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Kerry to meet soldiers, leaders in Iraq
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Posted by Frank G 2006-12-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 So, he considers this to be a tutoring session to edumacate all those intellectual unfortunates stuck in Iraq? His arrogance truly knows no bounds.
Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-12-13 01:35|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[ http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]  2006-12-13 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 LOL Frank!

'08 Damage Repair Tour™

John F'N Kerry will prolly ask for a Iraq campaign medal and Purple Heart.
Posted by RD 2006-12-13 02:23||   2006-12-13 02:23|| Front Page Top

#3 "...said he'd be happy to apologize to any soldiers he encounters in Iraq who don't understand what happened".
hmmm, he still feels that soldiers "don't understand"
who's calling who stupid here, and making our guys work hard protecting him over there.
My God
Posted by Jan 2006-12-13 02:31||   2006-12-13 02:31|| Front Page Top

#4 He's taking a chance. One black eye, and that really will be the end. Lets see how close he gets.
Posted by Grunter 2006-12-13 03:07||   2006-12-13 03:07|| Front Page Top

#5 RE: #3 - That's what I thought, Jan. He never did apologize to those he offended, he only felt bad that some of us didn't get it.

Not, "I'm sorry I shot you," it's more like "I'm sorry you got in the way of my bullet."

When we all understand how brilliant he is, he'll be elected by acclamation.
Posted by Bobby 2006-12-13 06:21||   2006-12-13 06:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Who said he's meeting US soldiers?
Posted by Zarquon Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-12-13 06:21||   2006-12-13 06:21|| Front Page Top

#7 How reassuring for the troops having the biggest 'retard in denial' in America going to visit .. Lucky boys
Posted by MacNails 2006-12-13 06:33||   2006-12-13 06:33|| Front Page Top

#8 You got it Grunter. But he needs to go for broke else he's finished anyway.
Posted by Shipman 2006-12-13 06:38||   2006-12-13 06:38|| Front Page Top

#9 "I'm John Kerry & I'm reporting for duty"!
Posted by 0369_Grunt 2006-12-13 08:10||   2006-12-13 08:10|| Front Page Top

#10 There are certain congressmen that show up in a combat area strictly for a photo op. The Pentagon orders hand-picked soldiers on the NCO fast track to stand next to them, for which they are rewarded.

The politicians do not talk to them, then leave.

Some politicians don't even bother with standing near soldiers anymore. They just want a picture of themselves "in country", then they get back on the plane and leave.

A similar thing is done in Hollywood, where stars will exit a limo at an event, have their picture taken, then climb back into the limo and be driven away, not even entering the event. For which the top stars are paid tens of thousands of dollars.

In either case, it is purely a cynical gesture.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-12-13 08:30||   2006-12-13 08:30|| Front Page Top

#11 Kerry hates the very idea of the US military. He hates what it stands for. He hates it's patriotism and selflessness. Anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of Kerry's writings, actions and statements knows this. Amyone who is fooled by his visiting the troops was a fool to begin with.
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-12-13 08:38||   2006-12-13 08:38|| Front Page Top

#12 "...said he'd be happy to apologize to any soldiers he encounters in Iraq who don't understand what happened".

He won't have to evplain to any of us, anywhere. We understood EXACTLY what he was saying! What a moron.
Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan  2006-12-13 08:54||   2006-12-13 08:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Does this asshole possibly realize that no one with half a brain buys that "botched joke" bullshit? Does he realize what an even phonier, condescending fraud he looks like taking this trip?
Chances are, he doesn't.
Who's the idiot stuck in Iraq now, Jawn?
Posted by tu3031 2006-12-13 09:10||   2006-12-13 09:10|| Front Page Top

#14 How many troops will be going to the that day and not using toilet paper. Hoping for the chance to shake hands with the coward that called them, our soldiers terrorist, murderers and rapist?

I'm willing to be he'll be visiting more mosques that troops.
Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-13 10:00||   2006-12-13 10:00|| Front Page Top

#15 Distance from the Green Zone along with the MSM hotel bar lizards will be measured by whom?
Posted by Procopius2k 2006-12-13 10:00||   2006-12-13 10:00|| Front Page Top

#16 My hope is that Kerry goes on a patrol and during that he is attacked. During the attack, a bad guy (17ish) gets hit by 50cal rounds and stumbles away with Kerry in hot pursuit. After catching said wounded bad guy we get a full color movie of Kerry dispatching said bad guy ala Cambodia some 40 years later. Only after this engagement Kerry is arrested because killing a wounded enemy is (as was then) a war crime and not an act of heroism. But I will settle for another slip of the tongue (sic), which is a more likely scenario.
Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-12-13 11:19||   2006-12-13 11:19|| Front Page Top

#17 Is there such a thing as a "justifiable fragging".
Posted by USMC6743 2006-12-13 11:21||   2006-12-13 11:21|| Front Page Top

#18 gets hit by 50cal rounds and stumbles away????
Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-13 11:23||   2006-12-13 11:23|| Front Page Top

#19 Hoping he does get "stuck in Iraq". LOL
Posted by john">john  2006-12-13 12:00|| http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]">[http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]  2006-12-13 12:00|| Front Page Top

#20 I gather that the standard procedure after being hit by a 50 cal round it to spread your arms, legs and torso in different directions by about 30 feet.
Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-12-13 12:15||   2006-12-13 12:15|| Front Page Top

#21 "Bloody peasants!"
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-12-13 12:47||   2006-12-13 12:47|| Front Page Top

#22 Kerry should run w/Gore in 2008. They can both talk about all the things they never did in 'Nam. Kerry can talk about all the wounds he never received and Gore can talk about all the fire fights he never witnessed.
Posted by Broadhead6 2006-12-13 12:47||   2006-12-13 12:47|| Front Page Top

#23 It will be interesting if he runs into a group that is aware of his comments.

I predict a "Professionalism Check" at -2 against Wisdom. I hope everyone makes their check.
Posted by N guard 2006-12-13 14:05||   2006-12-13 14:05|| Front Page Top

#24 Of course there will be no soldiers there; they are too stoopid to read a watch........
hope they all turn their backs to this POS
Posted by USN, Ret. 2006-12-13 14:13||   2006-12-13 14:13|| Front Page Top

#25 So he's trying square himself and testing the waters to run again?
Posted by JohnQC 2006-12-13 14:44||   2006-12-13 14:44|| Front Page Top

#26 "Request permission to shoot down Ketchup Boy, Sir."


. . . . .loooooong pause


"Permission denied - I need that chopper and pilot."
Posted by GORT 2006-12-13 15:18||   2006-12-13 15:18|| Front Page Top

#27 I have no doubt he will be treated with the respect his office requires but he personally does not.

That is the difference between him and us.
Posted by kelly 2006-12-13 15:22||   2006-12-13 15:22|| Front Page Top

#28 Kerry to meet soldiers, leaders in Iraq

Punch bowl, meet turd.
Posted by xbalanke 2006-12-13 15:25||   2006-12-13 15:25|| Front Page Top

#29 Sen. paper cut to meet soldiers, leaders in Iraq.
Posted by RD 2006-12-13 15:30||   2006-12-13 15:30|| Front Page Top

#30 Well, treating him with the disrespect he deserves is, unfortunately, a court-martial offense. I predict a lot of hard-bitten lips.
Posted by E. Brown 2006-12-13 15:42||   2006-12-13 15:42|| Front Page Top

#31 Trolling for another purple heart I see....

Or another village to burn....
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-12-13 15:53||   2006-12-13 15:53|| Front Page Top

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