[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

"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
 
And Dick Cheney again in 1994
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9a8_1186873756

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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 November 5, 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 October 19 through October 25:

Army Pfc. Adam J. Chitjian, 39, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood Texas.

Army Spc. David E. Lambert, 39, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia; assigned to the
237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command of the
Virginia National Guard.

Army Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr., 52, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland;
assigned to the 275th Military Police Company, 372nd Military Police
Battalion, Washington, D.C. National Guard.

October 19 - October 25
Killed: 3; wounded in action: 51

March 19, 2003 - October 25, 2007 
Killed: 3,821; wounded in action: 28,327

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting combat operations
in Afghanistan, confirmed by the Defense Department from October 19 through
October 25:

Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan, 22, of Ontario, Oregon; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat
Team, Vicenza, Italy. 

Army Master Sgt. Thomas L. Bruner, 50, of Owensboro, Kentucky; assigned to
the Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 100th Division, U.S. Army Reserve, Owensboro,
Kentucky.

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, of Los Angeles, California; assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis,
Washington.

Army Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza, 29, of Glendale, Arizona; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat
Team, Vicenza, Italy. 

Army Sgt. Edward O. Philpot, 38, of Latta, South Carolina; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Dillon,
South Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle, 25, of West Jordan, Utah; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat
Team, Vicenza, Italy.

October 19 - October 25
Killed: 6; Wounded in action: 26

Oct. 10, 2001 - October 25, 2007
Killed: 451; Wounded in action: 1,708

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National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized 
(as of October 24, 2007) 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2007/d20071024ngr.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 our 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.