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v7davisa asked:


I am 22 yrs old active duty in the Marine Corps stationed in Camp Lejeune, NC. My girlfriend lives halfway across the nation in Texas. I first began talking to her while I was in Comm school in California for about a month. Then we met and slept together the first night. There was a lot of passion, and being without for awhile made me more aggressive. So. That went well. It was fun, but then things got serious and complicated. A few things about her. She is a single mother, 21 yrs old, no GED/highschool, and is on probation for shoplifting. I love her beyond those things. Everybody makes mistakes. Hers just kinda compounded. Anyways. Lately, she hasn’t been answering my phone calls very frequently, and even didn’t call for New Years. It’s ok. It’s not like it’s a special moment or anything. This has been a brutal cycle unfortunately. Everytime I address our noncommunications she gets on the defensive. She claims that she doesn’t talk to me because she doesn’t want to cry. She is always complaining about how we aren’t together and the distance but on the flipside she keeps telling me she loves me and wants to be with me. She has cheated on me with another girl, and when she told me after awhile and offered a *********. That would be a mixed bag. After all of this, I proposed an ultimatum. Resolution or closure. Now she isn’t picking up her phone again. How should I react? What will ease my hurt, and enable me to make the definitive break that seems a necessity for my wellbeing. Or, based on the stated and perhaps even devine intuition, maybe there is hope yet in this case. I love her enough to let go but I’d rather not… Somebody. Give me insight.

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larry asked:


Ever since Kennedy traded our closure of our big military base in Turkey for the Russian closure of their missile base in Cuba (not a bad deal!), our only good second-hand foothold in the Middle East has been our relationship (Aid $) with Israel. Now informed sources generally agree that while most of our troops in Iraq may well be sent elsewhere someday, our new military mega-base there is absolutely permanent. Frankly, I personally support it. But how does Joe Lunchbucket feel about all this? Don’t hold back, now! Regards, Larry.

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Bronco 12 asked:


Will there be any Obama fans in economically depressed areas that suffer a base closure?
Nothing in my staement sad anything about Bush. I agree, and actually, the elder Bush did a major restructuring of the military in the early 90s that hit local communities extremely hard when the base in their area closed. I don’t care who is president, I’m an equal opportunity offender.
halfziemer, I rerspect your answer, but I fail to see how I need to grow up? Enlighten me on that aspet please?

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JOHN W asked:


In ‘73, my family was stationed at an AF base in Wiesbaden, Germany. My mother was expecting twins and every doctor and test she’d taken proved she was having twins. However, when she came to, she only was told she had one son. I need to find a list of births in Wiesbaden military hospital or in Wiesbaden. My mother needs closure. Please help!!!

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confused1 asked:


I need closure, and I know this question may need to go in the relationship section but I just need some answers. My fiance (ex fiance) went AWOL from the Army and from me. He has been gone for over 30 days. I don’t know where he is. He was stationed at Fort Bliss, and was an E-2 Infantry Soldier. He always thought he knew what he was doing and that the army would not punish him, that they would simply release him with a smack on the wrist. I have many questions so bear with me.

He is telling his friends and family that he has returned to Bliss, but his unit knows nothing of his return.

Do they inform his unit and commanding officers if he turns himself in, or is this information kept private?

If he turned himself in, wouldn’t they have taken all his electronics and such from him? Would they return him to his barracks or hold him elsewhere?

If he turns himself in at another base what happens to him?

Can I as a civilian find out if he has indeed turned himself in? I am tired of dealing with his family.

Will his family be contacted if he is considered a deserter?

When does his pay stop?

What consequences will he face if any?

Will he lose his benefits and have to pay back his bonus?

If I find out where he is should I turn him in?

Basically, he had no other reason for leaving the military other than the fact that it wasn’t what he thought it was going to be. He is 30 years old and knew what he signed up for but was too much of a coward to finish. He had not been deployed or experienced anything that some of these other guys have, simply didn’t like it. I just want to know if there is anything I can do, because I don’t condone what he’s done. I am very confused and would appreciate any help.

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trevathantim asked:


Officials familiar with the agenda of the Friday meeting said Vice President **** Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff, National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Peter Pace were expected to attend.

It was not immediately clear if the meeting would result in a final recommendation to Bush.

Previous plans to close Guantanamo have run into resistance from Cheney, Gonzales and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. But officials said the new suggestion is gaining momentum with at least tacit support from the State and Homeland Security departments, the Pentagon, and the Intelligence directorate.

