{"id":14838,"date":"2009-10-04T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2009-10-04T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T20:05:53","slug":"the-irony-of-ivaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=14838","title":{"rendered":"The irony of IVAW (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IRAQ VETERANS Against the War issued a press release last week about their opposition to increasing troop strength in Afghanistan. In the press release, they quoted two members, Jose Vasquez, the Executive Director and Donna Perdue. Vasquez’ quote;<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re entering our seventh year of war in Afghanistan,\u201d said Jose Vasquez, IVAW\u2019s executive director. \u201cCasualties among the Afghan people are rising while U.S. and Coalition forces are facing their deadliest year since the invasion. This war dehumanizes the Afghan people and denies them their right to self-determination. We have members who serve in Iraq and in Afghanistan and we believe it\u2019s time for them all to come home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And Perdue’s quote;<\/p>\n

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IVAW member Donna Perdue said she believes the war in Afghanistan is threatening our national security.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe war becomes larger and more destructive, the number of necessary American forces will further increase, and the cycle will continue to rage on,\u201d said Perdue. \u201cThis cycle will continue to strain the struggling economy and the already over-taxed military. It\u2019s imperative that the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The irony, of course, is that neither of the members have been to the war on terror. We’ve already discussed Jose Vasquez<\/a> a 14-year veteran who suddenly became a conscientious objector when he had to go to war. So who is the Perdue chick? Here’s her profile at IVAW;<\/p>\n

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Perdue’s duty stations over 22 years of service; Albany, GA; Iwakuni, Japan; Indianapolis, IN; Camp Lejeune, NC; New Orleans, LA; Camp Pendleton, CA; Kansas City, MO; Baltimore, MD; Quantico, VA; Vienna, OH; Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Bahrain, Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan. She retired in 2006 yet still missed the war against terror and thinks she has some moral authority to influence US policy in the war.<\/p>\n

Combined, Perdue and Vasquez have 36 years of military experience and neither have heard a shot fired in anger, yet that’s who IVAW quotes in their press releases. It makes me wonder if they have any iraq Veterans left in the IRAQ VETERANS Against the War.<\/p>\n

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The resolution states \u201cthere is no battlefield solution to terrorism, and any escalation of the war in Afghanistan will only serve to exacerbate the plight of the Afghan people, destabilize the region, and further the breakdown of our military.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Says who? A bunch of COs and pogues?<\/p>\n

By the way, I’ve got some conflicting information on Perdue and her career. What i have says she was an E-6 – can some of you guys who can get to Marine On Line check on that? Screen capture it and send it to me if you can. I keep a record of that stuff.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> Thanks to CplUSMC93 who pulled her MOL file, we now know that Donna Perdue isn’t a Gunnery Sergeant like she claims. She retired as a Staff Sergeant.<\/p>\n

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It’s like they can’t help it.<\/p>\n

Yes, Donna, I’ve now started a file on you, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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