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I think it's interesting that the majority of the troops that are doing the fighting can understand that it's going to take time and understand why they are there even if the anti-war fanatics running around trying to find somebody to surrender to cannot. Severely wounded troops, even amputees, are requesting to return to their units and their buddies when in earlier wars they would have been sent home with what was then called a "million dollar wound". Maybe the current warriors serving their country are earning a distinction of their own just like the "Greatest Generation".
I agree, and am absolutely disgusted by the Politicians on Capitol Hill who are selling out our Servicemen and saying that the Iraq operation is a failure, and that we've lost. Not only has our society become incredibly impatient, but I also blame the expanded media coverage and daily death tolls being printed in the newspaper (which I find unconscionable, by the way).
Politicians looking to make a name for themselves seize on 4,000 Military deaths over 5 years as "proof" that we've lost- that's an average of 2.19 per day. In the 4 year period of WWII, the US lost 418,500 troops- that's 287 per day (average). Imagine what the world would look like today if these cowardly lawmakers had been around back then to buffalo the public into believing we should abandon that campaign.
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I agree, and am absolutely disgusted by the Politicians on Capitol Hill who are selling out our Servicemen and saying that the Iraq operation is a failure, and that we've lost. Not only has our society become incredibly impatient, but I also blame the expanded media coverage and daily death tolls being printed in the newspaper (which I find unconscionable, by the way).
Politicians looking to make a name for themselves seize on 4,000 Military deaths over 5 years as "proof" that we've lost- that's an average of 2.19 per day. In the 4 year period of WWII, the US lost 418,500 troops- that's 287 per day (average). Imagine what the world would look like today if these cowardly lawmakers had been around back then to buffalo the public into believing we should abandon that campaign.
There were cowardly people advocating a pullout from WWII. The difference is that the news media gave them the exact degree of attention they deserved which was none at all.
My best friend just finished his second tour in afghanistan, i don't know how he did it. I can't serve in that manner, i don't have the mantality for it. But i can do what i do, so i run out of the firehouse in uniform at the drop of a bell. Not the same but its a tradition of service so again my respect to those who do what i can't
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No and I'm glad I didn't. I wont allow my son to either. No brainwashing here. No way, no thanks.
I was following in the background. I have to admit that was a poor choice of words. So you aren't going to allow your son to exercise his right to choose when he comes of age?
No and I'm glad I didn't. I wont allow my son to either. No brainwashing here. No way, no thanks.
Yeah, like you could stop him. If he wants to sign his papers and enlist after he turns 18, then Mommy and Daddy can do absolutely crap to stop him. Oddly enough, my dad thought he could stop me. It didn't work out that well for him, as I signed the papers anyway.
I was following in the background. I have to admit that was a poor choice of words. So you aren't going to allow your son to exercise his right to choose when he comes of age?
