Why would any soldier or military family vote for * in 2004?

[T Roosevelt]

Here are Yahoo!News Top 20 rated stories... 9! of them have to do with wounded or killed soldiers. Also, in his best performance yet, * is batting 0.950! He would be batting a thousand but the scorekeeper gave the shortstop an error on story #10. Unheard of in monitoring Yahoo...

1. Two US soldiers, five Iraqis wounded in Baghdad grenade attack
AFP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Two US soldiers and five Iraqis were wounded when attackers threw a grenade at an American armoured vehicle guarding a bank in Baghdad.
Avg Rating: 4.7, 14 ratings


2. UN Wants to See UK Evidence on 'Iraq Uranium'
Reuters - 37 minutes ago
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday the British government should let U.N. inspectors verify its evidence that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Africa to make atomic weapons.
Avg Rating: 4.7, 12 ratings


3. Mortar Attacks on U.S. Bases Growing
AP - Wed Jul 16, 2:40 AM ET
When soldiers of the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division settled into a new headquarters, some people in the area gave them a less than warm welcome: regular mortar attacks at the base where they sleep, eat and work.
Avg Rating: 4.6, 55 ratings


4. U.S.: No Promises on Unit's Leaving Iraq
AP - Tue Jul 15, 5:14 PM ET
The U.S. military command in Iraq said Tuesday it intends to complete the withdrawal of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division by September, but officials said they could make no hard promises because of the unsettled state of security in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq.
Avg Rating: 4.5, 103 ratings


5. Blast Kills U.S. Soldier, Hurts 2 in Iraq
AP - Wed Jul 16, 3:41 AM ET
A U.S. soldier was killed and two others were wounded Wednesday when a powerful explosion went off as their convoy made its way along a highway west of Baghdad, soldiers at the scene said.
Avg Rating: 4.5, 99 ratings


6. US soldier run over and killed in attack on highway west of Baghdad
AFP - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
A US soldier was run over and killed when a military convoy came under attack on a highway west of the Iraqi capital.
Avg Rating: 4.5, 39 ratings


7. Senate to Kill Pentagon Surveillance Bill
AP - Tue Jul 15, 7:37 PM ET
Without fanfare, senators debating defense spending for next year have proposed eliminating all money for the Pentagon's development of a vast computerized terrorism surveillance program that has raised privacy concerns.
Avg Rating: 4.5, 25 ratings


8. U.S. Humvee Hit in Baghdad Attack, Casualties
Reuters - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
A U.S. military Humvee car was hit in an attack in Baghdad on Wednesday which inflicted casualties among U.S. soldiers, witnesses said.
Avg Rating: 4.5, 23 ratings


9. Senate Rejects Deployment Limits
AP - Tue Jul 15, 7:40 PM ET
The Senate rejected an effort Tuesday by its most vocal critic of the war in Iraq to curtail President Bush's deployment of National Guard and Reserve forces there and in Afghanistan.
Avg Rating: 4.4, 113 ratings


10. Only 22 Pounds of Low-Grade Iraqi Uranium Dispersed-UN
Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:06 AM ET
The United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had accounted for most of the looted nuclear material at Iraq's main nuclear facility, but at least 22 pounds of low-grade uranium may have been dispersed.
Avg Rating: 4.4, 11 ratings


11. Ex-Envoy Criticizes U.S. Effort in Iraq
AP - Wed Jul 16, 1:53 AM ET
James Dobbins, a former State Department official involved in five of six nation-building exercises over the past 11 years, says the United States should be doing better in Iraq after all this experience.
Avg Rating: 4.4, 9 ratings


12. FCC Dems Seek Media Ownership Rule Freeze
AP - Tue Jul 15, 8:34 PM ET
Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission sought Tuesday to prevent recently relaxed media ownership rules from going into effect in order to allow more time for legislative attempts to reverse the changes.
Avg Rating: 4.4, 7 ratings


13. Iraq Pressure on Bush Mounts as U.S. Soldier Killed
Reuters - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
A grenade attack killed a U.S. soldier in Iraq Wednesday, bringing the total combat deaths to 147, equaling the total in the 1991 Gulf War.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 185 ratings


14. Senators Try to Roll Back FCC Media Rules
Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 7:02 PM ET
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday launched efforts to veto a relaxation of media ownership limits by federal regulators that make it easier for giant media companies to gobble up more outlets.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 165 ratings


