[Vision2020] How Could Anyone Support That Woman?

[Chris Storhok]

J:

You are on the money with the Aleutians.  One of the largest ground
battles in the Pacific theater was fought on Attu Island in 1943.  The
Japanese took Attu and nearby Kiska on June 7, 1942 and occupied the
island until we retook it in 1943.  Check out
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ebooks/records/efd2929.ht
ml for facts about the battle.

 

Alaska is the frontlines for defense of North America.  Elmendorf now
hosts the newest fighters the F-22, while Eielson hosts aerial tankers
and other support activities.  Fort Wainwright and Fort Richardson host
nearly 14,000 soldiers, and Fort Greely has most of the continent's ABM
system.  Just down the road in Anderson, the military has its huge radar
complex while just north of Fairbanks, a very large array of satellite
dishes monitor the world.  

 

Those of you who gripe about Ted Steven's earmarks must remember that
groups like the Sunlight Foundation or Taxpayers for Common Sense
"count" the military apportionment against Alaska's totals; if you
subtract out all military spending earmark totals for Alaska become
rather mundane.  For example the FY08 budget has nearly $200,000,000 in
projects for just Fort Wainwright.  That works out to over $300/Alaskan
for a new rail-yard, hanger, barracks and officer housing on one Army
post.

 

In line with government abuses, the forced relocation of thousands of
Aleuts during WWII by the USA ranks up there with other atrocities
committed by our government against the native peoples. 

 

Chris.

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of J Ford
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:03 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How Could Anyone Support That Woman?

 

Thank you!

In fact (and Chris can back me up on this) in the Aleutian's, there are
plenty of reminders of those attacks, including an airfield built and
still in use today.  Granted, we were just "a territory" at the time,
but we did belong to the US.  Fact is, Alaska is a main outpost for the
US even today - Elmendorf and Eielson routinely have scrambles and
growing up, I remember subs being spotted in the different ports from
time-to-time and I remember "live" bombs being found all over the
place....still are every now-and-again, from what I hear.

In fact, I remember my parents telling me that Seattle had a foreign sub
come in, take a look around and then leave during the '60's.  Anyone
else remember that?

J :]



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From: editor at lataheagle.com
To: idahotom at hotmail.com; lfalen at turbonet.com;
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:21:57 -0800
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How Could Anyone Support That Woman?

You know. I could have sworn the Japanese invaded, and held, several of
the Aleutian Islands in Alaska well after Pearl Harbor.

Doesn't Alaska count? It was a US territory at the time, as was Hawai'i.

Dutch Harbor was bombed by the Japanese planes June 3-4, 1942.

Also in 1942, a Japanese sub shelled an oilfield near Santa Barbara,
California and a another attacked a fortification in Oregon. A float
plane was assembled by a sub crew and it was used to drop firebombs,
which started a few small fires in Oregon.

A tanker was struck by a German torpedo in the mouth of the Mississippi
River, several ships were torpedoed within sight of beachgoers along the
eastern seaboard well after Pearl Harbor.

Lets not forget the infamous "balloon attacks" of 1945.

 

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	From: Tom Hansen <mailto:idahotom at hotmail.com>  

	To: lfalen <mailto:lfalen at turbonet.com>  ; Sunil Ramalingam
<mailto:sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>  ; vision2020 at moscow.com 

	Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:52 AM

	Subject: Re: [Vision2020] How Could Anyone Support That Woman?

	 

	Roger Falen stated:
	 
	"There has not been any other 9/11 types of attacks on us. There
has been several attempts, but they have thwarted."
	 
	In a very, VERY minor way it is comforting to know that nobody
has launched an attack on US soil since September 11, 2001 (6 years, 4
months, and 18 days ago).
	 
	Yet another way to look at 9/11/2001 is that it was the first
attack on US soil since December 7, 1941 (59 years, 9 months, 4 days
prior to 9/11).  
	 
	Roger goes on to suggest that tax cuts will stimulate the
economy.  
	 
	Note to Roger:  This is the first war in our history where the
president is pushing for tax cuts.  "Tax cuts during war" is
oxy-moronic.  You say that we should provide for our troops (I am with
you there 100%), then you go on to say:
	 
	"Tax cuts would stimulate the economy and the increase in total
income will more than make up for revenue that is lost by a tax cut."
	 
	Question, Roger:  How are tax cuts going to "give them all the
support we can in the field and continue to take care of the veterans
when they come home"?
	 
	Tom Hansen
	Moscow, Idaho

	
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