re: Bring the boys back home II

Quoting Ski&Meg&Ash:“ Big Ski told me too their food sucks. They barely get any.  ”

David sneaks them stuff from the chow hall.  

15 months! 
Men can't go that long without getting laid.
I know.....Oprah told me so.  

Quoting Tid Bit {{M.I.A.B.}}:“ 15 months!  Men can't go that long without getting laid. I know.....Oprah told me so.  ”

Well they do get a whole 18 days R&R.  

Quoting Cait au Lait:“ David sneaks them stuff from the chow hall.  ”

lol, juan gives them all the food I send him. Fireballs didn't go over to well  

Quoting Cait au Lait:“ Well they do get a whole 18 days R&R.  ”

Because THAT'S enough "rest and relaxation."
God! I love my government.  

Quoting Cait au Lait:“ David sneaks them stuff from the chow hall.  ”

My FIL was the cook and he did some of the training exercises the US army gave him two big pots and a little baking pan to cook for 50 people, wtf are you supposed to do with that? lol. So he had to order his own pots and pans and pay for them himself to cook  

Quoting LIL MISSI♥ 7.4.08:“ so i know this might cause problems with a lot of people buti think our troops should stay in iraq...based ... [snip!] ... basically be signing a death warrant from them...my father in law has been to iraq several times he is in the Special Forces”

Surely if the troops came home that would open up the battleground for the CIA or Navy seals or whoever takes care of these things, to get in there and get the POW's out? There'd be less collateral that way too.

And yeah, 15 months sucks for the morale! My husbands doing his 15 mos as we speak (he'll be home for R&R this week  ) and not only will he have missed our first pregnancy, but our first child will be 8 months old when he gets back. He should be here to meet the lil fella when he pops out though  . It doesn't change the fact that his 8 month old will probably not even recognize his voice, and that's really hard for hubby I think.

Quoting God:“ Well, though I'm not a military spouse, I felt no problems jumping in on the first thread... but I'll ... [snip!] ... and not impose our will upon it. We can still help the Iraqi people without having a military presence in their country. C.”

I am not a military wife and didn't stop jumping in as well on the first thread LOL My dad served in the military when I was younger.

Quoting HippiePregoArmyWife:“ Surely if the troops came home that would open up the battleground for the CIA or Navy seals or whoever ... [snip!] ... change the fact that his 8 month old will probably not even recognize his voice, and that's really hard for hubby I think.”

Thats about the same for me-my husbnd will be here in May to see him born, but he won't be back until he is 7/8 months old and he'll be home for a month. Then he has school for four months.

Quoting HippiePregoArmyWife:“ Surely if the troops came home that would open up the battleground for the CIA or Navy seals or whoever ... [snip!] ... change the fact that his 8 month old will probably not even recognize his voice, and that's really hard for hubby I think.”

Send tape players back and forth with him talking to the baby, that way his voice is at least recognized when he finally does come home  

as of now my hubby will be deployed when this chick is born and i'm trying to help him stay connected to my pregnancy but it's hard when he cant feel her move or anything...

Quoting Tid Bit:“ Neither does the government. Terrorists are terrorists for a reason. Though nobody wants to admit it.”

Well put.

Quoting HippieMommieArmyWife:“ Ok, so this one isn't just for the military wives... I was dumb to exclude a huge group of people in ... [snip!] ... understand what it is exactly that the Iraqis need. Is it democracy? Is it a civil war? Is it Walmart and Hooters? Thoughts?”

I agree with #2. I believe the solution is gonig to be a political one, not a military one. Our men and women have done what we asked them to, they deserve to come home now. We cannot keep up the level of troops we have their for 100 more years, and even Iraqis and the Iraq government wants us out. Since they ARE their own democracy, why are we refusing to listen to them?

i am not an army wife but i am an active duty securtiy forces memberin the military. I've come to terms with the fact that we are never leaving. Iraq will one day be like korea, a one or two year long remote tour....history shows us that every time America has entered a country due to conflicts wemake it our job to protect the few that want us there. No everyone is right there are MANY that don't want us there. There are also those few that do want us there. Its not about what a solider wants in the end this is what every military member enlisted for (even if it was unknowingly). Our job is to protect and serve and thats what is suppose to come first. That never bothered me until now......now that I am amother.
The reality is thatall military affiliated people will know heart ache. Wehave all sent and been sent over seas forlong periods.
America is what is and has alwaysbeenknown as the "BIG BROTHER"look around there have been only a couple of times when we didn't get involved. We seem to be the protectors of those who don't always want it.

Quoting HippieMommieArmyWife:“ Ok, so this one isn't just for the military wives... I was dumb to exclude a huge group of people in ... [snip!] ... understand what it is exactly that the Iraqis need. Is it democracy? Is it a civil war? Is it Walmart and Hooters? Thoughts?”

I do not have all the answers, that's why I pay taxes to have the professionals to deal with these answers. LOL

Don't blame the politicians for those 18+ months of deployment. That's the Army. Marines deploy on average for 6 months at a time. Usually it goes 6 months on, six months off. I'd rather have it this way than to be without my best friend for a year and a half! The Army can easily change their deployment rotations. However, rest a little easier knowing that the Army has Taco Bell and Pizza Hut over there.