Originally posted by: palehorse74
Originally posted by: Orignal Earl
Originally posted by: palehorse74
Originally posted by: Harvey
There's EVERTHING false in what he stated! Bush continues to conflate "Al Qaeda in Iraq" and anything related to his war of lies in Iraq with Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, the group who struck on 9-11.
When are you going to join the rest of us in the year 2007? the statement that AQI is tied to AQ in Afghanistan is absolutely true...
in the year 2007!
So he's not lying at all.
Would I be lying right now (July 26/07) if I were to say "Listen kiddo, son,....right now your making some very nice coinage with the continuing of this war, just like Nebo? your profiting while soldiers and civilians are dieing"?
you'd be lying.
I make a modest wage as a DoD consultant - less than six figures. When I go overseas in the service, I actually take a paycut. I also made a decent wage before the war. In fact, my civilian salary has only increased about 20% in nine years. (that's < 3% increase per year). Heck, I spend a good chunk of my money driving my pickup truck 102 miles - to work and back - every day.
My wife makes half of what I make. We live in Northern VA where the money does not go very far at all. We live in small townhouse that I just bought (my first house), and we have rooms that have no furniture in them at all!
The funny thing is, with my experience, degrees, and background, I'd probably make at least twice as much working in the private sector doing information security work or business intelligence. I could probably ask for $200k at any bank or Fortune 100 company in North America! Heck, i've been offered that much and turned it down!
I've also turned down many lucrative contracting opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan. When I've gone over, I've done so as a soldier. I do what i do because i believe in the missions and I'm proud of my role in the WOT. It's a job that needs doing.
So what was your point again? Oh ya... you were lying.