Cheney’s office and the Justice Department have been dead set against the step, arguing that moving “unlawful” enemy combatant suspects to the U.S. would give them undeserved legal rights.

They could still block the proposal, but pressure to close Guantanamo has been building since a Supreme Court decision last year that found a previous system for prosecuting enemy combatants illegal. Recent rulings by military judges threw out charges against two terrorism suspects under a new tribunal scheme.

Those decisions have dealt a blow to the administration’s efforts to begin prosecuting dozens of Guantanamo detainees regarded as the nation’s most dangerous terror suspects.

In Congress, recently introduced legislation would require Guantanamo’s closure. One measure would designate Fort Leavenworth as the new detention facility.

Another bill would grant new rights to those held at Guantanamo Bay, including access to lawyers regardless of whether the prisoners are put on trial. Still another would allow detainees to protest their detentions in federal court, something they are now denied.

Gates, who took over the Pentagon after Rumsfeld was forced out last year, has said Congress and the administration should work together to allow the U.S. to permanently imprison some of the more dangerous Guantanamo Bay detainees elsewhere so the facility can be closed.

Military officials told Congress this month that the prison at Fort Leavenworth has 70 open beds and that the brig at a naval base in Charleston, S.C., has space for an additional 100 prisoners.

The Guantanamo Bay prison, where some 380 alleged terrorists are now detained, has been a flash point for criticism of the Bush administration at home and abroad. It was set up in 2002 to house terror suspects captured in military operations, mostly in Afghanistan.

Because the facility is in Cuba, the administration has argued that detainees there are not covered by rights and protections afforded to those in U.S. prisons.

Human rights advocates and foreign leaders have repeatedly called for its closure, and the prison is regarded by many as proof of U.S. double standards on fundamental freedoms in the war on terrorism.

Some of the detainees come from countries that are U.S. allies, including Britain, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Each of those governments raised complaints about the conditions or duration of detentions, or about the possibility that detainees might face death sentences.

Rice has said she would like to see Guantanamo closed if a safe alternative could be found. She said during a trip to Spain this month that “the United States doesn’t have any desire to be the world’s jailer.”

“I don’t think anyone wants to see Guantanamo open one day longer than it is needed. But I also suspect nobody wants to see a number of dangerous people simply released out onto the streets,” she said.

On Thursday, two Democratic lawmakers, Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida and Sen. Benjamin Cardin of Maryland, told a human rights commission that Guantanamo must be closed if the United States is to regain credibility and authority on human rights.

“The damage done to the United States goes beyond undermining our status as a global leader on human rights,” Cardin said. “Our policies and practices regarding Guantanamo and other aspects of our detainee policies have undermined our authority to engage in the effective counter-terrorism measures that are necessary for the very security of this country.”

Officials say that Bush, who also has said he wants to close the facility as soon as possible, is keenly aware of its shortcomings.

His wife, Laura, and mother, Barbara, along with Rice and longtime adviser Karen Hughes, head of the public diplomacy office at the State Department, have told him that Guantanamo is a blot on the U.S. record abroad, particularly in the Muslim world and among European allies.

Bush has said the United States first has to determine what to do with the detainees there. The administration says some countries have refused to accept terror suspects from their territory.

Earlier this month, former Secretary of State Colin Powell called for the immediate closure of the prison, saying it posed an untenable foreign policy risk and was irreparably harming the U.S. image abroad.

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moneymonkey asked:


in the philippine-american war of 1898, 120 000 US troops were deployed in the philippines and an estimated 400,000 filipinos died directly or indirectly as a result of the war ….in 1947 the US government signed the military bases agreement with the philippine government which reserved 23 military installations and bases all over the philippines in strategic places (including two of the largest military bases outside continental usa at the time) ….the filipino people were able to overthrow the presence of US military bases with the non renewal of the military bases agreement and the final closure in 1992 of the US bases in the philippines ….in february 2002, a few months after september 11th, 8 000 troops were deployed in the south indefinitely renewing the military bases agreement which were previously overthrown
“Nearly 400,000 Americans visit the Philippines each year. Two-way U.S. merchandise trade with the Philippines amounted to $16.1 billion in 2005 (U.S. Department of Commerce data). The Philippines ranks as our 25th largest export market and our 28th largest supplier. The U.S. traditionally has been the Philippines’ largest foreign investor, with about $6.6 billion in estimated investment as of end-2005.” - US Department of State (hypocrites)
giving yourself a thumb up, binibining? “whateva” indeed….
the additional details are simply a brief summary of your current relationship with the us…as opposed to your historical relations…but i couldn’t fit them in with the initial details…
the revelance would be that it clearly outlines important aspects of your relationship with the united states…which is what the question is about…
yeah…i misspelled relevance
Tedious is the right word for you & your Qs, monkey.
“All of it are mind-numbing (Yawn…) Here’s a banana for you monkey. Now go back to your cage and seal your mouth as a vacuum-sealed pack. (–,)”

