Isn't there a war going on?

[drojas324]

Just like the title says, whats the deal?

All thats on the news is Obama vs. Clinton, steriods in baseball, and Britney Spears!! I haven't heard anything about the war in about 3 weeks.:angry7: I guess its not important, its only our brave men of this country fighting!!

[CaligoneTx]

Unfortunately we prioritize things in the general media when the problems are already risen, not overlooking potential problems or updating statuses of current issues...

Worldcom? Online can view events/known issues overseas since it is a news association that publishes from all over(several countries) but its sad our own news station cannot grant us the information on what the brave sons and daughters are doing in the name of the USA.

[matemike]

U damn right drojas...but don't forget the post-superbowl drama too.

[FlipSideUp]

The progress is going well, so the media feels no need to report on it anymore.

[FlipSideUp]

S.E. Texas Patriot Guard Riders stats for:

Month .......KIA Missions .....KIA Escorts
May '07 ..........4 ..................5
JUN '07 ..........3 ..................2
JUL '07 ..........3 ...................4
Aug '07 .........5 ...................5
Sep '07 .........4 ...................3
Oct '07 .........2 ...................2
Nov '07 .........1 ...................1
Dec '07 .........2 ...................2
Jan '08 ..........0 ...................0

Let's hope & pray we have more "Jan '08s".

[Crystalline]

Just like the title says, whats the deal?

All thats on the news is Obama vs. Clinton, steriods in baseball, and Britney Spears!! I haven't heard anything about the war in about 3 weeks.:angry7: I guess its not important, its only our brave men of this country fighting!!

Because that is all that folks seem to care about now. Who gives a **** what their issues are on immigration, war, taxes, etc but lets focus on what minority they represent. :gesture: Also to complain about this crazy chick and what she has done to herself and to her children, but not giving .02 about our men, some barely 18 experiencing a world that we would prefer not to.

[BigComfy]

War on drugs?

[Moody]

Praise the lord and pass the bong we're winning the war on drugs. - ASP

:rofl:

[drojas324]

S.E. Texas Patriot Guard Riders stats for:

Month .......KIA Missions .....KIA Escorts
May '07 ..........4 ..................5
JUN '07 ..........3 ..................2
JUL '07 ..........3 ...................4
Aug '07 .........5 ...................5
Sep '07 .........4 ...................3
Oct '07 .........2 ...................2
Nov '07 .........1 ...................1
Dec '07 .........2 ...................2
Jan '08 ..........0 ...................0

Let's hope & pray we have more "Jan '08s".

Yeah thats good but thats just our region. Other regions might not have been so grateful with such few deaths.

I just had to let everybody know that it really pisses me off! There is no coverage at all! I dont like that a war is going on but to not even mention is just rediculous. To me, its like not mentioning the war means we dont even respect what our sons our doing for the country. Just my .02

[jus10]

Well....when you watch stories on the war and who died and what got blown up everyday, what do most people do? They turn the channel. People (for whatever reasons) get tired of hearing about and seeing the same shit. So ratings suffer. Do news stations give a **** about what's going on? Not unless it benefits them....

[Rick H.I.C.]

Just like the title says, whats the deal?

All thats on the news is Obama vs. Clinton, steriods in baseball, and Britney Spears!! I haven't heard anything about the war in about 3 weeks.:angry7: I guess its not important, its only our brave men of this country fighting!!

Shallow individuals are only interested in bad news, and other shallow individuals.

[ArturoC]

The "News" doesn't report anything except body counts anyway.

[Moody]

The war on personal freedom?

[SugarDaddy]

HA... that was funny....

[CaJuNsOuLjA]

Here's a good link if you want continued, up-to-date information on the Iraq situation: http://www.defenselink.mil/

And a good story to boot...

Iraqi Residents See Conditions Improve in Arab Jabour

By Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service

BAGHDAD, Feb. 13, 2008 – Abas Rashed lives in Arab Jabour, 20 miles southeast of the Iraqi capital, and is a member of the local “Sons of Iraq” security group made up of local residents. He patrols the streets of his community and watches for insurgent activities, he said, because he knows the damage insurgents can do firsthand.

Before the insurgents entered this farming community with a Sunni Muslim majority, he said, the people in Arab Jabour worked together. Despite their differences, Sunni and Shiite shared a common desire to see their children grow up in a better environment and in peace. He said he believes that the insurgency, in an attempt to stir up violence against coalition forces, exploited differences between the two sects.

Yassen Kodaier Hussein, a Sunni living in Arab Jabour, said he once had Shiia neighbors until the insurgency moved in. Hussein also said he believes insurgents tried to set the people apart.

"At first we rebuffed any difference," he said. "So they tried to make difference apparent." The differences were spelled out in both Shiite and Sunni blood, he said.

"They killed both sides to make a problem," Hussein said of the sectarian violence that drove many families from their homes. "We didn't see this problem until they came. They interfered with our lives."

The Sons of Iraq helped change the security situation, said Army Capt. Joseph Inge, commander of Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment. "It has been a total ‘180,’" he said.

For the first time in months, Arab Jabour is beginning to look and feel as it did before insurgents arrived. Hussein said he is encouraged by the number of families returning home.

"I want to imagine a unified Iraq, one Iraq free from outside interference,” he said. “We have to stop the militias -- work together to finish off the militias."

(Army Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team serves in Multinational Division Center Public Affairs.)

[CaJuNsOuLjA]

Soldiers Visit to Help Afghan Children Begin School

American Forces Press Service

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008 – More than 100 Afghan children in the village of Oshay began their school year Feb. 10 with a visit by Afghan National Army commandos from 201st Kandak and coalition forces.

The soldiers showed their support for the school, teachers and students by providing notebooks, pens, pencils and other school supplies to the students. About 120 students arrived for the first day of classes at the Oshay school in the Shahidi Hasas district of Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province. The village, near the banks of the Sakar River, is home to dozens of families who farm the nearby fields to make a living and provide for their families.

Before classes began, soldiers handed out red, black and green Afghan flags, which students happily waved above their heads. Soldiers also chatted with students and told them to listen to their teacher.

The headmaster of the school then addressed the assembled students and parents.

“You are the future of Afghanistan,” the headmaster said. “If you study hard in school, one of you could be the future president of Afghanistan!”

Hearing those encouraging words, the children cheered and waved their flags and notebooks.

“All of the children seemed extremely happy to be there and excited to learn,” a coalition soldier said.

The community also is supporting the opening of the Oshay school. “A local shop keeper, who was previously a high school teacher in Kandahar, stopped by to offer his support for the school,” a coalition soldier said. “With the dramatic increase of students at the school, the headmaster hired him on the spot.”

The Afghan government had been informing residents of the school opening by radio announcements. A coalition soldier noted that the announcements were obviously successful, since students and parents arrived from villages all over the Sakhar Rud Valley.

The Afghan and provincial government hope to open more schools in the area so students don’t have to walk so far to attend classes, Army Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman, a coalition spokeswoman, said. “The Ministry of Education is working to improve educational opportunities for all children throughout Afghanistan,” she added.

(From a Combined Joint Task Force 82 news release.)

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48945

[lbjasonc]

that's the world we live in. u know that more people vote for american idol than for the next president. that kind of shit blows my mind. :eek3: