Military Bodies Returning As Freight

[AtomicKitten]

One would think this would outrage the flag-waving uberpatriotic Republican rank and file. This is precisely the kind of thing the Democrats could use as ammunition. This is disgraceful.


Excerpt:
A local family said fallen soldiers and Marines deserve better and that one would think our war heroes are being transported with dignity, care and respect. It said one would think upon arrival in their hometowns they are greeted with honor. But unfortunately, the family said that is just not the case.

Dead heroes are supposed to come home with their coffins draped with the American flag -- greeted by a color guard.

But in reality, many are arriving as freight on commercial airliners -- stuffed in the belly of a plane with suitcases and other cargo.



http://www.10news.com/news/5504608/detail.html

[NVMojo]

1. the patriotic fundies are more upset about Happy Holidays then

dead US soldiers being treated like blocks of wood.

[bluestateguy]

2. Imagine the reaction if the Clinton Administration allowed this

I can already hear the bellows of rage from the usual suspects and conservative columnists.

Instead, this will be defended in the name of "efficiency" in George W. Bush's military.

Note that it was Barbara Boxer, that liberal, military-hating commie, who fixed this problem.

[AtomicKitten]

3. they would be apoplectic

They would swallow their tongues in a fit of outrage.

Isn't it extraordinary that the Dems haven't learned a goddamn thing about how the Republicans operate? They could hamstring them with this, but they probably won't even mention it.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. That is revolting . . .

Where on earth are the journalists?

Oh, right, swallowed up by their corporate overlords . . .

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. Why the shock and surprise? When alive, they were treated the same way

The Bush administration cares not about soldiers, their honor or their sacrifice. The only reason that Bush appears before military groups is because they are under orders to behave in a certain way.

[Neil Lisst]

6. One more example of the complete fraud that IS Bush.

such disrespect!

[zulchzulu]

7. What an ingenius way to hide the bodies!

That took some real thinking to do that. Rummy? Your idea?

[jonnyo]

8. It took Barbara Boxer to do something about this.

More urinating on our soldiers by Neocowards that refuse to fight.

I'm surprised they aren't stamped freight by cheney and rummi when they're sent TO Iraq.

[zulchzulu]

10. Boxer needs to make this a BIG issue with the RNC twits

The RNC issued their "White Flag" ad attacking what would be the majority of Americans. This story about dead soldiers being returned as freight after processing in Dover AFB is HUGE! It should be investigated and brought up everywhere.

[zulchzulu]

9. MP3 of story

http://www.awolcowboy.com/mp3/soldier_freight.mp3

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