CSPAN - 070915 - Support the Troops Rally - Gathering of Eag

[NolanMGI]

I find that interesting...ppl tend to forget about the subway attacks in the UK and a foiled plan to do the same in Germany along with a military post there. Don't want to support your troops? Then stand in front of them.

[NolanMGI]

I guess the way I see it...Saddam - dictator gased his own ppl and Kurds and Invaded Kuwait....K Desert storm...should have removed Saddam then...but didn't....9/11 attacks, anthrax, Al Queada, Taliban, and other groups claim responsiblity. No-brainer go to Afghanistan and retaliate and detain extremists & insurgents. I think maybe the whole WMD and link to Al Queada and Taliban was more or less an excuse to go there to kinda correct what should have happened in Desert Storm. Just my thoughts

[corysoulier]

There is more to being patriotic then just simply chanting 'USA' and waving a flag. Good for you guys. You know how to chant and flag wave. My hats off to you. Now its time for you guys to educate yourselves. Put two and two together and read between the partisan lines. No WMDs, no evidence whatsoever proving Saddam had links with Al Quida, therefore, you guys have no argument so drop it. As a veteran myself I tip my hat to all veterans, however i will not be blinded by partisan rhetoric.

[larsen550]

This is about supporting the troops. Shut the hell up, its you people who destroy great things like this. Please do not spread lies... Future Marine ready to kill Muslim Extremists! OORAHHH

[corysoulier]

LOL *Shakes head* What lies? Listen up my uneducated child. Everything I said was the truth. In order to come up with a legitimate argument, you need to have a little thing called evidence which is used to back up a fact. Enjoy living in your childish military fantasy. As a veteran myself, I tip my hat to you for wanting to join the service. However, when you take that oath, don't get confused with who are real enemies are. EDUCATE YOURSELF. Please.

[larsen550]

Child? And I am not yours. Is your IQ equivelant to mine, which is at 169. There is evidence, the thing is is that you are ignoring the evidence that gives the US a right to persecute the fuckers.

[corysoulier]

LOL"Persecute the fuckers." I fully agree Bin Laden must go, however, Iraq was a completely different story. I'm still waiting for that evidence Mr. 169. And when you give me that evidence, don't forget to back it up with a reliable source. And when I say RELIABLE source, I don't mean, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, or Bill O'Reilly. Give me a pure, unfiltered NON-BIASED source. If you are still unfamiliar with what I mean by this, please feel free to tell me. I'll be waiting for your reply. :-)

[belnumcree]

According to the Rockefeller report, the WMD's, Al Quida links, etc were all "substantiated by intelligence" that we had at the time.

[aflaglady]

@corysoulier That's exactly what you are influenced by, partisan rhetoric!

[corysoulier]

@aflaglady LOL whatever you say flaglady.

[aflaglady]

@corysoulier Sound like a school boy!

[corysoulier]

@aflaglady speaking of partisan rhetoric:

"If you don't support victory you don't support the troops." How bout this one: "Saddam Hussein had links to Al Quida." Here's another good one..."Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction." And lets not forget the mother of them all..."If you don't support the Iraq war, you are a communist." LOL I love that one. Would you call Ron Paul a communist? You Beagles crack me up. Keep the comedic material coming. I love it.

[ForSale113]

Why don't the people who hold these pro war rallies go to Iraq and encourage the Iraqis to stand up and fight for their country. You can scream "USA" or "No Surrender" all you want in this country but it's not going to change anything that happens over there.

[peacethinktank]

We need to be worrying about questioning our Fascist government- not BLINDLY following them and their destructive policies. We all love our country. But gathering of eagles fail miserably at their duty to question the government. All they can do is be angry and wave a red white and blue gang sign. They don't come from a place of love.. only fear.

CODEPINK is love, bravery to speak out an not blindly follow. Bravo CODEPINK BRAVO!

[paulgeneral]

The code pink bitches are responsible for the assassinations of my brothers and sisters in Iraq by their gutless, hate-filled, ragheaded terrorist buddies!

[mfrantom]

God Bless the Troops.

[ssgtforce]

YTCommunityWatch2:You pay nothing into our system. You and your kind only steal from my Country and live here illegally.Theft? Leave my Country if you hate it so much.

