Corporal Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan: A Fallen US Solider (thoughts, Afghanistan, marines)

[newtoli]

Bumped for the "How Could you Vote for someone with the name Barack Hussan (sic) Obama after 9/11" thread.

[delusianne]

"And it is permitted to be said such things as, 'Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.' Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated with terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America."

This really bothers me, that "senior members" of the Republican Party actually could be saying and even believing idiotic stuff like this. Unless it's Inhofe.

[beenhereandthere]

I will bump this thread up, everytime I see an idiotic post that uses Obama's full name to link him to terrorism.
I noticed that none of the typical, ill informed crowd that plays the Muslim card with Obama came on here to say that this was a proud american who gave his life for the USA.
But yet, Obama and his supporters "don't see America the way you and I do" (f****n Caribou Barbie)!

[Siouxcia]

Stats are a little old but still telling.

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Usfocus/display.cfm?ID=572

Statistics on the Foreign Born

• There are approximately 68,711 foreign born serving in the US armed forces.
• The foreign born in the armed forces represent approximately 5 percent of the total on active duty.
• Of all military branches, the navy has the highest number of foreign-born personnel.
• Approximately 8 percent of the men and women serving in the navy are foreign born.
• Over 11,000 foreign-born women are serving in the armed forces.
• Over 10 percent of those serving in the armed forces are of Hispanic origin.
• The top two countries of origin for foreign-born military personnel are the Philippines and Mexico.
• Latin America and the Caribbean account for the largest percentage of the foreign born, followed closely by Asia.
• As of December 2006, the armed services had 469 members born in the Middle East and 674 born in south-central Asia.
• Approximately half of the foreign born serving in the armed forces are naturalized citizens.

[GregW]

TIME TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A NATION OF MIXED NATIONALITIES AND CULTURES.

Also time to remember that all these have provided soldiers, sailors and airmen for our country.

[LML]

Originally Posted by GregW

TIME TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE A NATION OF MIXED NATIONALITIES AND CULTURES.

Also time to remember that all these have provided soldiers, sailors and airmen for our country.

And maybe time to reflect and try to remember just where you were and what you were doing when you CHOSE:

1. the country in which you would be born

2. the race you would be born

3. the faith you would be born into

4. your sexual orientation

5. your IQ

6. your name

[baxendale]

Bumping this to keep it on top.

I am also a former CAP Marine..............for Obama

[LML]

Originally Posted by baxendale

Bumping this to keep it on top.

I am also a former CAP Marine..............for Obama

I am just curious and, since you seem to be a reasonable person, maybe I can ask you. Just what IS a CAP Marine?

[baxendale]

Originally Posted by LML

I am just curious and, since you seem to be a reasonable person, maybe I can ask you. Just what IS a CAP Marine?

Here's a link that explains it pretty well.

Combined Action Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Siouxcia]

Originally Posted by LML

And maybe time to reflect and try to remember just where you were and what you were doing when you CHOSE:

1. the country in which you would be born

2. the race you would be born

3. the faith you would be born into

4. your sexual orientation

5. your IQ

6. your name

The only 'real' Americans are Native American's. Many of them still practice their non-Christian religions and speak their native language. They are also heros in our wars.

We have American's whose ancestors were 'forced', not just by slavary but by political genocide in native countries, to be here. They are also heros in our wars.

Those smug, smirking, self important because 'I'm white' citizens are second class to the majority of U.S.A. citizens, IMHO.