15. White House Says Deficit Will Reach $455 Billion This Year
The New York Times - Tue Jul 15, 2:56 PM ET
The federal budget deficit will be roughly 50 percent larger than the White House estimated in February.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 155 ratings


16. Environmentalists to Sue EPA Over Toxic Air Emissions
OneWorld.net - Tue Jul 15,12:26 PM ET
WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2003 (ENS) - Two national environmental group have filed a 60 day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not meeting a July 1, 2003 deadline to propose regulations to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals from the nation's cars, trucks and buses.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 148 ratings


17. A Look at U.S. Daily Casualties in Iraq
AP - Tue Jul 15, 5:42 PM ET
As of Tuesday, July 15, 220 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of operations in Iraq, according to the Pentagon. The British government has reported a total of 42 casualties.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 145 ratings


18. Iraq War Costs $48B So Far, Pentagon Says
AP - Tue Jul 15, 7:39 PM ET
The military campaign in Iraq has cost the Pentagon about $48 billion so far, a number expected to rise by $10 billion by the end of September, the military's budget chief said Tuesday.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 144 ratings


19. U.S. Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Iraq Attack
Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 2:15 AM ET
One U.S. soldier was killed and two were wounded on Wednesday when a bomb exploded near a highway just west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, U.S. soldiers on the scene said.
Avg Rating: 4.3, 66 ratings


20. Former Inspector Ritter's Book Rips Bush
AP - Tue Jul 15, 8:30 PM ET
Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter released a new book, accusing President Bush of illegally attacking Iraq and calling for "regime change" in the United States at the next election.
Avg Rating: 4.2, 194 ratings

[T Roosevelt]

1. Gratuitous self kick

[T Roosevelt]

2. Gratuitous self kick

On edit:
Oops...what's up with connecting to the DU database?

[robbedvoter]

3. Cuz he landed the aircrafi in his codpiece and kicked Saddam's

statue down? OK, I just wanted to kick your thread, but unfortunatelly, some macho ignorants will.

[dolstein]

4. Gee, perhaps because many are cultural conservatives

I'm sure that many in the military have an axe to grind with the current administration, but that doesn't mean they're ready to embrace a left-wing candidate, particularly someone like Dean who never served in the military.

[T Roosevelt]

7. Since when is Dean a "left-wing candidate"

He's in the center of most everything...a fiscal conservative...pro states rights...

And BTW - he didn't serve because the Army REJECTED him on medical grounds. Hell, at least he went down to the draft board. Unlike *, who was AWOL from the National Guard for crissakes!

[jackstraw45]

5. I often wonder

why anyone, apart from the richest 10% of the nation, would vote for the Chimp.

All one needs to do is look at the record - across the spectrum of issues - to see why this has been the most destructive presidency in US history.

[Bombtrack]

I don't think it's been more destructive than Pierce

but he's definetly in the Hoover area.

We need to look the the future though.

There are many demographics we need to consider to beat him, a big one of course being military families. Edwards or Kerry are the only ones I believe who can change a signifigant portion of the militaries minds about democrats. Obviously Kerry has the better military credentials on it's face, but Edwards relates much more to the lives of most of them and APPEARS to be closer to their ideogoly. Yeah Edwards is the fomer trial lawyer, but Kerry is Thurston Howell with medals

[Bombtrack]

9. I don't think it's been more destructive than Pierce

but he's definetly in the Hoover area.

We need to look the the future though.

There are many demographics we need to consider to beat him, a big one of course being military families. Edwards or Kerry are the only ones I believe who can change a signifigant portion of the militaries minds about democrats. Obviously Kerry has the better military credentials on it's face, but Edwards relates much more to the lives of most of them and APPEARS to be closer to their ideogoly. Yeah Edwards is the fomer trial lawyer, but Kerry is Thurston Howell with medals

[Bombtrack]

6. Because the military is much more supportive

of the decision to invade than most Americans. Even though alot of americans(about 20 percent) think that things aren't going well post-war, they continue to support the innitial decision in overwhelming numbers(70-75 percent) and the military, being hugely more republican/hawkish than most of America is probably closer to 90 percent supportive of the decision.

[dragonquest8]

8. because some people just never learn their lesson

[ElementaryPenguin]

10. They won't want to next time - but online voting will be rigged for *!!!

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