The president is generally ALWAYS looked upon fondly by active duty troops.
Thats part of the training...and the job.
You dont want low moral, that will get you messed up. You have to have faith in your leader...even if he is a bit...off..
The president is generally ALWAYS looked upon fondly by active duty troops.
Thats part of the training...and the job.
You dont want low moral, that will get you messed up. You have to have faith in your leader...even if he is a bit...off..
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
David, if you believe even 1/10th of your rant you are hopeless.
I'll only touch one point, even though I'm sure it's a waste of time.
The Iraq war was sanctioned by the UN. Saddam violated the terms he agreed to in the 1991 UN cease-fire. According to the UN the war is legal. What part of this are you having trouble understanding?
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
So being a h0m0phobe is somehow commendable?
According to the Army, soldiers are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.
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According to the Army, about nine in every 1,000 soldiers deserted in fiscal year 2007, which ended Sept. 30, compared to nearly seven per 1,000 a year earlier. Overall, 4,698 soldiers deserted this year, compared to 3,301 last year.
Last edited by MasterKiller; 04-22-2008 at 10:03 AM.
Popular with who? Surely not the troops. I remember when 3 of our soldiers were captured over there. Clinton called them 'illegal detainees', which in effect was stripping them of their rights a POWs. He had to rush out and correct himself. Only someone who loathes the military would do something so stupid. I'm sure that really sent his popularity with the troops soaring.
Also, 'suicides' were extremely common in our military in Haiti. Not one soldier was killed by enemy fire, but there was a very large number of 'suicides'....
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
Desertion ALWAYS goes up when there is a war going on! During Vietnam desertion rates were always higher than before the war no matter who the President was.
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
To be honest, no.
And it's because I have never heard a soldier say they want gays to be let in. I feel those in the military know whats best for them. If those serving say it's a bad idea, who are we to say we have to force our own beliefs on them?
Telling someone how to do their job is usally a pretty bad idea. Take this example: I remember back when the debate about taking weight rooms and cable TV out of prisons was starting. People were outraged. They were all for taking everything away from the convicts. Hell, I was too. Then I saw the corrections officers talking about it. They were against the idea of removing the weights and cable. When asked why they said that those were used as rewards for good behavior and as ways to keep violence down in the prison by providing outlets for the prisoners. I changed my mind. Who are we to tell someone else how to their job when we have NO EXPERIENCE in his job?
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams
Ultimately I have to live with myself. I'm personally responsible for the decisions I make. I've screwed up many times and have paid the price for doing so. Even if I had gotten caught up in the 9/11 mania and joined up it doesn't apply to what's going on today. My personal value systems would not allow me to take a part in Bush's war. If it came down to it I would sit in jail before I would go to Iraq.
you call me hopeless without any refutation of what I said?
come on. You have to do the refutation part if you are going to call someone hopeless.
step up, prove me wrong in what I am asserting in my post.
the Iraq war was never sanctioned by teh UN. Afghanistan mission? yes. Iraq? NO.
the UN security council never voted or gave their blessing to the UK and the USA in their attack. Iraq was under sanction for 12 years and severely weakened. Almost to a country, the UN voted for continued inspections. It was only the US and the UK that diminished the UN and went in anyway, WITHOUT blessings. But as USA and UK are permanent members of the security council, they essentially vetoed themselves into the aggression on Iraq.
You still believe they're connected with 9/11 despite all the reports to the contrary? You still buying that?
I'll tell you right now that Pakistan has more Alquaeda camps than Iraq ever had and I would be willing to wager that Al Quaeda's gotten more training in the USA than in Iraq ever.
If you can show me the document that says "we approve" of this frmo teh UN. then I will have to agree. But you can't show me anything to that effect and you never will be able to.
the unilateral aggression was NOT sanctioned, it was vetoed into effect. there's a difference.
Last edited by David Jamieson; 04-22-2008 at 10:48 AM.
Kung Fu is good for you.