[ssgtforce]

YTCommunityWatch2:American troops are a waste of your tax dollars? You are an illegal alien in my Country. You are not paying your fair share of taxes and you are ripping my country off.

[ssgtforce]

YTCommunityWatch2: Communism has killed millions and has failed. Leave my country!

[ssgtforce]

YTCommunityWatch2: How's the Mexican embassy and the Socialist Liberation Party. You hate our troops? Go back to the shit hole you came from you illegal shit bag!

[simpson11169]

HAHA! I want you to sound like a Battalion of 155 Cannons!!!

[simpson11169]

Fuckin A!!! Tell it to Em!!!!

[atturgalsemaj]

What's crooked about politics is you'll find your pro-surge candidates who are anti-abortion. Ron Paul is a rare candidate who's consistent on that issue. Abortion/war the same thing

[christwhatamess]

Boy that guy's a fucking idiot. Whew!

[scalploc]

in 2005 us soldiers committed suicide at a rate of 20 every week. if you support the troops work to bring them home now

[scalploc]

sorry it was 120 suicides every week

[paulgeneral]

Really????

And what gutless, hate-filled, anti-military extremist source did you get this LIE from???

[scalploc]

fuck you hill your a fuckin moron

[spelt]

Did you ever read what Ben Franklin had to say about eagles? Google it. These guys are birdbrains. I wonder what percentage of them regards themselves as christians. More like christianists, I think.

[Neoconhater]

Gathering of Sacklickers

[Neoconhater]

Gathering of Fucktards

[skye820]

The number is now at 650,000. Can you please produce ANY evidence to support this claim.

[lilbmore1]

scheissekopf2 u fucking lieing fuck u int a vet u int even from this country.On top of that I seen u post the same bull shit on another vid get a life u idiot.

[lilbmore1]

And the main reasons Im for victory instead of defeat is cause Im sick of the left.For what now 50 years thinking they are the only one with a voice.Beleave it or not liberals there or people willing to die for that flag no matter what kinda war they are in.If it was up to the libs they probaly dissband are army and let russia walk right in.What u dums need to get this int the 60s there is no draft.Are soliders sighn up if they werent ready for war dont sighn up.

[lilbmore1]

The reason I support this war is cause I want victory for are soliders.The reason I support this war is cause I want a democratic Iraq.The reason I support this war is cause I do not want another veitnam type loss.The reason I support this war is cause what ever u no ball libs say it is not a filure untill u give up.

[grailmaiden]

Thanks YTCommunity Watch2 - lots of people posting here accused me of being a Communist hippie I'm middle aged soccer mom & worked at Veterans Adminstration with disabled Gulf War veterans I'm definitely PRO-MILITARY which is why I want to bring our terrific soldiers HOME to be w/ their families

[grailmaiden]

Bush's biggest mistake was immediately disbanding Iraqui military which created over 1 million unemployed out of work soldiers w/ no way to support their families

Disbanding Iraqui military CREATED insurgency!

Billions in taxes given in NO BID CONTRACTS to Halliburton, Bechtel who never built infrastructure they were paid to build didn't build hospitals, roads, install utitlities

[skye820]

Freedom Fact:

In August, electrical production of megawatts exceeded 5,000 for 25 days -- producing enough power for approximately 450,000 homes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division is helping the Government of Iraq jumpstart its electrical infrastructure by infusing more than $4 billion dollars into the nation's system. More than 500 electrical projects have been completed thus far in areas of generation, transmission and distribution.

[grailmaiden]

Then why do people who live in Bagdhad have electricity less than 2 hours a day? Why is water & gas rationed? If we've done such a fantastic job building infrastructure in Iraq, then why is 9th Ward of New Orleans STILL with folks living in crappy FEMA trailers which were supposed to be TEMPORARY, but 2 yrs after Katrina?

[skye820]

Why electricity is rationed? With the onslaught of business enterprise in Baghdad it has overburdened their poorly maintained electricity grid. The question you have not asked is why the rest of Iraq existed on 4 hours per day of electricity while Baghdad luxuriated in 24 hours of elctricity under Saddam.

