BushCO's New Tact = Enlist The Dead

[LoungeMachine]

US Army urges dead to re-enlist


The US Army is to apologise to the families of officers killed or wounded in action who were sent letters urging them to return to active duty.

The letters were sent to more than 5,100 Army officers listed as recently having left the military.

But this figure included about 75 officers killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.

More than 3,000 members of the US military have died in Iraq since the war began.

Casualties have also been suffered in Afghanistan since the US invasion.

"Army personnel officials are contacting those officers' families now to personally apologise for erroneously sending the letters," the army said in a statement.

It said the database normally used for such correspondence with former officers had been "thoroughly reviewed" to remove the names of dead and wounded soldiers.

"But an earlier list was used inadvertently for the December mailings," it added.



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[FORD]

Damn dead deserters! Why do you hate America??

[ppg960]

Yes, I'm sure those soldiers are going to rush right down to the recruiting office.
Is Chimpy really that Fucked to think these poeple want to go back? Especially after they strung up saddam.

[FORD]

Geez Waldo, nothing gets past you does it......

[Hardrock69]

Why is it that I have this sudden vision of Army Of Darkness.....

[Nitro Express]

Once the gloriouse "We Support Our Troops" bullshit has evaporated, we really see the true attitude. Senator Kerry comments that the stupid go to Iraq. Soldiers killed serving their country are shipped home with the baggage and cargo. It's not like the govt. can't afford to send them home in an honorable way on a special Air Force Flight or hell even with dignity on a naval vessel. Now it's a record keeping problem and the poor families get a double whammy.

I'm sorry but Americans will stand up and fight if they feel the need but we don't trust anyone anymore, especially our own govt.

It's a sad state of affairs. The military finally got rid of it's Vietnam stigma. I can remember in the 70's the tottal loser image the armed forces had. In the 90's that was gone. After this bullshit I see the dark cloud moving in again.

[FORD]

To be fair to Kerry (and I'm usually not) his comments were taken totally out of context. He was referring to CHIMPY being dumb and getting stuck in Iraq. It was a joke he had told before and somehow managed to mangle it horribly in that speech. Naturally, the mediawhores cut out everything he said before that, which of course blurred the context of what he said.

But back on topic.....

The fact that Chimpy is sending a letter to ANYONE asking for a re-enlistment in this war (and with obvious intentions to attack Iran) is fucking beyond sickening. The fact that his incompetent shitheads are working so hard to cover up the true casualty count that they can't even remove the dead and wounded from a fucking mail merge is just bloody icing on their cake of shit.

[Warham]

Kerry's comments are never taken out of context. He means what he says every time, exactly how he says it.

[sadaist]

Originally posted by FORD
To be fair to Kerry (and I'm usually not)

LOL! That has got to be the quote of the year. Unless you are talking about Kerry King from Slayer, you're lying.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by sadaist
LOL! That has got to be the quote of the year. Unless you are talking about Kerry King from Slayer, you're lying.

Bullshit.

FORD is all over Judas Kerryots ass all the time.

Pay attention

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Warham
Kerry's comments are never taken out of context. He means what he says every time, exactly how he says it.

Same could be said for you and the Chimp, I guess then....

[Nickdfresh]

What a grotesque error, this shit is right out of "Catch 22."

[Blackflag]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Senator Kerry comments that the stupid go to Iraq.

One of the few accurate things he ever said.

Are we going to pretend that the poor and the stupid aren't the ones that get sent off to war?

Ok, I'll play along.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Blackflag
One of the few accurate things he ever said.

Are we going to pretend that the poor and the stupid aren't the ones that get sent off to war?

Ok, I'll play along.

Probably more the poor than the stupid. If the stupid always went, then no amount of money would have kept Chimpy out of 'Nam. And Jenna & Tonic would be in Fallujah right now.

Though admittedly, anyone who signed up after it became obvious that Chimpy LIED about Iraq probably should be submitted to a mental competency test. As should ANYONE who still believes the bastard.

[Blackflag]

Originally posted by FORD

Though admittedly, anyone who signed up after it became obvious that Chimpy LIED about Iraq probably should be submitted to a mental competency test. As should ANYONE who still believes the bastard.

Yet, they're still enlisting, even today. It just goes to show that those in the military are fucking stupid.

You want to honor heroes, but not when they're as dumb as rocks.