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enough publicity she will denigrate a Bunch of widows or make a juvenile comment about someone on the left Side of the political debate i classify myself As a proud Liberal and absolutely adore the stars and stripes practice of putting Coulter Side beside with Arianna Huffington every week so Coulters recent use of the word Faggot As a descriptive of presidential candidate John Edwards has me torn i love it when she admits that Shes not a real pundit just a comedian who hates liberals As she did when she de fended her comment by saying it was a joke truly though i would very much enjoy Reading a conservative viewpoint that is thoughtful insightful and meant to add somehow to our political debate rather than debase and sensationalize it i think my greatest concern is being financially culpable with regards to her in come by purchasing stripes i enjoy the balance i find in the pages of stripes and my kids love the comic strips there Are so Many other Good responsible conservative columnists to publish As a counter to Huffington i simply believe that if Coulter wants to continue to make such jokes that the comedy club circuit might be a better out let for her first amendment rights is it too much to ask As a Reader that you raise the bar on the political discourse in your pages cmdr Sherri Santos Yokosuka naval base Japan Coulter out of step with gis could you please explain Why you chose to publish the March 5 column on global warming by Ann Coulter Glo bal warming cry denies cold hard it is not that i disagree with the opinion that global warming is not Hap pening which i or that anyone who wants to do something about it hates our Way of life but i believe that stars and stripes should reflect the values of the Community it serves the military Ajifu co teens fat Are bytes of readers ail Fetters must and Lej Ephone number please limit ail to 300 words we Reserve the right to edit for in soft lasts and car stars and stripes 72317  unit 45002 Mina Toku Apo a 963375002 Tolp 1060032 via Dan of spam 0334088936 lint front or Sidt code Coulters tactics and conduct in the political Arena do not seem to be in keeping with the values that the military embraces because we hold our people to a moral and ethical Standard that encompasses their actions on and off duty that Standard should be reflected in our Community newspaper it is great to publish opinions on both sides of an Issue but in the future please refrain from publishing and supporting someone who is so out of step with what we soldiers sailors airmen marines and other great americans Are trying to achieve Here in the Central command area of responsibility Lawrence 0 Basha Camp Buerhing Kuwait no pay not out of line after Reading the March 11 letter cos deserve higher pay i can agree and disagree on the subject i would love to get higher pay As an e5 with a Bache Lor of arts degree and working toward a masters in business administration but in reality it wont happen some senior noncommissioned officers make More than officers because of their time and Grade you have to have some Gap in pay otherwise the senior Leader ship in officers and senior cos will be equal and they cannot be my goal is to become an officer for these reasons no 1 leadership no 2 More Opportunity no 3 higher pay if enlisted want higher pay then they can put in their package to become an officer even in the corporate world the regular staff will always make less Money that the people on the Board also if my pay is equal to a first or Sec Ond lieutenants then what is the use of becoming an officer Many officers do have More responsibility and they Are the ones who will take the blame and take the hit on something that is done wrong they Are getting paid for that As Well if s like saying As an e5 with a Bach Elors and working on an mba Why am i not getting paid As much As a senior no i understand where the letter writer is coming from but there really int that much of a pay difference if you look at the pay scale and As military members we Are even Lucky enough to get pay in creases and pay incentives staff sgt Ajay Smith March air Reserve base Calif bring gis Home from Bosnia it Doest get on the evening news too often anymore but we still have troops deployed abroad under deceitful pretences we were told that these soldiers would be brought Back Home before Christmas Well now it is Well past that Christmas 1996 deadline and the United states still has troops in Bosnia Herze Govina our military is already stretched and extended too thin if the democrats in Congress want to pull troops Back to the states maybe they should pull them out of Bosnia first before looking at Iraq we have been in Bosnia for More than 11 years exit strategy anyone we should put Down timetables and measurable goals for the bosnian and let them know our patience has its limits repeal whatever congressional authorization was enacted to Send our forces there now capt Bard Obrien Forward operating base 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