Yes, I just wanted to post what was actually being said...blame the victim. Thanks for "getting it".

JOEY EVANS

all those innocent men?????

Wow. ROFLMAO!!!! Its way too funny to even respond.

As to the rest of the comment I whole heartedly disagree with you.

JOEY EVANS

Well this wasn't a rhetorical answer.

I just added more fuel to the bonfire.

duke case aside, its the "rape" part thats seems to be the problem.

she also talked about how one woman in her unit got raped and went to her CO, only to be told by the CO that nothing would be done since the guy who raped her was seen as a "hero" by most of the people in her unit.

really horrible stuff.

The answer to your question is the administration. Congress can't defund the war AND even if they passed a bill to do so, the administration would veto it.

Like Antonin Scalia quipped about the Florida elections, "Get over it!"

How hateful is that comment? Is it because you don't believe it's true, or is it because you believe that whatever this administration has done or is responsible for, is of such a high purpose that condoning rape, a crime anywhere, is just another part of collateral damage?

figures you would come here and defend the indefensible.. you're very good at it...

Clinton did the same things but only Bush can't do those things. Get a life. Live in reality.

Think about the hate you spew.

I do not care what a woman wears, don't care if it's a bar, don't care if she's been drinking or using drugs, don't care if she's in Iraq (hello! FIRST 85G's are TAX FREE!?!? Don't care who you are you'd strongly consider it.), don't care if it's a combat zone, don't care if it's school, church, parking lot late at night or broad daylight, rape is rape. They need to punished.

BTW I also feel this applies to men and our sons as well.

The first $85 thousand of earnings are tax free.

Might be enough incentive to take a chance.

What are we coming to, when a law like this has to be written?

How do we handle this though? How can we make US citizens in foreign countries obey US laws? If Iraqi laws were enforced, the women who were raped would be jailed.

It's a tough situation all around and I don't think its because of "repug" interest. It still happens in the US, seemingly always has.

McCain would be just more of Dumya...look how the congressional repugs have stood by their failed leader for over 6 years with senate repugs are going for 8 years!

I see some issues with #2

sexual assault and crimes of a like nature are generaly considered crimes against the state. I would think there would have to be some sort of federal juristicion formed to handle the cases.

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An even BIGGER question would be...why were these contracts renewed?

Blackwater's contract was recently renewed, even though they are currently being 'investigated' for the murder of Iraqi civilians AND the Iraqi Government doesn't want them in them in their country.

KBR's contract was recently renewed even though these accusation surfaced AND they are being investigated for failure to provide water and food (just to name two) at a standard that is required BY THE MILITARY, for combat area services.

So WHY WAS THEIR CONTRACTS RENEWED?

Unfortunately with McCain what he did/said a few years or even a few months back means very little now. He has taken on the role as Washington's flip flopper in chief.

And unfortunately, KBR, Blackwater, Halliburton and the like won't have any problem filling jobs there--most people don't pay attention to the news or to these stories.

Let's hope Congress gets its act together and pressures Bush and Cheney to change the terms of the contracts--it REALLY looks bad for the White House to condone gang rapes and disallow prosecution, and I can't imagine any way to spin it so it looks better. Maybe McCain will weigh in--anyone know how he voted on the bill?

Damn...these people must use Bush's public relations firm whose motto is, Veritus Escapeus or "Truth, we Don't Need no Steenking Truth".

#1 - Not allow arbitration agreements to be effective in sexual assault claims because as it stands now most of the large contractors force employees as a condition of employment to agree to arbitrate claims. Let's let employees who claim they were sexually assaulted sue the companies for big bucks. Money is the only thing the companies care about anyways.

#2 - Set up some system to allow American courts and law enforcement to oversee the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault overseas.