Comments on Advance Indiana™: Daniels Says Troop Morale High In Iraq

I did mean WITHOUT.....

2008-05-22T12:28:00.000-05:00

I did mean WITHOUT.....

"Those families should be proud of their sons and ...

2008-05-22T08:19:00.000-05:00

"Those families should be proud of their sons and daughters. They have served bravely. The sad thing is that it is a war that should not have happened and that Bush sent them there with the equipment to wage war as safely as it can be [and it is never safe]."

You and I can agree on one thing, at least. You probably meant that Bush sent them there without the equipment to wage war safely. I agree on that point, too.

Those families should be proud of their sons and d...

2008-05-21T12:33:00.000-05:00

Those families should be proud of their sons and daughters. They have served bravely. The sad thing is that it is a war that should not have happened and that Bush sent them there with the equipment to wage war as safely as it can be [and it is never safe]. Also Dont call me Wilson!!!

Would we expect the governor to say our soldiers h...

2008-05-21T10:05:00.000-05:00

Would we expect the governor to say our soldiers have low morale?

"Daniels using our National guard soldiers in Iraq...

2008-05-21T09:25:00.000-05:00

"Daniels using our National guard soldiers in Iraq in trying to convince us that it is wonderful makes me question the sanity of Mitch Daniels..Perhaps he should talk to the families of some of those that are there now and get the real story."

Right - using them, like Howard Dean used video of three of them getting blown up in an anti-war ad. Maybe you ought to talk to a few military families, Wilson. You'll find that though they're sad for their loss, they're immensely proud of their sons and daughters, and certainly not upset at a Governor.

I don't question his sanity. Just his motives.

2008-05-21T09:24:00.000-05:00

I don't question his sanity. Just his motives.

Daniels using our National guard soldiers in Iraq ...

2008-05-21T07:52:00.000-05:00

Daniels using our National guard soldiers in Iraq in trying to convince us that it is wonderful makes me question the sanity of Mitch Daniels..Perhaps he should talk to the families of some of those that are there now and get the real story.

What was the point of this trip, other than to get...

2008-05-21T07:39:00.000-05:00

What was the point of this trip, other than to get photos of Daniels with some guys in military gear that I promise you WILL be in a TV commercial, so you heard it here first. Don't get me wrong. Everybody over there deserves the gratitude of this nation. But thank them when they come home by doing something that REALLY makes a difference in their life, such as continuing to remedy the criminally negligent care provided to by many VA hospitals under the watch of the Governor's old boss. I think they'd probably like that a lot better than a handshake from a Governor (who could better spend his time trying to replace all of Indiana's lost jobs so the veterans will have somewhere to work when they come home).

As an aside, I LOVE the hypocrisy of the military. When it comes to gays serving in the military, WE ARE NOT AN ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE OR EXPERIMENTATION! But when troops start killing themselves at record levels, and they get ground up with repeated rotations, all of a sudden the whole "no fraternizing" rule goes right out the window.

Or, Doug, learned about recent successes in Iraq a...

2008-05-21T07:15:00.000-05:00

Or, Doug, learned about recent successes in Iraq as even the New York Times concedes in a front-page story today. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/world/middleeast/21sadr.html?hp

I wonder if he's aware of the significance of "SNA...

2008-05-21T07:01:00.000-05:00

I wonder if he's aware of the significance of "SNAFU" and "FUBAR." Or did he just visit Mike Pence's Indiana-market Baghdad?