army. Big difference; many families have a parent |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Who told you that? |
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PinkyisBlue
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:27 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Name one other war where the National Guard was sent to fight overseas. |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. The National Guard have been deployed overseas. |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Vietnam, DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
80. WW2 |
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MaineDem
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Oh please..she joined her state Guard...big difference |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
83. No there really isn't a big difference, people say there is, but by law there isn't...... |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
39. My my my, things must look quite rosey from your high horse! |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I see now reason to be insulting. |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I see plenty of reasons from your posts |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. That just doesn't make any sense. I don't see why you would have to insult me. |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. If I've insulted you, then go ahead and alert on me |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. I took the "high horse" thing to be insulting. That's why you said it. |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. No, all you've done is make some borderline misogynist comments about a woman you've never meant |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. misogynist? Give me a break. The soldier took an oath. |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Of course she took an oath, but you'd rather the child stay in the abusive situation? |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. When did I ever say that I wanted her child to live in an abusive situation? |
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blondeatlast
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
19. The NG is supposed to stay on American soil--"We have to fight them there, so they don't |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. The National Guard is part of the Army. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Repeat: The National Guard is supposed to be the DOMESTIC security force |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. That's just factually incorrect. The National Guard is part of the Army. That's why |
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brentspeak
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
47. No, that's not why the Total Force Policy was put in effect |
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Doctor_J
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
20. Hidden cost of war |
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erpowers
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
27. So Stupid |
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rocktivity
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
88. DING DING DING! Erpowers, you're our grand prize winner! |
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jeff30997
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
29. If she were AWOL for boozing and talking dope then she would be OK. |
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Pacifist Patriot
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
30. Darnit! Once again a poll fails to include my chosen response. |
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mdelaguna2000
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Thu Jun-07-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
32. And all we hear about is sympathy for Libby's family... |
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Limelight
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
40. How dare she put her family first! |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. But she didn't put her family first when she enlisted. She put the Army first. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Did it ever occur to you that she was putting her family first by |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. No. I don't understand people that join the military that have kids they have to take care of. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Let me put it in simple terms: |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. "honorable discharge on humanitarian grounds"? I'm guessing you were not in the military. |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. No, I haven't, but what is more important in absolute terms? |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. Where in the article does it say that he child was in danger? |
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Kool Kitty
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #49 |
77. Obviously you have never been a single mother |
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Bentcorner
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Fri Jun-08-07 06:08 AM Response to Reply #77 |
89. Of course I haven't been a single mother..... what about the other single |
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Kool Kitty
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Sat Jun-09-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #89 |
93. The situation is sad. This war is sad. |
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FlaGranny
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Thu Jun-07-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Indeed. |
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alarimer
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Thu Jun-07-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. She didn't join the fucking Army |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Yes she did. The National Guard is part of the Army. |
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dogday
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Obviously your knowledge of the military is the |
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wicket
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Thu Jun-07-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Amen |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Do you think the other soldiers in Iraq, the ones that don't go AWOL |
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dogday
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I am sure they love their families and I am also sure |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. She had the responsibly to arrange someone to care for her child. Like all the other soldiers in |
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dogday
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Did you read the article? |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Yes I read the article, did you? |
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dogday
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Thu Jun-07-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Oh yes the paperwork |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. I could say the same of you for the other soldiers that have children |
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dogday
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. It's the mission that is destroying morale |
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dogday
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Sat Jun-09-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #73 |
96. Reporting on CNN today she received an |
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Kool Kitty
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Thu Jun-07-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Couldn't someone have helped her, when the saw that the |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. You mean the Army should have assigned someone to do her paperwork for her? |
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MaineDem
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Oh how silly. |
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Kool Kitty
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Thu Jun-07-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Of course not. |
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Bentcorner
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Fri Jun-08-07 06:13 AM Response to Reply #76 |
90. I really don't know what you meant. Seriously. This soldier did the wrong thing. |
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Kool Kitty
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Sat Jun-09-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Self-deleted. |
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newspeak
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #66 |
79. you mean the responsibility? |
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Bentcorner
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Fri Jun-08-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #79 |
91. Yes. I misspelled a word. That is not relevant to this discussion. |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
81. Didn't we have this argument the other day |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
82. I'm tired of saying this, the NG is the ARMY |
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Bentcorner
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. It's hard to discuss things when they refuse to even acknowledge |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. I know, bad TV advertising is to blame |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Thu Jun-07-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. I understand exactly how the military works: |
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sanskritwarrior
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Stop watching movies |
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rocktivity
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Thu Jun-07-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. DID she get her medical training? |
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LisaM
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Thu Jun-07-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
72. It's not as if she refused to serve. She went - TWICE. |
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erpowers
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Fri Jun-08-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #72 |
92. Isn't That Sad |
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Sat Jun-09-07 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
95. Related to this story, |
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