Ok this wiki is for everyone that loves to discuss politics. Wheither you are for or against the goverment you are welcome. All opinions are taking seriously but please try to keep it on the political side of things. And have fun and please try not to get to mad if you or I feel that you are getting to mad you can either leave and take a break for a few minutes, go smoke or go for a quick walk and then return. And please try not to cuss to much. Like saying damn, fuck, shit, etc after every word or in every sentence. Other than that have fun. The Members of the House and Senate all memebers or those wishing to be memebers need to go here and add their information. Not made up info things about you the real you not a character this is not a RP wiki. And for those wanting to join just go to the above wiki add your info and tell me [Nuit Darksin] or [Goodnight Nurse] your political party and what branch of service you are in, joining or support the most. But please remeber even though the branches crack jokes about each other we are all brothers and sisters in arms and would all fight with, and for each other. Semper Fi!

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Politcal Parties
[Democrats]:

[Republicans]:[Nuit Darksin] [Goodnight Nurse] [living_dead_girl][Arien Badass][Kickers Livin Loud]

[Conservatives]:

[Liberals]: [Artsy]

[undecided]: [faey]


If you want too below I will put different military branches and you can add your name to the one you like or are a member of.

[US Marine Corp]: [Nuit Darksin] [living_dead_girl] supports the marine corp hehe she's gonna hate me for that. Oh yeah and [browned_eyed_angel] is her high schools Marine Corp JROTC program. [Kickers Livin Loud]

[US Army]:[Goodnight Nurse] The BEST Damn Drill Sgt. [Arien Badass]

[US Navy]:[Kickers Livin Loud]

[US Air Force]: [CM-Punk]

[US Coast Guard]:

Definitions
Republican: Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic. The term "republic" has been defined in many different ways, but it most often refers to a state in which sovereignty is invested in the people, rather than in a hereditary elite. Republicanism is therefore opposed to monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy and dictatorship - though these distinctions can be somewhat vague, as constitutional monarchies share many republican ideals and a great number of dictatorships have called themselves republics.

Democrat: In political science, a democrat is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. One who advocates or practices social equality is commonly referred to as a democrat.

Conservative: "a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve".[1] The term derives from conserve; from Latin conservāre, to keep, guard, observe. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology of objectives.

Liberal: is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.



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Things to regarding politics and military subjects or news:
Tomorrow at 9 p.m. et Know your enemy: Bin Laden
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/21/iraq.poll/index.html


Four Horsemen Tackle Convoy Duty

CAMP ADDER, Iraq - The Soldiers call themselves the Four Horsemen as they barrel down roads with nicknames like "The Widowmaker," staying alert through the night on a mix of Mountain Dew, Red Bull and adrenaline, hoping to find roadside bombs before the bombs find them.

"There's always some out there. There's a threat every night," said Sgt. Brian Parker, 36, of Mankato, Minn., part of a four-Humvee convoy escort team based at Camp Adder, about 200 miles southwest of Baghdad.

Guarding convoys remains one of the most dangerous assignments in Iraq despite billions of dollars spent armoring Humvees and developing equipment to detect and evade bombs. Insurgents constantly use new ways to hit the troops on their long supply routes, and the Soldiers struggle to keep pace with the changing threat.

In keeping with their biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse theme, the Soldiers' Humvees are named War, Death, Famine and Pestilence. "You mean I'm riding with Death?" asked a truck driver they were protecting.

On any given night, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, which includes the Four Horsemen, has more than a dozen convoys on the road. By the time they leave Iraq, the brigade will have logged 2 million miles and encountered an untold number of bombs.

So far, the brigade has lost five Soldiers from roadside bombs while guarding convoys.

The U.S. military has aggressively pursued ways to minimize the use of road convoys. It flies in supplies whenever possible. Some bases have begun purifying their own water so it doesn't have to be delivered. But the sheer amount of supplies needed, especially weighty items such as fuel, mean convoys are still needed and remain a primary target of the insurgents.

"Much of the insurgent activity in the country is aimed at trying to impede the flow of supplies to U.S. forces, and there are no easy solutions to the tactics they employ," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Arlington, Va.-based Lexington Institute.

To improve their odds against the roadside bombs, often called by the military "improvised explosive devices," or IEDs, the Minnesota unit has bulldozed brush and debris away from roadsides where the insurgency is strong.

They also have spent millions of dollars in development projects in areas near the convoy routes. The idea is that if people feel they're benefiting from the troops, they won't work for the insurgents and they'll be more likely to turn in people who are.

The Four Horsemen also constantly share information with other units who've been out on the road, to compare IED experiences and learn what new tactics are being used.

"While war has always been a cat and mouse game of action-counteraction, the IED fight epitomizes it," said Col. David Elicerio, commander of the 1/34 Brigade Combat Team.

"They rapidly develop new techniques. If proven successful, they spread that knowledge as far and as fast as possible," he said. "We do the same."

The unit doesn't make public the numbers of IEDs it has found before detonation or the number that exploded, but says the trend shows success. The brigade says that since it arrived in Iraq in April, the number of IEDs spiked in May and June, but then fell in July and again in August.

They've also increased the percentage of IEDs discovered before detonation from 10 percent in May to 37 percent in August.

But the troops remind themselves every day that the danger can't be eliminated.

One of the Soldiers killed, Brent William Koch, 22, from Monton, Minn., who died June 16, was from the same platoon as the Four Horsemen. Although he rode with another team, Koch was in their platoon and trained with them for six months before deploying to Iraq.

On the backs of each of their four Humvees, the Horsemen painted a picture of a motorcycle - after Koch's love of bikes - that incorporates his initials.

"It's a sign that Brent is always covering our six, even from above," said Day, using the military jargon for watching out for danger from behind.

Road obstacles aren't limited to bombs, or always dangerous.

They begin with the humorous interruption of stubborn camels crossing the road, and then climb up an ever-more-dangerous scale that includes spikes on the road, kids throwing rocks, small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

The explosions, such as the one that flattened a tire on one of the fuel trucks they were protecting during a recent mission, don't shock the Soldiers any more.

"I actually had a fuel tanker blow up right in front of us. An IED on the side of the road, it hit the truck, and we had to drive through a wall of fire to get to the other side," said Sgt. Jason Slinden, 23, of Hugo, Minn. "Nothing else has been quite as big as that."

Since taking over the convoy mission in May, almost every member of the team has earned a combat action badge, testifying that they've come under enemy fire or been in the vicinity of a bomb going off.

Preparation for each mission includes good-natured teasing and joke-telling. Many said they think about what can happen during a mission, but once the drive begins they put it out of their minds.

"Do I think about death? Do I think about Koch?" said the team's leader, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Hjelmstad, 37, of Battle Lake, Minn., while rolling through the desert of southern Iraq. "Yeah. But you got to get yourself back out there."



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