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05-11-2009, 02:37 PM
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Pro say
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-- U.S. soldier in Baghdad kills four fellow troops before killing himself, senior defense official tells CNN.
It would seem that the military needs to consider banning all assault weapons for soldiers. Indeed, a complete firearms ban for soldiers should be studied.
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05-11-2009, 03:03 PM
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Aging Hippie
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If he was Army, they should look at reducing these back to back 15 month deployments.
They have 6 months between deployments.
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05-11-2009, 03:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chielgirl
If he was Army, they should look at reducing these back to back 15 month deployments.
They have 6 months between deployments.
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Deployments are back down to 12 months now, starting last August. |
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05-11-2009, 03:11 PM
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Aging Hippie
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Ummm, I don't think so.
At least, not for a few brigades that I know of.
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05-11-2009, 03:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
Deployments are back down to 12 months now, starting last August.
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Still too long. Its time to get out of there all together. Obama should be pressed to get out of Iraq now.
Last edited by cleanhouse; 05-11-2009 at 03:17 PM..
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05-11-2009, 03:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chielgirl
Ummm, I don't think so.
At least, not for a few brigades that I know of.
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Are you referring to brigades already in country? I don't think its retroactive - only applies to new deployments.
President Bush Announces Shorter Deployments |
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05-11-2009, 03:20 PM
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5 fewer rednecks. Evolution in action.
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05-11-2009, 03:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djacques
5 fewer rednecks. Evolution in action.
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Absolutely gross. |
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05-11-2009, 03:31 PM
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A soldier killing his comrades.
That's messed up.  |
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05-11-2009, 03:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ergohead
It would seem that the military needs to consider banning all assault weapons for soldiers. Indeed, a complete firearms ban for soldiers should be studied.
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You dare use a tragedy within US troops to make a stupid point about gun control? |
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