Xmas Letters For The Troops

I know all have seen this program, where school kids are asked to write letters to the troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. it is used as a moral booster. But last over 400,000 of these letters were destroyed by the military, because of a security risk. The military said that they may have anti-war words or anthrax contained within the letters. WTF? you mean men and women that are adults could not handle some anti-war rhetoric? Please! And what is up with the anthrax thing? Children are doing their own bio-weapons research......what bullshit!

Now by the way, the kids have been asked to do it again this year and the letters will be destroyed. Why? Make the people think that they are helping the troops; it keeps the people thinking that they are making a difference.

This is a sad, sad turn and needs to be addressed by the military. Why they are deceiving these children who are only trying to do their part to help the moral of the US troops overseas? Will it be an issue, no it will not. WHY?

CHUQ

Body Counts

Have you noticed that in the news the US is now reporting American deaths in Iraq as combat and non-combat. Why? Dead is dead! What purpose does this serve? It could be a way to show that combat is down in Iraq and that the troops can start coming home. In other words, use it as an excuse to a final pullout of the country.

But my thinking to my way of thinking, if it is a combat zone, which Iraq is, then all deaths are combat related. No matter if it is an IED, or a suicide, the participation in the war has lead to the death.

This sounds like the Bush Administration trying to cook the stats, or in other words put a political spin on them. Could it be that his new Vet plan will not pay as much for a non-combat death as it would for a combat related? This comes out when the Admin comes forth with a new vet plan to help those wounded and killed in war. Is it a coincidence? NO! there are no coincidences in politics. Everything is done for a reason.

Shortly their reason will be clear.