Tony Snow said, "It's a number."

Daniel__ · 06-15-2006, 03:13 PM

Tony Snow On The 2,500 US Troops Killed In Iraq: "œIt's A Number"...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060615/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

Disgrace to call the soldiers who have died and are dieing just a no..

NCOutdoors · 06-15-2006, 03:29 PM

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Tony Snow On The 2,500 US Troops Killed In Iraq: "œIt's A Number"...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060615/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq
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Disgrace to call the soldiers who have died and are dieing just a no..

Gimmie a break, Daniel. He didn't call the soldiers "a number." He called 2500 "a number." If you are implying that he doesn't care then you are a dern fool. The point is that libs and the media are making a big deal about what they think are benchmark numbers. They went on for weeks before and weeks after the number hit 1000. THAT is what is disgraceful. Harping on the number 2500 means nothing.

There are a lot of people out there (apparently you included) who are using the deaths of our soldiers politically. That is sick.

I know it doesn't matter what the number is to the loved one of a dead soldier but historically speaking this is an incredibly low number. We ought to be talking about how we were able to conquer a country of tens of millions of people and hold it and create a fledgling democracy all while fighting an insurgency for three years with 2500 lives. We lost more guys on the beaches of Normandy. More were killed in the first 15 minutes at Fredericksburg. Put it into perspective and the losses are unbelievable.

Daniel__ · 06-15-2006, 03:45 PM

There are a lot of people out there (apparently you included) who are using the deaths of our soldiers politically. That is sick.

No I am not..That no. is not about jellybeans in a jar... The no. is soldiers who died..To say it's just a number with no meaning for what it stands for is ignorant to the family of that no. 2500....It's just a no. who cares????

NCOutdoors · 06-15-2006, 07:03 PM

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No I am not..That no. is not about jellybeans in a jar... The no. is soldiers who died..To say it's just a number with no meaning for what it stands for is ignorant to the family of that no. 2500....It's just a no. who cares????

OK, I'll take your word for it. But I think you misunderstood the point Snow was making.

Canuck_Buck · 06-16-2006, 06:42 AM

To treat any soldier's death as just a number is indeed a disgrace and as such dishonors them.

However, in this case, I agree with NC, I did not interpret Snow's comment as demeaning or disgraceful to the fallen...

BenGarrett · 06-16-2006, 07:16 AM

Well I guess different people will interpret the press sec's comment differently. But I'll rely on past experiences of the political pandering related to the war, which is that the Bush administration has been far less disgraceful to our troops in Iraq than their Democrat critics.

Tazman · 06-16-2006, 07:23 AM

Daniel you need to loosen up, you are obviously trying to make something out of absolutely nothing.

HuntingEd · 06-16-2006, 11:37 AM

my interpretation is that he was refering to the milestone as a number... not the lives of those who fell doing their duty. It was one excerpt taken out of context... what bout the following part "He said that Bush "feels very deeply the pain that the families feel." What i think is a disgrace is that the liberal media makes a big deal out of the number! what bout 2200? we didnt hear anything! what bout 2234? They seem to think that once we reach a certain number people will want them to come home. They use the soldiers lives for their own political gain. That my friends is dispicable.

kevin1 · 06-16-2006, 11:49 AM

A verbal gaffe perhaps , but I don't think he intended apathy towrd what the number represents . Probably just a brain fart by a pressured mind .

Daniel__ · 06-16-2006, 02:11 PM

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Daniel you need to loosen up, you are obviously trying to make something out of absolutely nothing.

I guessBush and the adminastrationbeen rubbing off on me .....