On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:00:31 -0800, "jps" wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 16:54:07 -0500, DSK wrote:

JohnH wrote:


Much ado about nothing.

So JohnH, I assume (from something in one of your post a while back) that
you were in the military. You think it's great to have a CinC who turns his
back on
military casualties?

DSK
Yes, I was. The President is not "turning his back on military
casualties". This
is a great example of tripe developed by libs. No one could reasonably
expect
the President to welcome every plane that arrives at Dover carrying
wounded or
deceased military. He does have a few other things to do.

I'd like to hear you repeat that for a room full of ex-parents, widows and
fatherless children.

I have been the Survivor Assistance Officer for my share of casualties. Not one
has ever had the idea that their son's remains be met at the CONUS arrival
facility by the President. If it's such a big shortcoming, why hasn't the Senate
minority leader, Daschle, made the trip to Dover? Is he being disrespectful? He
isn't the President, or CinC, but so what? He considers himself to be a very
important person with much higher standing than the President.

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD