Sioux City Journal

What about the soldiers?

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- 4,000. Just a simple number with not much meaning behind it. But it does have a lot of meaning when we realize 4,000 is the number of soldiers killed in Iraq. This number and the men it stands for aren't getting much notice.

We as a nation need to see that number everyday. Then ask the question, "Why?" Why did they die? Why isn't every murdered soldier's name read aloud for all to hear? Why did we let Bush send these men to die for oil? Why does a little country in the middle east affect our freedoms in this country?

Shouldn't our government worry about helping the people of this country first? To many questions and no REAL answers.

-- Brad Borchers

Story Comments

Lynn B wrote on Apr 12, 2008 9:50 AM:

" We are okay with abortion though noone speaks about that. But when soldiers are being killed that seemed to have volunteered thank God for thier gratitude and courage inder fire. Thank them instead. When we believe they are going out for nothing.... tell that to the constitution.We have this God givin right called unalienable rights.1) being.To chit chat about how unsatisfied we are with everything If we pull all them out now that says well these soldiers simply must be remembered fighting for an unworthy cause. Even in our schools where people are being shot up. All the recent animosity thrown in our public political and educational system comes from a lack of awareness and truth. "

paul ells wrote on Mar 30, 2008 10:34 PM:

" My apolgoies. In an earlier post, I meant we must avoid inferior instruction for our young. Unfortunately, it came out interior instruction. Hope I didn't confuse anyone too much. "

paul ells wrote on Mar 30, 2008 5:24 PM:

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We owe our returning troops, and those in the field, a future. Too many are coming back without the training promised them, with grievous wounds, with scant hope for the better life they fought for. Let's get on our Congressmen and Senators and demand help for our GIs and Vets. Can this be done without
reducing the educational funds for the children of course. But we must not let anyone foist sham training on our men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States so honorablly, or interior instruction on our kids in grade and high school. "

Tim wrote on Mar 29, 2008 12:50 PM:

" Brad, again I say your questions are valid.
Jose' listed five sources, I guess in an attemt to justify going into, and indefinately occupying Iraq??

We were lied to. There were no WMD! There was NO evidence connecting Iraq to 9/11! Saddam was no threat to us! This invasion and occupation has killed more people than Saddam did. Open practice of Christianity was pushed out of Iraq. Yet a few people here continue to blindly support the liars Bush and Cheney.

We honor our soldiers and their families for sacrificing for our country. Problem is, they are making ALL the sacrifices while our leaders are profiteering.

I have added my name on the petition to impeach Cheney and Bush at impeachbush.org "

paul ells wrote on Mar 29, 2008 11:02 AM:

" Has anyone noticed? The war in Iraq is red hot again. The troops are still waiting for armor that will protect them from roadside bombs. The dead are still arriving each day at Dover Air Force Base, and the wounded are being warehoused in Walter Reed. This is one enormous waste of flesh and bone. Forget the money we've lost by the truckload; it's gone; we'll never recoup. But we can suport our troops by demanding that they get the equipment that will protect them, and by getting them out of that hell hole as soon as that can be done with some semblance of honor. "