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difference Slocum piece was nine paragraphs on his right to state his opinion and our cumulative right As americans to do so and two paragraphs on Why the War in Iraq should be stopped now within those two Para graphs i see six valid reasons crammed into three sentences the rest of the column is his defense of his actions and opinions Nichols and Thul write 12 paragraphs explaining their position outlining their Rea sons and delineating what they believe will happen if we leave Iraq their column is de fending their reasons for wanting to finish what has been started Slocum says Many have died while doing the duty they All have sacrificed with great Honor and without question deserve our sincerest recognition and great est respect As heroes what kind of respect and Honor would we be showing to say to their widows and orphans and mourning parents that their lives were wasted were not even going to try were outta Here Nichols and Thul state we will win be cause we have a plan for Victory we Are saying we would rather go Home later with Victory than today in defeat has America become such a society of instant gratification that we cant even entertain the idea that something Worth doing might take longer than a Day a year a decade and still be Worth it just a Little food for thought the terrorists Are concentrating their attacks on the coalition forces in Iraq if the soldiers come Back to America do you honestly think the terrorists Are going to Stop attacking Ameri cans honestly Ann Lindner Bamberg Germany Pace deserves Praise under the uniform code of military jus your Are published in the Tice homosexual behaviour like adultery is criminal criticized for calling Gay sex immoral article March it is immoral the outrage Over what Gen Peter Pace said should not be focused at Pace for de fending the Law it should be directed at rep Martin Meehan mass and others who in the midst of a War want to take political correctness and make it a priority and try to turn the military into a Laboratory for their Liberal social ideas As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Pace should not have to apologize for de fending the Law rather he should be applauded for upholding it sgt John Jones logistics support area Anaconda Iraq paces comments disturbing1 Gen Peter paces comments on Homo sexuality Are disturbing in Many respects when a senior Leader describes a sexual orientation As immoral and comparable to adultery he Crimi naumes and discriminates against a minority from his own Posi Tion of setting a moralistic tone doonesbury that is totally incongruent with the Princi Ples he has sworn to uphold military leaders Are hardly the caretakers of our morals nor should they be their personal opinions have no place in the Media when those opinions Are bigoted discriminatory and morally suspect in the 21st Century it is equally disturbing that one of our senior leaders is so Nar Row minded and foolish enough to make derogatory comments in uniform As an offi Cial spokesperson in this Case Pace should have chosen not to Tell it raises the question whether people with such a limited enlightenment on is sues of sexual orientation Are suitable to occupy senior leadership positions when they see fit to defame a Large group of sol Diers and civilians who serve their coun try proudly Sieg Heppner Mannheim Germany Irish Are forgotten March has been proclaimed Irish Heri Tage month at least since the first presi Dent Bush and was designated in 1995 Dur ing president Clinton tenure by con Gress in Public Law 103379 but still it never gets any press or coverage by Amer ican forces network or popular press everyone seems to think we should Cele brate our heritage Only on St Patricks Day when everyone Irish but we should be celebrating the contributions of our forefathers the whole month if not All year St Patricks Day seems to be the Day to drink Green Beer and Doest touch on what the Irish have done Many of the presidents of our great nation can claim Irish heritage and we have contributed greatly in the Public sector from Mili tary firefighters and policemen to presi dents and senators we should not take away from the other observances this month such As women history month As those groups have made great contributions to our country As Well and Are equally important in Mak ing our nation great however i feel our contributions Are forgotten and the Sto Ries of our struggles have been pushed aside Matt Orcutt Kaiserslautern Germany by Garry Trudeau i dont Kiwi what nothing from w6 again ummupflap3 prickly City by Scott Stantis to Fec Wise Viu you 0 711 ast was
