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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Someone obviously didn't read the sample letters. I most preferred the one from the civilian contractor, confirming that 100% of the contractors are over-billing. I've seen it before. Big litigation matter comes you're way -- "sure, I worked 15.6 hours today." Happens all the time when the money is flowing faster than can be realistically accounted for. And, it's fraud -- tracing right up the ladder to a company whose name I will not mention, out of begrudging respect for Cheney.
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Yeah it's a real piss'r when the 1st letter of the sample says:" Seeing dead bodies for the first time. People blown in half. Little kids with no legs. It was overwhelming, the sights, sounds, fear. I was over there from Jan'03 to Aug'03. I hated every minute. It was a daily battle to keep my spirits up. I hate the army and my job. "
or the second sample letter that says;"In the early morning hours of May 10, one month to the day from my 30th birthday, I and 12 other men were attacked in a well-executed roadside ambush in south-east Baghdad. We were attacked with small-arms fire, a rocket-propelled grenade, and two well-placed roadside bombs. These roadside bombs nearly destroyed one of our Hummers and riddled my friends with shrapnel, almost killing them. They would not have had a scratch if they had the "Up Armour" kits on them. So where was [George] W [Bush] on that one?"
I'll answer his question, (something I bet MM doesn't do) answer: President Bush pushed a $87 billion bill to get additional exiptment(sp?) and armour to the troops, a bill John Kerry voted against in a tax protest, the apologized for misspeaking not for miss voting.
AfterJK cleary said "we have to seperate the warriors from the WAR" Good job of seperating there John-boy! Let's see how you seperated them shall we? JK voted for authorization to go to WAR, if fact he said if you don't think the WAR was right
DON"T VOTE for me then he voted against giving the warriors additional supplies they needed.
I wish JK's boys would have the testonerone producing gland to take JK up on his
Don't vote for me line, but I won't hold my breath on that one.
Or prehaps sample letter #3"People's perceptions of this war have done a complete 180 since we got here. We had someone die in a mortar attack the first week, and ever since then"
Letter#7"The Iraqi resistance was insanity. I spent many nights lying awake after mortar rounds had just struck areas nearby, some coming close enough to throw rocks against my tent." "I have personally been afraid for my life more days than I can count. We lost our first man only a few weeks before our tour was over, but it seems that all is for nothing because all we see is hostility and anger over our being there"
Let's try #8 "However, the position we were put in - fighting an enemy that used women, children, and other civilians as shields; forcing us to choose between firing at "area targets" (nice way of saying firing into crowds) or being killed by the bastards using the crowds for cover - is indescribably horrible.
I saw more than a few dead children littering the streets in Nasiriyah, along with countless other civilians."
That's what 5 out of 9, Hmmmm Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm now what was that quote?... Oh yeah,
"Someone obviously didn't read the sample letters."
Now here's my quote: Somebody ought to be thankful their arguement isn't a World Series cause they would have lost 4-3
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As clearly stated all letters fall under the preview of "seeing bodies, or being under fire" Harris struts around the bases having hit another Grandslam.
[ 10-08-2004, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]