Fallon resigns as chief of U.S. forces in Middle East
- added March 11, 2008
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Adm. William Fallon has resigned as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia after more than a year in the post. Why? He says inaccurate news reports that put him at odds with the Bush administration over Iran.
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"if you are not with us, you are against us."
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- pressrecord
- 6 months ago
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our masters did not agree with his advocacy for diplomacy... >.<
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great...if you dont feel good about what you are doing, then you say fook the police.....well kinda..but i am proud of him..
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- okinawanmajik
- 6 months ago
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Military Losses, 1980 thru 2007
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)
As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics:
The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:
1980 ......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year
1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
1989 .......... 1,636 (George H W Year)
1990 .......... 1,508 (George H W Year)
1991 .......... 1,787 (George H W Year)
1992 .......... 1,293 (George H W Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
1994 .......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
1996 .......... 2,318 (Clinton Year)
1997 ............. 817 (Clinton Year)
1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
1999 .......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
2000 .......... 1,983 (Clinton Year)
Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,000 deaths
2001 ............. 890 (George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
2003 .......... 1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
2007.............. 899 (George W Year)
George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths
These figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Bill Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved in a war!
Race in general population:
European descent (White) ............... 69.12%
Hispanic ............................................ 12.5%
Black ................................................. 12.3%
Asian ................................................... 3.7%
Native American .................................. 1.0%
Other .................................................. 2.6%
Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:
European descent (white) ................ 74.31%
Hispanic ........................................... 10.74%
Black ................................................ 9.67%
Asian ................................................. 1.81%
Native American ................................ 1.09%
Other ................................................ 0.33%
(These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf-
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- UTHookEmHorns73
- 6 months ago
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well you know why so few brotha's get killed? because we get our asses down!! and because we can shoot back!! look at horror movies? how many black people get killed from falling down?
ZERO!!
for as overrepresented as we are in the armed forces, we are doing a good job not getting killed! nice!
brothas are like "screw that man, i aint goin out there!"
White guy-"hey, buddy..we gotta help em!"
the brotha is like.."fuck that shit son, you wanna run out there with all them bullets flyin, take yo dum ass on out there then!! i say Wait for the airstrike!!"
white guy is like-"Im going out there, SEMPER FIIIIIIIIIIIIII AAAYYYYEEEEEEEEEE!! then BLAM!!
brotha is like-"Why the hell are white people always runnin towards death? fuck that son, im waiting for the airstrike!"
then after the airstrike...homeboy walks over to the dead white dude with his buddies...and is like. "tough break for a hand job!" (full metal jacket...the best war movie ever!)
in other words...black people aint tryin to die in this stupid ass war...besides, this is urban conflict...and most black people in the military are from the hood....well take a sofk brotha from brooklyn or the bronx or watts...and put him in falujah!! please!! trust me its a fair fight!
white people ...bro this is like paintball!! except when you get shot, there is no second game!-
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- okinawanmajik
- 6 months ago
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okinawanmajik,
That's the dumbest response I've ever seen. Way to push racism. Sickening.
I'd try to enlighten you more, but the truth would just go right over your head while you were ducking for cover.
Peace isn't absolute, and your hateful attitude proves that.-
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- UTHookEmHorns73
- 6 months ago
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hahahaha bro i thought that was funny actually!
that wasnt about racism nerd! you obviously dont know what racism is! son i seriously doubt you could say anything that could go over my head. but that little narrative was pretty funny actually!
too bad your ass is so tight that you couldnt see the funny haha in that....
besides...you are a long horn? Sooner here chump! I wouldnt expect you to know shit anyways! except how to LOSE!!!!!-
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- okinawanmajik
- 6 months ago
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ok, before you both, or anyone else, starts getting too hot headed, read this page:
http://current.com/s/community_standards.htm
then see how clever you can be in getting the other to see...-
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- pressrecord
- 6 months ago
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pressrecord,
You bore me.
okinawanmajik,
To late. The fact that you're a sooner proves that anything is far above your head. And everything you wrote was racist and not funny. But that's tipical of a sooner. By the way, what's the over all record for UT over the ou? Go look it up before you run your mouth off about losing. Congradulations, you won a game last season. Yeah.
Now, stop be a sooner; I mean so childish.
This will be my last response to you. Because you can't handle a grown up discussion.-
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- UTHookEmHorns73
- 6 months ago
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hahaha!! ok kid. when i played unfortunately i was forced to play under schnellenberger...hated him. and one year under blake! good coach...just no support. as for BEING as sooner...no bro, im not from oklahoma or texas...i grew up overseas, so i actually have an education.
dont think anything gets past me.
and how do you figure what i said was racist? dude you clearly dont know what racism is. but thats ok....i mean you are from texas....where racist is everyones middle name....hmm lets see....
jasper
hender
white settlement
kilgore
most of lubbock
most of austin
n-dallas
frisco
lewisville
i mean do i need to continue?
i lived in texas for many years so trust me, i know this...-
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- okinawanmajik
- 6 months ago
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