Where have all the cowboys gone: Why the U.S. military has no balls....
By Jane Stillwater http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com
I just finished talking with my retired military friend Sonya. "The military is being used and abused these days," she told me. "I can't BELIEVE that they put up with all that crap from Rumsfeld and Bush." Sonya is outspoken; the kind of person you would LOVE to have in a foxhole with you. And then it hit me. THE US. MILITARY HAS NO BALLS. No cajones. No round ones. No eggs. None of those things between their legs. Zero. Zip. Nada. Castrati.
Now there's a dismal thought.
If the American military was REALLY worth its salt, all those generals wouldn't have put up with Rumsfeld's cheap-ass "operation" that shipped off all our troops to Iraq with no armor and NO PLAN.
I'm hitting the "Caps Lock" button a LOT here. It's because I'm so angry. Trust me. Try it yourself. It helps. I AM JUST SICK AND TIRED of always being told that Bush, Rumsfeld and all those IDIOTS at the Pentagon are so fabulously brave. Ha.
Okay. So all these John Wayne-types go docilely off to Living Hell with no protection and no plan. And they sit there -- lily-livered and cowardly, afraid to say, "Hey, look, we're killing women and children here. THAT'S NOT WHAT I SIGNED ON FOR." Not these guys. They keep their mouths closed and willingly participate in the biggest crime scene since Al Capone knocked off all those banks. Or was it Don Corleone? Bush and company STOLE FROM US. And our troops -- who saw it happening!!!! -- HAVE NOT HAD the balls to say anything.
THEN these spineless wonders come home and discover that, while they were gone, all their veterans benefits have been TAKEN AWAY. And what do they do about it? They praise Bush and wear diapers and parade up and down Main Street claiming to be REAL MEN.
Pussy-whipped.
I'm more of a man than any of them. And I'm not even a guy. "You want me to do WHAT?" I would have told my commanding officer. "You want me to shove WHAT up that poor Iraqi's bottom? You want me to blow up WHAT little old lady? WHAT three-year-old boy? I'm sorry, General. I'm out of here. Do it yourself." And this little red hen would be GONE.
We just gave Halliburton and Bush 82 billion dollars. THREE DAYS LATER they are back asking for more. That's a racket. That's a scam. That's a sceme.
Forget them. If I were in the Army, I'd be doing time as a conscientious objector. Those are the brave ones. "Lonely are the brave." Sure. But we sleep better at night.
The American military had better order up a new set of balls post-haste. Or else start subscribing to Victoria's Secret catalog. That's all I have to say.
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The cost of the Iraq "war" -- all of it going to Halliburton, Bechtel and Bush: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar/index.html
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Here is a brave guy: Camilo Mejia: "Behind these bars I sit a free man because I listened to a higher power, the voice of my conscience". http://www.freecamilo.org/words.htm
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From MoveOn.com (Be brave! Sign the petition): Congress has barely debated the war in Iraq or its aftermath since it voted to authorize the use of force in October 2002. Now, the Bush administration is skipping the normal budget process to ask for an additional $82 billion to fund the American presence in Iraq. So far we've spent at least $200 billion on the Iraq war but the situation continues to worsen and we are less safe. Congress needs to hear from you. http://www.moveonpac.org/iraq/
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From Patty and Nick: The Ultimate War Crime, Killing the Children: The Destruction of Iraq�s Educational System under US Occupation. Some 84 percent of Iraq's institutions of higher education have been burnt, looted, or destroyed. http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=17426
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From Sean Langan's BBCdocumentary "Mission Accomplished: It is the troops' classic technique in Iraq. American troops go in, find no insurgents, shoot up the place and create more insurgents. "The claim that 46 insurgents were killed turned out to be patently false and the action alienated the whole town..... The locals are going to be taking this the wrong way, won't they." This used to be the cradle of civilization.... View the documentary here: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=17426
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From "Amy Goes to Tibet": "Xi'an is a walled city," said our guide. "To your right is the moat. The whole city is surrounded by a moat. This was the capital of China for centuries, through eleven dynasties. The Chou dynasty was first; 3,000 years ago." We drove past an old man on a bicycle with a bird cage, with a bird in it, swinging from his handlebars. However, the old man was the exception, not the rule. In big cities, most of the inhabitants you see are in their 20s: Young service workers in fashionable clothes. There are very few poor here and no one who looks homeless. http://travelswithamy.blogspot.com/2004/03/amy-goes-to-tibet-june-15-1999-my.html
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
� Lao Tzu
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By Jane Stillwater http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com
I just finished talking with my retired military friend Sonya. "The military is being used and abused these days," she told me. "I can't BELIEVE that they put up with all that crap from Rumsfeld and Bush." Sonya is outspoken; the kind of person you would LOVE to have in a foxhole with you. And then it hit me. THE US. MILITARY HAS NO BALLS. No cajones. No round ones. No eggs. None of those things between their legs. Zero. Zip. Nada. Castrati.
