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Tue Apr 17 11:55:07 PDT 2007

"The notion that we ought to now go to Baghdad and somehow take control of
the country strikes me as an extremely serious one in terms of what we'd
have to do once we got there. You'd probably have to put some new government
in place. It's not clear what kind of government that would be, how long
you'd have to stay. For the U.S. to get involved militarily in determining
the outcome of the struggle over who's going to govern in Iraq strikes me as
a classic definition of a quagmire." 

- Dick Cheney, 1991
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Cheney_Quagmire.mp3

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"I think Rumsfeld, Cheney, and the president made a big mistake in
justifying going into the war in Iraq.  They put the emphasis on weapons of
mass destruction." 

- Gerald R. Ford (July 28, 2004)
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Ford_Iraq_Big_Mistake.mp3

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>From the April 23, 2007 edition of the Army Times -

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U.S. service members who died while supporting combat operations in Iraq,
confirmed by the Defense Department from April 6 through April 12:

Army Cpl. Jason J. Beadles, 22, of La Porte, Indiana; assigned to the 887th
Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Army Spc. Ryan A. Bishop, 32, of Euless, Texas; assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Marine 1st Lt. Shaun M. Blue, 25, of Munster, Indiana; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Army Pfc. Kyle G. Bohrnsen, 22, of Philipsburg, Montana; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. 

Army Pfc. John G. Borbonus, 19, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

Army Sgt. Larry R. Bowman, 29, of Granite Falls, North Carolina; assigned to
the 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps
Support Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Army Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown, 31, of Prichard, Alabama; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. 

Army Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs, 28, of Auburn, Washington; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Spc. Ebe F. Emolo, 33, of Greensboro, North Carolina; assigned to the
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, 25, of East Hampstead, New Hampshire;
assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez, 23, of Hyattsville, Maryland; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Army Pfc. Brian L. Holden, 20, of Claremont, North Carolina; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. 

Army Spc. Levi K. Hoover, 23, of Midland, Michigan; assigned to the 5th
Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Spc. James T. Lindsey, 20, of Florence, Alabama; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Army Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless, 21, of Camden, Arkansas; assigned to the 5th
Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Navy Cmdr. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet, 42, of Caldwell, Idaho; operationally
assigned to Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force - Iraq, deployed
from his permanently assigned command of Naval Inventory Control Point,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Army 1st Lt. Gwilym J. Newman, 24, of Waldorf, Maryland; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Cpl. Cody A. Putnam, 22, of Lafayette, Indiana; assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. 

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee, 21, of Mission Viejo, California;
assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Scherry, 20, of Rocky River, Ohio; assigned to
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Raymond S. Sevaaetasi, 29, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned
to the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   

Army Pfc. David N. Simmons, 20, of Kokomo, Indiana; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Army Spc. Ismael G. Solorio, 21, of San Luis, Arizona; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. 

Army Spc. Clifford A. Spohn III, 21, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Army Sgt. David A. Stephens, 28, of Tullahoma, Tennessee; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

Army Pvt. Brett A. Walton, 37, of Hillsboro, Oregon; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, 25, of Santa Rosa, California; assigned
to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.

April 6 - April 12
Killed: 27; wounded in action: 169

March 19, 2003 - April 12, 2007
Killed: 3,290; wounded in action: 24,645

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized
(as Of April 11, 2007)
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2007/d20070411ngr.pdf

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And the beat goes on . . .

"Bring 'em Home"
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Bring_em_home.mp3

"If you love this land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

It will make the politicians sad, I know 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home 
They wanna tangle with their foe 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

They wanna test their grand theories
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
With the blood of you and me
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

Now we'll give no more brave young lives 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home 
For the gleam in someone's eyes 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The men will cheer and the boys will shout 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home 
Yeah and we will all turn out 
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The church bells will ring with joy
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
To welcome our darlin' girls and boys
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

We will lift their voice and sound
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home."

Pro patria,

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime."

-- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.