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democrat in Tallahassee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:02 PM
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Troops at FOB Bernstein, Iraq have only MREs to eat and they are
sick from them. Also, they have 1 operational tank and are driving around in unarmored Humvees. This is the Tennessee national guard unit that questioned Rummy before they went into Kuwait. I know someone in this unit and I'm sending a care package tomorrow with a phone calling card. They have to pay to call home or to use the internet.
PS Bush is a bastard
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:08 PM
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1. Any local newspapers covering this outrage?
Any newspapers anywhere?
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democrat in Tallahassee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 03:13 PM
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6. No and I know a mother who is outraged and is about to contact
the media. I told her I'd help on the internet.
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:09 PM
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2. I'm sorry to hear that.
I hope their situation improves rapidly, but from what Rumsfeld and the others have been saying, it may be 6 months before they get armor. You would think the publicity would have done them some good.
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Astrochimp Donating Member (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:15 PM
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3. sick from MRE's??? BS.
Poor babys, only MRE's to eat? WTF? I hope we never get into a real war again.
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democrat in Tallahassee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 03:14 PM
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7. do you like driving in unarmormed humvees too?
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Astrochimp Donating Member (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:38 PM
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13. unarmormed bad- no need to discredit it with MRE BS N/T
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MadProphetMargin Donating Member (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 03:17 PM
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8. MREs over a long period of time can lead to several problems, including
dehydration.

YOU try living on MREs for a few months straight. Say goodbye to being able to take a dump, among other things.
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Astrochimp Donating Member (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:55 PM
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14. If.........
you are claiming they have only MRE's and no water, them the problem is lack of water, not the MRE's.


Real problem gets diluted with "only have MRE's to eat" Whats next, had to wear brown and green? Maybe even carry things?
Guess what? people are trying to kill them too.


I think when contacting the Vets groups, leaving the "only MRE's" part out is for the best. Unless you want to hear real hunger stories. How about landing with your spare socks (2) full of rice, and some tablets to make the water "pure". Koala bears are not tasty. Green coconuts give you the shits.

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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:15 PM
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4. I'm probably the only soldier in history ....
Edited on Sun Dec-26-04 02:16 PM by tabasco
that preferred MREs over hot A's. In the Army, officers are last in line for chow. We would get hot A's in mermite cans, and a lot of the time, there wasn't much left by the time I got to eat.

But I actually liked MREs, especially after they came out with all the new flavors. Then again, I have enjoyed pizza over two weeks old.

But you make a good point. The criminal Bush corporate cabal CHOSE to go to war when they did. There was no pressing need to invade when we did, and they knew it, despite their propaganda. The cabal also underestimated the resistance. Total incompetence at the highest levels and our soldiers are paying the price in blood.

edit spelling
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 02:40 PM
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5. i like the MRE's
after ivan there was no food for 3 weeks, so the red cross and national guard brought out all the MRE's they had, they were pretty good
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:03 PM
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9. God, that is SO unacceptable!
Our "leaders" send our fellow Americans to Iraq with nary a thought or plan for the future of the invasion. Now they are insufficiently armoured, and they can't even feed them decent meals? Makes me want to hurl at the incompetence of said "leaders". :puke: But none of this is really news, is it? I heard about the food shortages a couple of months ago.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:08 PM
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10. Give us the particulars so I can contact my Veterans group
Maybe we can put together something for the guys.

Contact the unit and find what they need.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 04:19 PM
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11. Are we not paying Halliburton to feed the troops?
Remember the story about the rotten food they were serving and then charging the govt something like $30.00 a day for each soldier served?
I guess these guys need to understand what's really important - oil and profits. Also, this unit will probably be treated like shit the whole time they're over there. Rummy is notoriously vindictive.
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quaoar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:13 PM
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12. I'd be willing to contribute to a CARE package
What do they need and where does it need to go to?
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imax2268 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-26-04 05:57 PM
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15. here's a place...
you can send stuff to...

http://www.bluestarmoms.com

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