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An Open Letter to the New Generation of Military Officers

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by poncho, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. carpro

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    Grunts had no idea they were being exposed to agent orange. If you trooped around in the boonies, odds are high you were exposed.

    The operation Ranch hand ground crews that loaded it on planes practically bathed in the stuff every day. That's the group to watch.
     
  2. poncho

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    My good buddy Augie was in Viet Nam he jumped out of planes he didn't fly em. He died of cancer at 51, he blamed agent orange too. That doesn't mean that's what caused it...lots of people die from cancer that have never been around agent orange. Did agent orange cause this guys cancer? Who knows? Why is it such a big deal?
     
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    Incredible claim from a fighter pilot who spent no time at all around it. It was an early tipoff that...

    He's not credible. Just another one of your CT nuts.
     
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    I'm sorry about your friend, poncho.

    I've lost friends to cancer, and I've fought it myself. It's no fun, at all.
     
  5. poncho

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    OIC.

    If he's a nut like you say why waste your time on him? It's a nice day how come you aren't outside enjoying it. That's what I'm about to do. Come on out and soak up some sunshine with me while I wash my truck. Forget about this guy what's he know about the military and politics anyway. :)
     
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    Thanks. Your right it's not fun at all. He was a good ole Augie and could he cook a steak! I miss him on long rides. His snoring kept me awake while I was driving. :laugh:
     
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    You're right. It's a beautiful day and I've been cooped up all day.

    Make your truck shine so much I can see it from here and be jealous.:thumbs:
     
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    Regardless of the source of the author's cancer, we should all pray that God will grant him a full recovery from it.
     
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    While I appreciate his contributions in Nam, he is now simply another misinformed tool of the left. He has all the talking points he could have received from DU or Moveon.org. Nothing original. If he retired in '78' he's probably in his 70's or maybe 80's, so agent orange's influence is probably insignificant.
     
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    Sure would be a shame if our military suddenly woke up to the fact they've been being used for purposes other than they've been told huh? Let's blame it on the lefties instead of the imperialists that run the whole show. That sounds good and ought to work for alittle bit longer. And it's an easy to remeber talking point to boot! :laugh:
     
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    Its Amazing that your able to draw such concliusions ,having never met the man, and really knowing nothing about him.
    "spent no time around it" are you sure? I'm a former weapons mechanic USAF,what are you able to tell me that I might not know about this?
    Are you certain that he spent no time around it?
    "Hes not credible" why? because you said he s not?
    You really floor me ,have you any idea how " your" glaring "informed"conclusions sound?
    "Just another one of your CT nuts",how many times were you dropped on your head as a child?I'm pretty sure that you must have been,oh excuse me for jumping to a conclusion based on my OPINION,but I found it too hard to resist,after reading yours,and it makes about as much sense too......


    Don't take it personal,I mean we all know that he can't be telling the truth because "He has an aggenda".
    Do you have an aggenda? Carpo?
    All that I'm able to see from this letter is that if what he is saying is truthfull,
    his aggenda is a genuine care for America.......
     
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    I had help with my "conclusions".

    He's got a website. He's run for office. His writings are all over the place.

    Why don't you take a look? I did.

    BTW He actually is another CT nut.:thumbs: Why else do you think Poncho used him?:tonofbricks:
     
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    To see if you knew how to Google. :laugh:
     
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    Well, it worked.:thumbs:

    BTW I've stopped using google entirely. It became a rare occasion when I clicked on a website that I was actually taken there. 90% of the time I was redirected to some other site.
     
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    I hate when that happens! :smilewinkgrin:
     
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    We were the ones that used depleted uranium bombs just as we used Agent Orange before.

    Depleted uranium (DU) weapons were first used during the first Gulf War against Iraq in 1991. The Pentagon estimated that between 315 and 350 tons of DU were fired during the first Gulf War. During the 2003 invasion and current occupation of Iraq, U.S. and British troops have reportedly used more than five times as many DU bombs and shells as the total number used during the 1991 war.
     
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    That is interesting. That has never happened to me.
     
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    Quote:
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    BTW I've stopped using google entirely. It became a rare occasion when I clicked on a website that I was actually taken there. 90% of the time I was redirected to some other site.


    It had never happened to me til about a month ago.

    Virus, maybe?

    I've run every scan I can think of. It hasn't done any good, so I use a different search engine. No problem now.
     
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