Now there's a dismal thought.
If the American military was REALLY worth its salt, all those generals wouldn't have put up with Rumsfeld's cheap-ass "operation" that shipped off all our troops to Iraq with no armor and NO PLAN.
I'm hitting the "Caps Lock" button a LOT here. It's because I'm so angry. Trust me. Try it yourself. It helps. I AM JUST SICK AND TIRED of always being told that Bush, Rumsfeld and all those IDIOTS at the Pentagon are so fabulously brave. Ha.
Okay. So all these John Wayne-types go docilely off to Living Hell with no protection and no plan. And they sit there -- lily-livered and cowardly, afraid to say, "Hey, look, we're killing women and children here. THAT'S NOT WHAT I SIGNED ON FOR." Not these guys. They keep their mouths closed and willingly participate in the biggest crime scene since Al Capone knocked off all those banks. Or was it Don Corleone? Bush and company STOLE FROM US. And our troops -- who saw it happening!!!! -- HAVE NOT HAD the balls to say anything.
THEN these spineless wonders come home and discover that, while they were gone, all their veterans benefits have been TAKEN AWAY. And what do they do about it? They praise Bush and wear diapers and parade up and down Main Street claiming to be REAL MEN.
Pussy-whipped.
I'm more of a man than any of them. And I'm not even a guy. "You want me to do WHAT?" I would have told my commanding officer. "You want me to shove WHAT up that poor Iraqi's bottom? You want me to blow up WHAT little old lady? WHAT three-year-old boy? I'm sorry, General. I'm out of here. Do it yourself." And this little red hen would be GONE.
We just gave Halliburton and Bush 82 billion dollars. THREE DAYS LATER they are back asking for more. That's a racket. That's a scam. That's a sceme.
Forget them. If I were in the Army, I'd be doing time as a conscientious objector. Those are the brave ones. "Lonely are the brave." Sure. But we sleep better at night.
The American military had better order up a new set of balls post-haste. Or else start subscribing to Victoria's Secret catalog. That's all I have to say.
****
The cost of the Iraq "war" -- all of it going to Halliburton, Bechtel and Bush: http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar/index.html
****
Here is a brave guy: Camilo Mejia: "Behind these bars I sit a free man because I listened to a higher power, the voice of my conscience". http://www.freecamilo.org/words.htm
****
From MoveOn.com (Be brave! Sign the petition): Congress has barely debated the war in Iraq or its aftermath since it voted to authorize the use of force in October 2002. Now, the Bush administration is skipping the normal budget process to ask for an additional $82 billion to fund the American presence in Iraq. So far we've spent at least $200 billion on the Iraq war but the situation continues to worsen and we are less safe. Congress needs to hear from you. http://www.moveonpac.org/iraq/
****
From Patty and Nick: The Ultimate War Crime, Killing the Children: The Destruction of Iraq�s Educational System under US Occupation. Some 84 percent of Iraq's institutions of higher education have been burnt, looted, or destroyed. http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=17426
****
From Sean Langan's BBCdocumentary "Mission Accomplished: It is the troops' classic technique in Iraq. American troops go in, find no insurgents, shoot up the place and create more insurgents. "The claim that 46 insurgents were killed turned out to be patently false and the action alienated the whole town..... The locals are going to be taking this the wrong way, won't they." This used to be the cradle of civilization.... View the documentary here: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=17426
****
From "Amy Goes to Tibet": "Xi'an is a walled city," said our guide. "To your right is the moat. The whole city is surrounded by a moat. This was the capital of China for centuries, through eleven dynasties. The Chou dynasty was first; 3,000 years ago." We drove past an old man on a bicycle with a bird cage, with a bird in it, swinging from his handlebars. However, the old man was the exception, not the rule. In big cities, most of the inhabitants you see are in their 20s: Young service workers in fashionable clothes. There are very few poor here and no one who looks homeless. http://travelswithamy.blogspot.com/2004/03/amy-goes-to-tibet-june-15-1999-my.html
****
If you like getting my outside-the-box essays but your in-box is too full and you need a break, that's okay. Just e-mail me, say "Dear Jane" on the subject line and I will take you off my list. Thanks.
And if you get more than one copy of this, blame it on my jankity old computer!
****
"Imagine a world where EVERY child is wanted, nurtured, protected and loved: World Peace in one generation!"
=========================================================
SOURCE:
Quotable
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
� Lao Tzu
==========================
BEST OF THE BLOG'S.....
It's worth noting that the bees have been very busy at Daily Kos with traffic spiking 39% or 3.2
million viewers in the first quarter. Excluding Kos', web traffic expanded 8.3%. Overall traffic
was up 13.7%.
http://www.hundredpercenter.com/Q105BlogTrafficStats_001.html
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