Question About Troop Deployment - Democratic Underground

Yavin4

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:14 PM
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Question About Troop Deployment

How many tours can Bush force the troops to take? At some point, don't they get to come hom automatically?

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shadowknows69

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:15 PM
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1. I've met soldiers about to be shipped off for their third

In a state of endless war you need a steady supply of cannon fodder.

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elehhhhna

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:18 PM
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3. google it. irrc some Marines(s) on their 5th. Yes. 5th.

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dogday

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:15 PM
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2. My Son's company has two tours under

their belt, they will finish in November... I don't know how long this will go on and how often he will have to go there... It sucks, really sucks not to know anything....

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jody

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:18 PM
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4. * can keep sending them until they come home in a flag draped coffin. n/t

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atreides1

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:19 PM
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5. As many as he wants

The only way to come home automatically is either in a box or with pieces missing, and even with pieces missing it's no guarantee!!!

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elehhhhna

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:20 PM
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6. MURTHA says some on 5th tour, here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/28/murtha-on-iraqi-civilian-_n_21768.html?p=2

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shaniqua6392

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:21 PM
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7. I think they can send them as many times as they want.

Also if their enlistment period is up they can stop loss them to go more times. My sister's friend is in the Army Reserves and just got called yesterday to be deployed in Iraq for a term of 12 to 18 months. We are all scared to death.

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TheDebbieDee

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:22 PM
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8. How many tours can Bush force the troops to take?

He can send them back to serve another tour as many times as he needs the Department of Defense to send them....The Commander-in-Chief has the power to do that until some sort of resolution is in place in.

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Redstone

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:30 PM
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9. Until they mutiny. Don't laugh. It could happen.

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