Why is NO still a mess? As the Mayor and Govenor.

[grailmaiden]

24 hours of electricity is NOT a "luxury" but a basic human need. There is NO "onslaught of business enterprise" in Iraq as you allege, in fact it is too dangerous to walk the street for grocery shopping and commerce is disrupted - Iraq's economy is in ruins with NO "onslaught of business enterprise"

[skye820]

The Gulf Region Division has met its oil projects goals by increasing crude oil infrastructure capacity to 3 million barrels per day; increasing the natural gas infrastructure capacity to 800 million standard cubic feet per day; and increasing the LPG (cooking gas) infrastructure capacity to 3,000 tons per day. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget invested $1.7 billion in Iraq's oil infrastructure.

[grailmaiden]

If things in Iraq are so wonderful, then why is gas rationed in Iraq - and why is gas in America $3.50 a gallon?

How did the oil under the sand of Iraq become American/British owned and controlled? Immediately upon invading Iraq, all Iraqui oil came under the ownership of BP Petroleum (British Petroleum) and American oil companies.

Iraqui oil should belong to Iraq - not US & England

[skye820]

What is your idea of wonderful Iraq? The price of oil has everything to do with supply and demand, and NOTHING to do with Iraq.

Check again - The Iraqi oil revenues fund the newly sovereign Iraq. Care to provide evidence that ALL oil field in Iraq are owned by BP?

[skye820]

Thursday, 25 January 2007

Under the former regime, Baghdad got 24 hours of free electricity daily, while large parts of the rest of the country received none. By the end of 2006, the U.S. Corps Army of Engineers' Gulf Region Division had started 520 electricity-related projects and completed 220 of them. The area outside of Baghdad now averages some 12-14 hours of power per day.

[grailmaiden]

I like "pro-peace" and not "anti-war" as the metaphor. Being "pro-peace" means supporting the troops by bringing them HOME to their families!

[skye820]

Pro-Peace means supporting our troops and their mission. Pro-peace means allowing the world's oldest civilization to become the world's newest democracy. Pro-Peace supports these measure fully and not with caveats.

[grailmaiden]

How can America make democracy in Iraq when we can't stop Columbine & Univ of Virginia Tech school shootings? In America we can't even stop gangbangers in our cities Yesterday a high school 3 blocks from my home was shut down because of a school shooting the administration couldn't control

how can we import "democracy" if we can't even stop Columbine type school shootings & urban gangs in USA?

We're in Iraq LONGER than we were in WWII!

[skye820]

Now only if the students were armed in Columbine and VT. Decades of liberal policy has truly destroyed our public schools and inner cities.

You don't 'import' democracy. You let it take root and allow it to grow as it may. Iraq's version of democracy will look nothing like our own and should not be compared.

[skyeyes1967]

i was there chris loves this country and our soliders he is a better man than any of u fools,lest you have forgotten 9-11 sure lets leave laet them have the biggest terroist traing camp,think about it u morons,i am a gold star mother and my son gave all,what have you given.thats what i thought.

[skye820]

Only to the DC police? You forwarded Chris Hill's name to the FBI - You are not being fair and balanced in your threats.

[racetoinfinity]

What a low-level dumb-ass.

[skye820]

Can we forward the name of the 'gold star' father as well?

[grailmaiden]

Forward name of grieving father to FBI for WHAT? For mourning his dead son? Mourning dead son against the law? Last time I checked Bill of Rights - 1st Ammendment gives that father:

Right To Assemble

Freedom of Speech

Right to Ask Government for Redress

Iraq War Veterans are marching to end the war!

[skye820]

Where is the first Amendment is the right to assault another citizen?

Iraq War Veterans are marching to WIN this war.

[grailmaiden]

I support the troops - which is why I want to bring them HOME

I worked for Veterans Adminstration helping disabled Gulf War Veterans in the 1990's. After seeing how crappy the treatment the V.A. gives disabled soldiers, how hard it is for veterans to get their benefits - that is why I joined the peace in Iraq movement.

I am a 14th generation American. My ancestors were in colonial Maryland in 1740

I am not a communist - 4,000 dead soldiers for Bush's lies about WMD

[skye820]

Supporting the troops and NOT the mission is akin to telling someone you love them, but despise everything they stand for.

