Posted on 12/28/2004 9:34:06 AM PST by McQ51
John Podhoretz asks the question I've been wondering about for some time:
"How long before Democrats decide that our men and women in uniform are just extensions of the president and party they detest a bunch of warmongering, bloodthirsty and stupid imperialists?"
Now you say, "oh that won't happen. We, as a nation, learned our lesson with Vietnam."
OK, if you say so. But I still find it to be an intellectual challenge to hold the contradictory position of loving the warrior and hating the war. In my opinion, it would be tantamount to saying that you supported the Japanese soldier (as he and his comrades raped and leveled Nanking) but hated the war his government started.
How does one justify in their mind hating the killing and destruction of what they consider to be an unjust or unnecessary war yet claim to support unconditionally the instruments of that killing and destruction?
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I would have to say it's because many young people join the military without believing they'll actually have to FIGHT. They are (to this point, at least) willing to believe that the average GI is just an unwitting pawn in EVIL Dubya's plans to take over all the oil fields, enrich his buddies, and install theocracy here at home. *snort*
That's my take on how they justify their position, anyway.
I posted that the Democrats would have to face the Vietnam Vet's the father's and mother's of the Soldier's in Iraq and Afganistan.
I don't think that would be a very wise thing to do. They would loose even a greater number of seats in the House and Senate than they are going to lose anyway. It would make the Democrats and Progressives, IMPOTENT!!! Non-viable, NON EXISTANT!!
I'm with you on every point. We cannot allow the Congress to become a bunch of spineless ass kissers to the Minority Socialist. They have played that game to many times in the past. Frist and Orin Hatch are a couple of the Propeller head(Beanies with props)kiddies, that would readily whine and bend to the Socialsit. Take for instance the Method of Filerbustering the judical appointments. It made me sick and totally furious at these prissy little B%^$%*&(d's
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