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Migi e! · 10-01-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluegrass

There is some truth to this, although it's usually from staunch party loyalists who want to uphold their party's agenda. The same can be said about the other side of the game, where party loyalists want the United States to fail in Iraq and a high casualty rate so they can make their partisan point.

The Iraq war is indeed wrong, and the United States never should have rallied behind the kneejerk reaction of the Bush White House. However, the sickness runs on both sides, and the fact that some partisans will stoop to the level of wanting death so they can be "right" is a good indicator of how insane and inept the political atmosphere is in Washington.

Wish I could give you a green for this post.

Bluegrass · 10-01-2007, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Migi e!

Wish I could give you a green for this post.

Thanks anyway!

Migi e! · 10-01-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

God, I hate soldier adulation.

Soldier respect too? These soldiers are doing a job, one that some disagrees with, but none the less a job. They are humans & deserve at least a rudiment of respect, the same as everyone else does. There isn't another group of people in the world that can be treated like our military is treated & get by with it.

Migi e! · 10-01-2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Think for myself

Nor is there a recruiting office in San Francisco, but these people were in Oakland, a world away.

Apparently Oakland airport isn't a world away.

Think for myself · 10-01-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Migi e!

Apparently Oakland airport isn't a world away.

It's about 15 minutes from the edge of San Francisco.

Migi, I did not see anything in that article that says that they were treated any different than anyone else.

Nerdo · 10-01-2007, 07:24 PM

I can respect soldiers, at least the ones who aren't acting like jackasses at any given moment. I know the job is dangerous, but I'm just not willing to bow to their moral "superiority". It's simply not my problem that these people signed up for the military.

Six · 10-01-2007, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadowman

God, I hate soldier adulation.

Oh cmon'... hate ? Respect is more appropriate. I think adulation is the last thing they expect or wan't from the average American.

Nerdo · 10-01-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Six

Oh cmon'... hate ? Respect is more appropriate. I think adulation is the last thing they expect or wan't from the average American.

Yeah right. They believe they're owed bowing and scraping by your average citizen. It's grotesque. I'd rather honor a good teacher.

Idletime · 10-01-2007, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Migi e!

Soldier respect too? These soldiers are doing a job, one that some disagrees with, but none the less a job. They are humans & deserve at least a rudiment of respect, the same as everyone else does. There isn't another group of people in the world that can be treated like our military is treated & get by with it.

Respect? Depends...

If you signed up after it became evident that an invasion of Iraq was unavoidable, no.

I supported US actions in Afghanistan after 9/11 but when the administration shifted focus to Iraq, all my support disappeared.

Think for myself · 10-01-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Idletime

Respect? Depends...

If you signed up after it became evident that an invasion of Iraq was unavoidable, no.

I supported US actions in Afghanistan after 9/11 but when the administration shifted focus to Iraq, all my support disappeared.

Where is Sweden on the issue?