U.S. Marine Cloy Richards - Iraq Veterans Against the War

U.S. Marine Cloy Richards Member of Iraq Veterans Against the War is about to be sent off to war in Iraq for a third time. On September 21st 2006 at the Union Ave. Christian Church in St. Louis MO he spoke about why he may refuse to go back.

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[Dale A]

Cheney and Bush were both cowardly draft dodgers who refused to fight in Vietnam , this is the war they wanted, they are the ones benefiting from this war, Why would you give your life for their causes ? Don't you think your life is more valuable than to risk it so Haliburton can make billions ? More's the pity .

[John Hancock]

As an original gulf war vet I have all the respect in the world for any branch of the service, especially the Marines. However, there were no WMD's in Iraq. Making Iraq the largest crime scene in our military history. We attacked another country without just cause sacrificing young men and women. Now Afghanistan is the longest declared military conflict in the 235 year history of America. So I respectfully ask....what in the name of God are we really doing and is it honorable anymore?

[LacobrigusRomanicus]

Was it ever honorable?

[girljacque]

Every country has an export...our export is our military. Crazy how we invade oil countries wen we have oil executives in office. A bit of a conflict of interest. Listen to these soldiers...of course we need peace and order, but this isn't peace and order. If you want to help you soldiers & country, ask them what we can do for them...

[ALLIED7621]

profit...they secure more and thus can sell more

[rosie perez]

Speaking the truth does not make you a coward it makes you brave, he is speaking for all other soldiers who will not speak out because they are afraid. He is a true and honest soldier.

[luckyjrs]

god damnit im so sad right now. i hate humans.

[frankly58]

minivick: you are still brainwashed. You need to be de programmed.

[Dick Buttz]

I don't give a shit if you are for or against the war in Iraq I personally am against it but it makes me sick that people like this guy will turn against there own. You owe something to the men and women who didn't make it back. Coward wouldn't even die for his own