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Doug Kanter August 22nd 05 05:33 PM


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Jim Carter wrote:
"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either
58 or 60 -- but around that number...


Canada is not one of them. Canada's mission to Iraq is located in
Jordan.
Too damn risky to have it in Iraq.

Jim




And, of course, whatever diplomats get a hardship posting to Iraq travel
under armed guard everywhere they go in Iraq, since even the might US
military forces cannot make the country "safe," not even for those
traveling the short distance from the Baghdad airport to the "green" zone.


Mission accomplished.



thunder August 22nd 05 05:34 PM

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:41:09 -0400, Jim Carter wrote:


"Dan J.S." wrote in message
...
I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either 58 or 60 -- but around that number...


Canada is not one of them. Canada's mission to Iraq is located in
Jordan. Too damn risky to have it in Iraq.


Geez, don't take Dan to literally. All his "facts" come from an email
that made the rounds a year or so ago.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/combatend.asp



Juan Valdez August 22nd 05 06:08 PM

Harry,
You are the one first person I heard who wanted to bomb Iraq. The
difference is you wanted to bomb the entire country into dust. The
difference is your are an idiot.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan J.S. wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan J.S. wrote:
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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The totals:
1,853 American soldiers, 194 Coalition soldiers, and approximately
23,589 to 26,705 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the
beginning of the war and occupation to August 14.

American soldiers killed from Aug 5-14:

Sergeant Brahim J. Jeffcoat, 25; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Specialist Kurt E. Krout, 43; Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania | Lance
Corporal Chase J. Comley, 21; Lexington, Kentucky | Staff Sergeant
Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova, 30; Davie, Florida | Specialist Anthony N.
Kalladeen, 26; Purchase, New York | Private First Class Hernando Rios,
29; Queens, New York | Private First Class Nathaniel E. Detample, 19;
Morrisville, Pennsylvania | Specialist John Kulick, 35; Harleysville,
Pennsylvania | Specialist GennaroPellegrini Jr., 31; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania | Sergeant Francis J. Straub Jr., 24; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania | Staff Sergeant Ryan S. Ostrom, 25; Liberty,
Pennsylvania | Specialist Miguel Carrasquillo, 25; River Grove,
Illinois | Sergeant 1st Class Michael A. Benson, 40; Winona, Minnesota
| Lance Corporal Evenor C. Herrera, 22; Gypsum, Colorado | Specialist
Rusty W. Bell, 21; Pocahontas, Arkansas | First Lieutenant David L.
Giaimo, 24; Waukegan, Illinois | Specialist Brian K. Derks, 21; White
Cloud, Michigan | Staff Sergeant Asbury F. Hawn, II, 35; Lebanon,
Tennessee | Specialist Gary L. Reese, Jr., 22; Ashland City, Tennessee
| Sergeant Shannon D. Taylor, 30; Smithville, Tennessee | Specialist
Toccara R. Green, 23; Rosedale, Maryland.

Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York
Times, www.iraqbodycount.net


And this is what their price brought:


... the first battalion of the new Iraqi Army has graduated and is on
active duty.

... over 60,000 Iraqis now provide security to their fellow citizens.

Ahh, today's talking points from the BushLies Administration. Got them
down pat, eh, Danno?


I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either 58 or 60 -- but around that number...



So what?

I found your list interesting only in that it showed that we're paying to
rebuild much of what we destroyed, and some years from now, the Iraqis
will have what infrastructure and facilities they had before we bomed
them.

Big woop.




Don White August 22nd 05 08:20 PM

Harry Krause wrote:

So what?

I found your list interesting only in that it showed that we're paying
to rebuild much of what we destroyed, and some years from now, the
Iraqis will have what infrastructure and facilities they had before we
bomed them.

Big woop.


Your US taxpayer dollars at work.
You pay to bomb 'em
you pay to re-build.
Who benefits...besides the defense contractors & Haliburton?

Don White August 22nd 05 08:47 PM

Juan Valdez wrote:
Harry,
You are the one first person I heard who wanted to bomb Iraq. The
difference is you wanted to bomb the entire country into dust. The
difference is your are an idiot.

