President George W. Bush Thanks Our Veterans

[Jeff]

How nice to see a president show our troops some respect !





Former President (http://patriotdepot.com/anti-obama-shirts/) George W. Bush, who is an avid supporter of our troops, veterans and wounded warriors, has released a special Veteran’s Day message on behalf of the George W. Bush




http://conservativevideos.com/2013/11/president-george-w-bush-thanks-veterans/

[gabosaurus]

Bush should thank our veterans. He certainly created a lot of them. Living and dead.

[Missileman]

Bush should thank our veterans. He certainly created a lot of them. Living and dead.

Assuming you consider the CiC is responsible for military casualties, where's your snide remarks about the deaths Obama is to blame for? Take note of the HUGE jump that occurred with Obama in charge. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan
United States Forces casualties in the war in Afghanistan

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As of October 17, 2012, there have been 2,012 U.S. military casualties in the war in Afghanistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)) and additional 118 fatalities in the broader Operation Enduring Freedom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom) outside Afghanistan. 1,679 of these casualties inside Afghanistan have been the result of hostile action. 17,790 American servicemembers have been wounded in action during the war.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-defenselink-1) In addition there are 1,173 U.S. civilian contractor fatalities.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-2)
At the end of May 2010, the number of American fatalities was reported to have reached 1,000.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-latimesblogs.latimes.com-3)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-icasualties.org-4) By September 2012, the total number passed 2,000.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-5) More than two-thirds of those deaths have occurred since the American military presence in Afghanistan was doubled (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001-present)#Increase_in_U.S._troops) under President Barack Obama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama) in 2009.
The highest number of American fatalities recorded in a single incident occurred on August 6, 2011, in which a transport helicopter was shot down killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_SEALs).[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-abcnews.go.com-6)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-pbs.org-7)

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1 Numbers of fatalities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#Numbers_of_fatalities)
2 Casualties by month and year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#Casualties_by_month_and_year)

2.1 All Fatalities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#All_Fatalities)
2.2 Killed in action only (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#Killed_in_action_only)


3 Incidents of multiple deaths of U.S. service members in the war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#Incidents_of_multiple_deaths_of_U.S._servi ce_members_in_the_war)
4 See also (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#See_also)
5 References (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#References)
6 External links (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#External_links)


Numbers of fatalities[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_casualties_in _the_war_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=1)]

As of September 27, 2012, the United States Department of Defense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense) official statistics lists 1,996 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan. Of these, 1,657 are due to hostile action and 339 non-hostile.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-8)
In addition, another 116 soldiers are reported to have died as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); 48 are confirmed to have died in Africa, Southeast Asia or Cuba in support of OEF - Horn of Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Afric a), OEF - Philippines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Philippines), OEF - Trans Sahara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Trans_Sahara) , and in the detainment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-9) 40 fatalities incurred outside the war zone while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, making a total of 1,797 United States servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan. Of the 40, four died due to hostile action; a Marine and a civilian DoD employee killed by terrorist gunmen in Kuwait and two military airmen killed by a lone wolf terrorist in Germany.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-icasualties.org-4)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-10)
Many veterans have committed suicide as a result of physiological problems developed during their service.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-11)
Note: The iCasualties.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICasualties.org) figure of 2,035 is higher than the Department of Defense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense)'s officially stated figure, although according to the website all of the names listed at iCasualties.org have been confirmed by the Department of Defense.[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan#cite_note-12)
Casualties by month and year[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_casualties_in _the_war_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=2)]

All Fatalities[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Forces_casualties_in _the_war_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&section=3)]


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U.S. fatalities by month in only Afghanistan according to iCasualties.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICasualties.org)





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Year

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Total



2001

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

3

7



2002

10

1

9

4

1

3


1




1

30



2003

4

1

8

2

1

2

1

4

1

3

6


33



2004

9

2

3

1

8

4

2

3

4

5

7

1

49



2005

2

1

8

18

4

26

2

15

11

4

2

3

93



2006

1

7

7

1

11

18

9

10

6

10

7

1

88



2007


12

3

8

11

12

13

18

8

9

11

6

111



2008

7

1

7

5

16

28

20

22

27

16

1

3

153



2009

14

15

13

6

12

24

44

51

37

59

17

18

310



2010

30

31

24

19

34

60

65

55

42

50

53

33

496



2011

24

18

29

46

35

47

37

70

42

31

18

15

412



2012

26

10

18

34

39

29

41

39

19

17

16

13

301



2013

3

1

15

14

19

17

11

11

8

9

1

-

109


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[Jeff]

Assuming you consider the CiC is responsible for military casualties, where's your snide remarks about the deaths Obama is to blame for? Take note of the HUGE jump that occurred with Obama in charge. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afgh anistan

I was waiting for her to reply because when I posted this I knew what her come back would be :laugh: ( strange I can usually tell what my kids are going to do or say as well :laugh: ) and I had already looked up the facts but thanks for posting them before me ( any burn to Gabs is a good one )

[gabosaurus]

I seem to recall posting in this thread earlier. I wonder what happened to it.

[jimnyc]

I seem to recall posting in this thread earlier. I wonder what happened to it.

If you weren't in such a rush to troll, and read the announcements section of the board, you would be in the loop.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Bush should thank our veterans. He certainly created a lot of them. Living and dead.
I faulted Bush on a few things(failure to close the Mexican border being tops) but how he treated and commanded our troops is not one of them. On that he did a good job. Fighting in war yields death , destruction and catastrophic injuries as a steady by product, always has and always will. Bush can not be blamed for that reality IMHO. Using your logic --how many deaths is the bamtraitor responsible for? Think about it.. --Tyr

[fj1200]

George W. Bush Paints Love Letters to the Men and Women He Sent to War: ‘I Think About Their Troubles and Their Joys’ (https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/george-w-bush-paints-love-031433640.html)

Painting started as a post-presidency pastime. But with the release this week of George W. Bush (https://people.com/tag/george-w-bush/)‘s first art book, the 43rd president of the United States can call his meticulous and dogged study of portraiture a labor of love.“It consumed me,” Bush tells PEOPLE of his just-published Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors, (https://www.bushcenter.org/exhibits-and-events/exhibits/2017/portraits-of-courage-exhibit.html) a collection of paintings honoring the military men and women who have served the country since the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.
As the former president’s one-time chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, writes in the foreword, the volume is “a message of love—from a commander in chief to his troops.”
Speaking with PEOPLE in the spotless attic that serves as his Dallas home studio, TV room and office, Bush said he worked for a year—mostly at night—to paint more than 100 of the wounded vets he’s befriended since he left the White House in 2009. “I was thinking of their stories, their troubles, their joys,” he says of his subjects.
“These are men and women who I’ve gotten to know and really like. We just share a bond that is hard for people to understand,” Bush says in the interview for the issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
It’s a bond to which Bush has dedicated his “retirement.”

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[Balu]

Bush should thank our veterans. He certainly created a lot of them. Living and dead.

I have to agree with you in this very case.