you keep forgetting your meds….perhaps that’s why you’re always teary faced? (i’m assuming that is what “(–,)” means)
and speaking of tedium, how many times have you used this line? “Here’s a banana for you monkey.”
“The narrow Aristotelian nature of this question makes it seem kind of irrelevant. Yeah, maybe we’re all afraid of being “subservient” (again) and make great efforts to avoid it. And if we weren’t there would be no need to inebriate the awareness of its mocked inevitability with governmental regulations and convictions.” how about putting that into proper syntax and form so i can at least read it before dismissing it entirely? english obviously is your second language….you dont have a first….your ineffective imitation of good posting style only serves to illuminate your lack of substance, good taste, and decency….
“See NENA S what happens when you throw Mr. Monkeys words back at him —now he blames you for the “ineffective imitation of good posting style only serves to illuminate your lack of substance, good taste, and decency….” I think you may have hurt his feelings.”….keyword here, Big Suck: imitation….
“I thought you’re a Canadian. Why talk about the US? Are you not proud of your own country?”…yes, i am canadian, borned and raised and very much proud to be….unlike some americans and filipinos, i prefer to broaden my knowledge beyond that of my own culture and people….if, to you, this indicates a lack of pride then i can only logically assume you have none yourself
“I thought you’re a Canadian. Why talk about the US? Are you not proud of your own country?”…yes, i am canadian, born and raised and very much proud to be….unlike some americans and filipinos, i prefer to broaden my knowledge beyond that of my own culture and people….if, to you, this indicates a lack of pride then i can only logically assume you have none yourself
“I will be going to your country to visit my relatives there who are contributing very well to your country. They are professionals and working in top management of multi national companies. You should follow the hardwork done by the Filipinos. Unlike you, sitting your *** out infront of the computer.”….a little boastful? a little presumptuous? the very fact that you seem so desperate for a sense of validation and pride through all of this is an obvious red herring which tells me that your words should not be taken very seriously….filipinos are no hard working than anyone else (if they were why is your country in so much debt?)….and even if your relatives happen to be “professionals” as you say, so what? i also have relatives who are professionals working large multi national corporations…now, do you have an actual answer that happens to be relevant to the question?
“I am willing to meet you if in case you want it. Let me know. Do not worry, I will be alone”….you’re probably always alone and i can see why….
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Teary face? LOL! Just expand your imaginations, monkey!
Btw, I’m not taking any meds coz I’m perfectly fit physically, mentally,corpo e anima.(Can’t you see the sun shining so bright?) LOL! So why won’t you just take your own meds yourself,monkey. Kindly,double dose your Thorazine & don’t forget your anti-depressants and of course…… here’s a banana for a tedious monkey with a bird brain. Aren’t you sick hearing you being labeled with such name like this all over again?
& Oh, I forgot to mention that you’re a contemptibly inadequate spawn of unmarried antecedent.
LOL! (–,)”….its awfully strange how you can manage to come up with words like “contemptibly” and “antecedent” yet cannot manage to understand the concept behind the simple word “irony” and “contradiction”….i rest my case

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david n asked:


Has anybody investigated the harm or damage that this corruption caused?

URS, a company Sen Feinstein is assoiated with, is doing business in Aberdeen due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) effort. Did Sen Feinstein have anything to do with closing military forts- for her own gain?

There are lots of brave soldiers that lost their lives and gotten hurt, how much does this corruption play in this-especially the hospitals?

Since Sen Feinstein is making money off these wars, does she want these wars to end?

Why was this new not being reported by the national news?

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JOHN W asked:


In ‘73, my family was stationed at an AF base in Wiesbaden, Germany. My mother was expecting twins and every doctor and test she’d taken proved she was having twins. However, when she came to, she only was told she had one son. I need to find a list of births in Wiesbaden military hospital or in Wiesbaden. My mother needs closure. Please help!!!

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JOHN W asked:


In ‘73, my family was stationed at an AF base in Wiesbaden, Germany. My mother was expecting twins and every doctor and test she’d taken proved she was having twins. However, when she came to, she only was told she had one son. I need to find a list of births in Wiesbaden military hospital or in Wiesbaden. My mother needs closure. Please help!!!

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