"your are an..."
Smithers..aren't you one of the motley crew who pile on another poster
here for similar mistakes?

Dan J.S. August 22nd 05 09:00 PM


"thunder" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:41:09 -0400, Jim Carter wrote:


"Dan J.S." wrote in message
...
I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either 58 or 60 -- but around that number...


Canada is not one of them. Canada's mission to Iraq is located in
Jordan. Too damn risky to have it in Iraq.


Geez, don't take Dan to literally. All his "facts" come from an email
that made the rounds a year or so ago.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/combatend.asp



Most of them seem legit. Snopes has this listed as undetermined, but the few
links they provide agree that most if not all of these are in fact true.



Juan Valdez August 22nd 05 09:07 PM

Don't know if I was part of that motley crew, but I am glad you jumped on me
for such a stupid mistake. I wish I could blame it on my spell check, it
might have been a brain fart or multi-tasking, but none the less, that is
one stupid mistake.

"Your" doing mankind a favor by jumping on me. ; )






"Don White" wrote in message
...
Juan Valdez wrote:
Harry,
You are the one first person I heard who wanted to bomb Iraq. The
difference is you wanted to bomb the entire country into dust. The
difference is your are an idiot.

"your are an..."
Smithers..aren't you one of the motley crew who pile on another poster
here for similar mistakes?




Doug Kanter August 22nd 05 09:18 PM


"Dan J.S." wrote in message
...

"thunder" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:41:09 -0400, Jim Carter wrote:


"Dan J.S." wrote in message
...
I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either 58 or 60 -- but around that number...

Canada is not one of them. Canada's mission to Iraq is located in
Jordan. Too damn risky to have it in Iraq.


Geez, don't take Dan to literally. All his "facts" come from an email
that made the rounds a year or so ago.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/combatend.asp



Most of them seem legit. Snopes has this listed as undetermined, but the
few links they provide agree that most if not all of these are in fact
true.


.....except that as late as this past spring, our own commanders, on the
ground in Iraq, have stated that Iraqi troops and police were woefully
unprepared. This directly contradicts what that email said 2 years ago about
thousands of Iraqi military protecting their own citizens.



P. Fritz August 22nd 05 09:18 PM


"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
...
Don't know if I was part of that motley crew, but I am glad you jumped on

me
for such a stupid mistake. I wish I could blame it on my spell check, it
might have been a brain fart or multi-tasking, but none the less, that is
one stupid mistake.

"Your" doing mankind a favor by jumping on me. ; )


Just about everyone makes that mistake once in awhile........there is only
one person that consistantly does it (as well as mistakingly using "you're"
when "your" is correct) and doing it when he is spell or grammar flaming
someone else.....







"Don White" wrote in message
...
Juan Valdez wrote:
Harry,
You are the one first person I heard who wanted to bomb Iraq. The
difference is you wanted to bomb the entire country into dust. The
difference is your are an idiot.

"your are an..."
Smithers..aren't you one of the motley crew who pile on another poster
here for similar mistakes?






Juan Valdez August 22nd 05 09:30 PM

Paul,
Everyone might make that mistake occasionally, but I am glad Don did me a
favor by pointing out my fax paux. I would hate for anyone to confuse me
with Kevin.


"P. Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
...
Don't know if I was part of that motley crew, but I am glad you jumped on

me
for such a stupid mistake. I wish I could blame it on my spell check, it
might have been a brain fart or multi-tasking, but none the less, that is
one stupid mistake.

"Your" doing mankind a favor by jumping on me. ; )


Just about everyone makes that mistake once in awhile........there is only
one person that consistantly does it (as well as mistakingly using
"you're"
when "your" is correct) and doing it when he is spell or grammar flaming
someone else.....







"Don White" wrote in message
...
Juan Valdez wrote:
Harry,
You are the one first person I heard who wanted to bomb Iraq. The
difference is you wanted to bomb the entire country into dust. The
difference is your are an idiot.

"your are an..."
Smithers..aren't you one of the motley crew who pile on another poster
here for similar mistakes?









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