Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to
> let them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that
> they
> send some of it to the troops there. Starbucks replied, telling the
> Marines
> thank you for their support of their business, but that Starbucks
> does not
> support the war, nor anyone in it, and that they would not send the
> troops
> their
> brand of coffee.
>
> So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support them by
> buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the
> open. I
> know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but that
> doesn't
> mean we don't support the boys on the ground fighting street
> -to-street and
> house-to-house.
>
> If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
> discard it and no one will never know.
>
> Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again
> when I
> deploy once more.
>
> Semper Fidelis.
> Sgt. Howard C. Wright
> 1st Force Recon Co
> 1st Plt PLT
>
> PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS . . ALLOW IT TO BE
> PASSED TO ALL IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED SO THAT WE
> MAY HAVE
> THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT! ! !
>
> Also, don't forget that when the Twin Trade Towers were hit the fire
> fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was close
> by for
> water for
> the survivors and workers and Starbucks charged them! ! !
> JUST A NOTE TO THIS; STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES
> IN THE
> UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS. GO GET 'EM
> AMERICA . STAND-UP FOR OURSELVES

thanks for the info hope everythings goes well for ya

I always thought Starbucks was overrated and overpriced.
Now I have one more, even better reason not to ever go there.
Not to mention I do not drink coffee.

PMS

False.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp

im sorry to say but this is not true

Haha Brian, you beat me to it!!! My friend has gotten me into checking if things that get sent to me on the internet are true before I send them on. So, I, too went to Snopes and found out it was false. Sorry guys, we will have to direct our anger elsewhere this time.

I don't know that this is true. I support the troops even if a dufus of a pres sent them to the wrong place for the wrong reasons.

This actually has been going around for quite some time....
IT IS FAKE

Check out Snopes for it:
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=starbucks&sp-a=00062d45-sp00000000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&sp-x=any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0

Starbucks rocks
They actually have several building community programs that help not only globally, but on a local level too....

You can't always believe the fwds....

I don't drink coffee at all, so I have no ox to be gored in this race.

Whether the story is true or not, I do think the mentality of "a company did something I don't like, and that makes them BAD," is reflective of a mindset that is far too self-absorbed and has its own agenda.

And invoking the memory of fallen soldiers, in this context (will Starbucks coffee bring them back from the dead?), is hyperbolic and completely inappropriate.

NOT TRUE

Truth be told as a former soldier Starbucks has a contract with the Army at least in Georgia. I worked in the hospital there and Starbucks used to bring us coffee everyday. Graet way to start a day when there was a Starbucks Right outside the Trama center.

Fake or not, starbucks is still overpriced..lol. Screw paying $6 a cup when I can buy 2 lbs. of maxwell house columbian supreme for $5 and fix it myself;^]

7 -11 or timmies, starbucks sucks.!!!!!!

You know....Starbucks doesnt have to support the war....even though these guys like their coffee........GW Bush, if he cared anything for the men who are dying over there should at least buy them whatever they want......coffee or food. I mean your taxes obviously arent being paid for your medical or school systems.....you have to wonder what they are paying for over there....

ya well who ever started this should of double checked this but yes stop and thnk about the prices ... it is not cheap to fix the machines..maybe we should chill and not buy from starbucks for a while **** i live in a neighborhood wher i am ambushed by them in a 5 mile radius there is like 6 starbucks !!!

tell me who in the fuk needs to be ambushed by them tahst like 3 times more stores then mcdonalds in my area!!

i hear ya there bro.!!!!!

Glad to hear that...Starbucks is being built just a half a mile down the road from where i live.

love starbucks and will continue to drink the coffee

Don't even get me started...........

lol