[tramdoctorsss]

You don't even realize how stupid you just made yourself. I feel so sorry for you. You're so stupid it it hurts.

[didrexx]

With all due respect to your not posting anti-Texas threads, of which people can feel free to do so, because frankly I don't give a crap any more, finally; the quotes are irrelevant to each other.

[WertyNtont]

The US president traced his decision to the August 19, 2003 bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, which killed the world body's top official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

"I remember when de Mello, who was at the UN, got killed in Baghdad as a result of these murderers taking this good man's life. And I was playing golf -- I think I was in central Texas -- and they pulled me off the golf course and I said, it's just not worth it anymore to do," said Bush.

Bush's last round of golf as president dates back to October 13, 2003, according to meticulous records kept by CBS news. I like the fact that his brain can make a decision in August, and it takes two months for his body to respond. Was he sleep-golfing?

[KignPeeseeamn]

yes, it's a custom to get killed when a murderer takes your good man's life

what's your problem Tattila?

[exhibeKed]

I'm disappointed. I thought Bush would be telling his twins to enlist and volunteer for duty in Iraq. If it's such an important battlefront in such an important war, you'd think Bush would want his kids to take part in it.

[PharmaDrMan]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I'm disappointed. I thought Bush would be telling his twins to enlist and volunteer for duty in Iraq. If it's such an important battlefront in such an important war, you'd think Bush would want his kids to take part in it. Are you kidding? That might be dangerous and it would interfere with their drinking and partying schedule.

My experience with the military is around a quarter are there just out of patriotism (they have the money & education to do well in other jobs but choose the military out of patriotism), maybe 10% because they want education benefits (but those benefits aren't that good, while the rest are mostly there because they have to be there. That last group is mostly from small towns in the middle of no where, they knew they'd never go to college, and there weren't any decent jobs where they lived so they joined the military.

[Roamsaffots]

A mix of patriotism and wanting a GI Bill. A lot of the guys who "have to be there" also tend to be guys who knocked up their high school girlfriends and need a decent pay check.

[BlackBird]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


I didn't say Bush. I said Bush's kids.

The last Prez I know to have a relative in combat was FDR, who IIRC had a nephew in the Utah Beach invasion. FDR's son, James, fought in WW2.

During World War II he was second-in-command of the 2nd Raider Battalion of the Marine Raiders, an early US Marine commando unit organized and trained to conduct guerrilla-style attacks behind enemy lines. Eventually he retired at the rank of Brigadier General, winning the Navy Cross and Silver Star in combat.
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Eisenhower's son also served.

John Eisenhower served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War, later attaining the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve. A decorated soldier, Eisenhower found his World War II military career thwarted by fears for his safety and concern from the top brass that his death or capture would be a distraction to his father, the Supreme Allied Commander.

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