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Submitted by Hal Muskat, Oct 27, 2006 10:50

I am a Viet Nam era veteran. I could care less if these soldiers had professional media consultants or not. I hope they do in fact!

I wished we could have had an organization like Fenton Communication helping us get out our anti war message in those days! Imagine if Vietnam Veterans Against the War had THAT kind of support!

In these days of media awareness, where those who have the airwaves or space can claim to have the most credibility - several hundred active duty folk should be able to take advantage of professional media to help them get their words out and out right!

So what if this is coming two weeks prior to an election. What? These soldiers are politicizing a war? C'mon, our government has been politicizing wars for generations.

These GI's are brave! I would pray there are thousands of signatures on this petition! Call it sabotage if you wish, when GI's stop fighting & airmen refuse to drop their loads, the war will be over.

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Monica

Sep 2, 2008 16:56

I definately have mixed feelings about servicemen/women endorsing or aiding any political cause while still in uniform. Having served in... [MORE]

jim newitt

Oct 31, 2006 12:31

I am a Viet Nam era veteran. I could care less if these soldiers had professional media consultants or not....

Hal Muskat

Oct 27, 2006 10:50

As a former Army Sergeant and daughter of military parents, I fully agree with General McInerney that the soldiers should... [MORE]

Deborah Leigh

Oct 27, 2006 00:54

Shameful just as General McInerney has stated. But what is even worse is, we are at war. America was attacked... [MORE]

joe bramman

Oct 26, 2006 18:14

We never should have gone there. The president targeted Osama bin Laden, somehow he has become rather unimportant in this... [MORE]

karla elisa

Dec 9, 2006 02:03

As a retired military, I recall that when on active duty, you cannot participate in political campaigns or with groups... [MORE]

Kristen McFarland

Oct 26, 2006 16:42

If these soldiers are against war, why did they volunteer? They should have found civilian jobs. Why should they disgrace... [MORE]

J Hile

Oct 26, 2006 16:26

yes we have a right to say no [MORE]

shagy

Dec 4, 2007 08:25

When I was on active duty during the 1960s, soldiers were instructed on the limitations imposed on active duty personnel... [MORE]

RAZ

Oct 26, 2006 14:35

How much money did they pay these soldiers for this? How sad that we cannot do something about Mr. Soros.... [MORE]

Patricia Hatton

Oct 26, 2006 12:07

What do you suppose they signed up for? Somebody should have told them that soldiers fight in wars. [MORE]

Annabel Alderman

Oct 26, 2006 10:29

Is is just possible that the folks who actually are on the ground fighting the war know something the generals... [MORE]

GEORGE johnson

Oct 26, 2006 09:49

The Democrats and the Soros are despicable to initiate this scheme just to affect the election. They are shameless to use... [MORE]

antonia vivar

Oct 26, 2006 08:51

The group of 213 members in the Appeal for Redress represent .015% of the 1.4 million US active & reserve... [MORE]

Diane Hubbard

Oct 26, 2006 08:31

A person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service should not be involved in this kind of politics. [MORE]

Sam

Oct 26, 2006 08:16

I don't feel they should be prohibited from speaking out . Of course Mr. Bush would term them as unpatriotic... [MORE]

dgsteltz

Oct 26, 2006 07:19

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