This does not compute.

You joined the peace in Iraq movement? So you do support our troops AND their mission. They also are bringing peace to Iraq. The terrorists however want nothing of the sort for Iraq.

I am confused as to which side you really stand on.

[grailmaiden]

Is legalizing sexual torture at Abu Ghriab bringing democracy to Iraq? Is allowing private mercenaries of Blackwater killing unarmed civilians driving to work, bringing democracy to Iraq? 1st week our military in Iraq we were greeted as liberators then not even ONE American soldier assigned to guard Baghdad Museum, nor to assigned prevent looting We lost hearts & minds of Iraqui people - we've been in Iraq LONGER than we were in WWII

[aflaglady]

@grailmaiden It's time to call it what it was. The majority of intelligence agencies in the world thought there was WMD, not just Bush. So did all the Dems and Repubs in Congress. You really need to stop calling it Bush's lies!!

[grailmaiden]

Mitt Romney has 5 sons who refuse to fight in Iraq. Rudy Guilani's son refuses to fight in Iraq. Jeb Bush's son refuses to fight in Iraq. Only 3 adult children of Congressperson/Senators are serving in the military in Iraq.  NeoCons call folks who want peace communists - but NeoCons are NOT ENLISTING to fight in Iraq.

Hypocrisy with a capital "H"

[Neoconhater]

GATHERING OF DIPSHITS

[skye820]

The dipshits were gathering for their 'die-in'

[Neoconhater]

What a bunch of drooling wingnuts, they can just take their shitty attitude and fuck off. Gathering of Dipshits!!

[mykothopea]

I wish this guy would stop wearing that beret, it makes me ashamed to wear one as well.

[IAmTheScum13]

Code Pink is killing people?? Someone alert the authorities!

[grailmaiden]

Code Pink membership is mostly suburban soccer moms, senior citizen ladies and some college students - pretty tame by my standards.

How is Code Pink "killing people"? Blackwater thug/goons who work as private mercenaries in Iraq are shooting unarmed, civilian non-combatants.

Code Pink never did sexual torture to anyone like Abu Ghirab.

[skye820]

How many IED's do you think $600,000 can buy in the ME?

Suburban soccer moms, senior citizens, and college students donated to funds given directly to al-queda. Pretty damn disgusting by any standard.

You convict before the employees of Blackwater are given a fair trial. What happened to the democratic ideal of the rule of law? Didn't Murtha convict the Haditha Marines before their trials.

[IAmTheScum13]

"How is Code Pink 'killing people'?"

I was mocking the speaker. Check the nut at 3:05.

Apparently sending the troops into a civil war full of suicide bombers is OK. But god damn you better not say a discouraging word about it; that'll hurt their feelings.

[ssgtforce]

Grailmaiden: Who funds Code Pink? They gave $600,000 Dec. 20004 to enemy insurgents that killed our troops in fallujah,Iraq.They are killing our soldiers by emboldening our enemies.

[jjmachuca]

Pretty sure that beret isn't authorized with civilian attire. It's fine though, typical army nastiness.

[analogy6]

Nationalism is insanity.

[skye820]

Wow, this video is linked at KOS. Hope their knicker are in a twist.

Looking toward the future, a peaceful world will be one where Iran is not a part of.

[mykothopea]

Yeah, and I'm sure the best way to do that is to invade right? We'll just bend them to our will, as we've done so successfully in Iraq.

Or we could try diplomacy and let their liberal youth movement take of the things we dislike about Iran in a homogeneous fashion that doesn't require anything but a helping hand from the US, instead of thousands of more soldiers. Douche bag.

[skye820]

No, a blockade of the Straight of Hormuz followed by a nuking.

No muss, no fuss.

Name one country that was 'liberated' by their liberal youth movement in the ME??

[mykothopea]

Well, Iran was until we helped fuck that up.

[skye820]

Are you admitting to the mistake of the Carter Administration of allowing the Mullah's to overthrow the Shah?

