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Writing at Townhall.com, Amanda Carpenter reports:
If Majority Leader Harry Reid can’t start pulling troops out of Iraq, he doesn’t want to start paying them anymore either..After an amendment to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq within 120 days failed to receive the 60 votes needed to proceed, Reid set the entire defense authorization bill aside. By doing so, he shelved a 3.5 percent pay raise for all uniformed service personnel, $4 billion in equipment upgrades and a new program to treat traumatic brain injuries..To increase pressure on Republicans to support the measure, sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D.-Mich.) and Sen. Jack Reed (D.-R.I.), Reid threw the Senate into an all night session on Tuesday evening that lasted through Wednesday morning. Levin-Reid fell eight votes short, 52-47..“There are two things that I want to accomplish,” Reid told reporters immediately after the amendment vote. “One is to pass a defense authorization bill, but with a deadline dealing with Iraq. Once we put that together, we’ll move forward on it.”
This didn’t sit too well with our friend, Blue Star Mother Sue Peterson who sent me the link to the above story (read in its entirety by clicking here). She had the following note in her email:
What is wrong with these politicians?? Again, this war on terrorism is not a game – it is for our future and the future of our great America. Why do they want us defeated? Can the hatred for this administration be so strong?? I just cannot comprehend their lack of intelligence and reason.
Do they ever read the positive stories from the soldiers and the many blogs (Michael Yon for example)? May God have mercy on our soldiers and our country…..now, even more, we must be united and support our troops and their mission. Please, for those that do email and call your senators, please continue. Their ratings are in the 13-14% and the President is at about 32%.
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We have polls stating unbelievable statistics….when you hear these numbers, google the poll and see how many they actually ask the questions to and what is the sampling. Too many times we just blindly believe the numbers..
As a Mom of a soldier, if asked if I would want him home….of course, I would want him home….really who in there right mind wants war???? So how are the questions asked?? Leading questions, slanted, polling 500-900 people out of how many millions that live in the United States???
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Most of the comments and actions from those like Reid, Pelosi, Murtha, etc. and those that stand behind them would have been treason….they have done more to embolden the enemy, lengthen this war (because of having to be PC), and I hold them personally accountable for the deaths of so many of our soldiers by their reckless disregard.
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Thank you for all your support that you have shown to our family during Alex’s deployment. Again…May God Bless America!!!
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PLEASE DO NOT LOSE HEART…WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE….
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Blessings,
Susan
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Proud Blue Star Mom of SPC Alex Peterson