US inducts 66 soldier citizens in Saddam palace

Barrett808

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Wed Dec-21-05 12:31 PM
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US inducts 66 soldier citizens in Saddam palace

BAGHDAD (AFP) - On a day their grandchildren will surely hear about, 66 soldiers from 30 countries became US citizens in a sumptuous palace built by Saddam Hussein at Baghdad's airport.

"You are truly the best that America has to offer," Lieutenant General John Vines told Sergeant Ambar Penelope Gonzalez from the Dominican Republic, Specialist Collins Umoh from Nigeria and their fellow servicemen and women.

They were given a certificate, a US flag that had flown over the marble Al-Faw palace, at Camp Victory west of Baghdad, and two standing ovations by senior US officers and enlisted personnel.

"This is better than getting the bronze star," Umoh said in reference to a top military honor for heroic or meritorious achievement.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051221/ts_alt_afp/iraqusnaturalization

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Drum

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Wed Dec-21-05 12:34 PM
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1. weird! nt

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deadmessengers

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Wed Dec-21-05 12:48 PM
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2. Mixed feelings

I'm of 2 minds here. Half of me thinks that this is just another bullshit Bushco/military propaganda stunt, and should be ignored like all the others. The other half of me is proud to welcome these 66 soldiers as new citizens. Unlike most of us, who got our citizenship simply because of an accident of birth, they had to EARN theirs. I guess I'll try to be positive here, and I'll say "Welcome, and thank you for your honorable service."

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Benhurst

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Wed Dec-21-05 12:49 PM
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3. My, isn't that special! Now if they'd only bring back the games

so we could watch these modern-day gladiators fight for their lives and freedom, our transformation into an empire would be complete.

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Hyernel

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Wed Dec-21-05 01:12 PM
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4. They then went into an adjoining room where a target was painted on their

...back!

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xchrom

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Wed Dec-21-05 02:04 PM
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5. ok -- i have such a problem with non-citizens

in our armed forces.

especially with all these pro-war repukes that need to be enlisted.

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deadmessengers

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Wed Dec-21-05 03:48 PM
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6. Despite Tom Delay's assertions to the contrary

There's plenty of room in the military, and the Army's hardly full up. Of course, some of these Repugnican morons might not pass the test, even with the newly lowered standards for admission into the military :rofl:

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