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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
07/19/09

In reply to Motivational Music In a Dangerous Land
Ahhh, the "reductions". The ones that were promised within 6 months, then 12 months, then 18 months to reduce "combat" troops, but leave 30-50k over there in non-combat roles.

My party affiliation aside, he keeps a "promise" about as well as Corzine does. I just had a family friend in special forces get recalled to Afghanistan earlier this week.
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apollo89
07/19/09

@Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: Ummmmm, he is rolling troops out of 3 years if you bothered to pay attention.

And ones staying are there to train Iraqi troops, not fight.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
07/19/09

@apollo89: 36 months now? Hrmmmm, that puts it right around the next election , doesn't it? Way longer than the initial promise of right after he gets in office. But about on par with the "first" Excutive Order he promised of lifting restrictions on Embryonic Stem Cell lines.
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Skyman747
07/19/09

@Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: Yes, because removing troops from another country is just a matter of snapping your fingers. /sarcasm
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
07/19/09

@Skyman747: But that's what I was promised! And here I am, still having to pay a mortgage and pay for gas. I should have voted Kang.
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Ginsu
07/19/09

In reply to Motivational Music In a Dangerous Land
I love that this soldier doesn't have the Significant Other album cover....and the 7.62 rounds are a nice touch given that most soldiers don't carry a weapon that fires them...and that this soldier keeps the iPod OUTSIDE their body armor next to their strap cutter. Oh, and besides no-contact convoys, when the hell is a soldier gunna be listening to their iPod anyhow? Ya kinda have to keep your situational awareness up out there.

When I was in Iraq, I kept my iPod in one of my ACU chest pockets INSIDE my body armor, cuz I didn't ever really want to test its durability like that. I suppose it would have hurt like a sonofabitch if I'd been shot in the chest, but, well, it would have regardless.

Great propaganda...little else.
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IUHoos
07/19/09

@OMG! Ginsu!: More than likely the soldier is using a m240b, they fire 7.62 (and given one is a tracer), and if thats the case he more than likely is a gunner on hmmwv. Even though i think its a very bad idea, i saw many gunners with an ipod headphone in while patrolling.

But ya, its probably just meant to be a cool pic given the song playing.
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G.O.D.
07/19/09

@OMG! Ginsu!: This does look like a setup pic. The rounds are tracers and the light from the Ipod at night would be a great target...but a cool pic non the less
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
07/19/09

@The Analrapist: Can't you turn off backlighting?
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Claytons
07/19/09

Uh, I don't think those are 7.62, folks. I could be wrong, but look at the scale. That Ipod is about 4 inches long, where the 7.62 round has an overall length of 2.75 inches.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure those are .50 BMG.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
07/19/09

@OMG! Ginsu!: Mmmm, Bench Made knives....
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switchblade saints
07/19/09

In reply to Motivational Music In a Dangerous Land
great, troops listening to "break stuff"

BTW that is a fantastic site Jack, thanks for the link. Went straight to favorites
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