Subj : The War Has No Clothes
To   : Frank Reid
From : Angus McLeod
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 12:09 am

  Re: The War Has No Clothes
  By: Frank Reid to Angus McLeod on Thu Sep 29 2005 15:55:00

 > However, I will state again... You are wrong if you think Islamic 
 > fundamentalists will be satisfied with a single country where radical 
 > few can dictate exactly what freedoms are allowed to the masses.  If
 > they are allowed to establish a stronghold anywhere, it will become the 
 > norm.

Yes, that's your "Kill 'em all, because they're killers!" theory.  I've 
heard it before.  And ignored it before.

 >  >  > So how can one take a position, at home in an armchair and watching li
 >  >  > spectator sport, that their dedication, courage and integrity are frui
 >  >
 >  > I see their actions and sacrifice bearing no fruit.
 > 
 > Then you might as well spit on them as they exit the plane on their return
 > home.  To say they lost life, limb and innocence for no reason is just the
 > same.

Sorry, but your weak attempt to generate feelings of remorse failed again.  
It's like this:  The soldier with the gun may be brave and loyal to his 
country, but the commander in chief that told him to go shoot up Iraqi 
citizens is not.  I don't have to spit on the grunt to reject the cunt.

 > Save the cliches for the bumper stickers!  You cannot support the warrior if
 > you do not support the war.  What you really want to say is something like:
 > 
 > 	- Even if soldiers don't do it with malice, they're still committing
 > criminal acts.
 > 
 > 	- Although my beef is with the idiots in charge, soldiers are simply
 > mindless drones who can only do what they're ordered.
 > 
 > 	- A soldier could recognize the criminality of what they do, drop
 > their weapon and leave the battlefield.

What I'm saying is:  The soldiers are brave, but too stupid to turn 
aroyund and fire their weapons at the REAL enemy.

 > None of those are what a soldier would consider adulation and praise!

"I was only following orders" doesn't always stand up in court.  So if the 
soldiers want adulation and praise, they'd better make sure they are 
acting in a praiseworthy manner.


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