[grailmaiden]

The Shah was a tyrant dictator and deserved to be overthrown

Carter NEVER "allowed" Mullah's to do anything

Mullah's hated Jimmy Carter

Carter gave immigration visa to fascist Shah of Iran for medical treatment in America

That is why Iranians revolted in 1979 I don't blame them The Shah was like Hitler/Stalin he should never have been given VISA to America by Carter

[DebbyDeb]

Nukes? You are a creep.

[gjk0005]

could somebody please tackle and taser this guy

[grailmaiden]

ask the crypto-fascist cops at Univ of Florida who illegally beat up tasered innocent college student who only asked question to John Kerry to do illegal tasering

ask crypto-fascist cops who illegally tasered registered enrolled UCLA student using the campus computer lab doing homework was tasered because he is Muslim

Gathering Eagles don't believe in civil liberties & will taser anyone who speaks up against war

support the troops by brining them home

[zorp23]

Hilarious!

What a sad group of losers.

Send them to Iran right now. I know I'll sleep better knowing that these brave patriots are defending my right to laugh at and mock them.

Morans.

[ZydecoNut]

Hilarious, zorp23? I'll tell you what will be hilarious, you moron - was your spelling a play on words, a code word or you just can't spell? When you're on your knees, bowing to your masters, the patriots will be laughing at you. I'll be defending my country and patriots while you cowards get your heads chopped off.

Liberalism, socialism, marxism - it's all a form of insanity practiced by cowards. 

Morans.

[zorp23]

...on your knees, bowing to your masters?

You sound like a closet case ZydecoNut (like all right wingnuts these days). The only real threat to the freedom of the American people are ignorant hillbillies like yourself that voted for these unAmerican Republican traitors in the first place. These incompetent boobs make us less safe and couldn't win a war under any condition.

I bet you have a nice wide stance though...

Semper fi assnozzle.

[theprophet9]

excellent message Chris, look out left there are some new boys in town and we ain't backing down now, everytime we counter you commies our message grows stronger and the more it speads..........

[scheissekopf2]

I'm thinking of the future, and a massacre in Iran is not what I want to see. Are you naive enough to think this war is waged in Iraq by some multi-national jet setting terrorists? If anything is happening in Iraq its further stirring up than hatred against the US there because you would rather wave your flag then listen to reason.

-an Iraq Vet

[rongkirby]

GatheringofEaglesdotcom is just one of the Vet founded groups that will stand to take back the streets form the anti-war left and we are United. You young ones better think twice, this is not a game and if the left is sucessful in getting the troops to withdraw you will pay the price in the future. Do you really think the war is over when we surrender? Thank you Eagles!

[shiningknight03]

Hey YT---we don't care what you like. Go home and see if your country will allow you to speak freely. If they won't, then consider fighting for that freedom.... in your country. Go home.

[zuzukachoo]

Crimeny, what a wannabe.

Could he possibly yell out one more slogan? Mix one more metaphor?

[grailmaiden]

I know what you mean, jellybean. His grammar is that of a functional illiterate. He was probably home schooled by parents with an 8th grade education. He says "dese, dem and dose" instead of "these, them and those".

I worked at Veterans Administration with disabled Gulf War Veterans. I support the troops which is why I want to bring them HOME.

[DebbyDeb]

What a scary guy--obviously love publicity and being in the spotlight more than anything. If he had that much passion against Al Qaeda as he has against his fellow American citizens who are exercising their constitutional rights, he might still be in uniform. Gathering of Putzes is more like it.

[ssgtforce]

DebbyDeb: Scary guy? Google "Ramsey Clark" and maybe you will find the groups that protest and hate our troops. He founded the Socialist International Action Center[IAC]in 1959 and is a member of the Communist Workers World Party[WWP]A.N.S.W.E.R,Code pink,UFPJ are all umbrella organizations of IAC.They hate our troops and hate America.They have deceived the American people. Free speech?

[bellinghamster]

A couple dozen 24%ers is newsworthy?

[15thMS]

Right on Chris !

Thanks a million for your strong words man.

We WILL win the war on the Home Front !

Victory! No Surrender !

[15thMS]

Right on Chris!

You inspire us all !

We WILL win this fight here on the Home Front NO SURRENDER ! VICTORY !

Thanks a million for your strong words man

[Mojack420]

good job holding the line .