DOD Announces Casualties 24-Dec-09

[IndianaGreen]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1002-09
December 24, 2009
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck, 23, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died Dec. 22, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13209

[jwirr]

1. I don't know if anyone has thought to thank you Indian Green for this

but it is an appropriate way to keep the cost of war in focus. I especially like it that it is not just numbers - name and data.

[msedano]

2. QEPD, Omar Roebuck

Present Arms.
Ready, two.
At ease, brother.
(taps)


mvs

[jeanpalmer]

3. Get ready for more

The US has made the decision it is going to take oil by force. The rest of the world, especially China, has decided to obtain it commercially. They just made a deal with Venezuela to buy about half its oil. It was mutually beneficial deal. What's the US approach. Set up 7 military bases in Columbia. Totally fucking stupid. Obama, you're not up to the job.

[Baltoman991]

4. Obama is more

up to this job then you are in making sensible posts.

This war, along with Iraq, was handed to him. He's doing all he can do. You pansy asses would have him pulling everyone out tomorrow not knowing what a cluster fuck that would be. Yes, the number of dead leaves a void in our hearts. But if you had it your way, the number of dead American soldiers would be 100 times what it is now. You need a plan, something Bush didn't have. Obama has one and he's outlined it.

But listening to the man doesn't fit into your agenda of reminding everyone here daily how stupid Obama is. Allow me to say, he's not the stupid one, you, well, I'll leave your posts to speak for themselves.