Posted on 08/18/2005 4:16:25 PM PDT by groanup
I actually felt myself become a republican today. It was around 10am, when I read the latest update of the Cindy Sheehan saga in CNN.com. I then shot over to read some blogs about it, and perused the comments in some of them, which was nothing but a long series of petty (albeit entertaining) partisan bickering.
Then it happend. The good little democrat in me tied the little noose around his neck and jumped off the stool. He just couldn’t take it anymore.
Take what? The whining. The constant whining by the extreme left about the reasons for war, the incompetence of this administration, and how we’ve all been lied to, and how we should pull out of Iraq immediately, because, *gulp* our soldiers were in danger.
Guess what folks….they signed up to join the Army, not the boy scouts. Anytime your orientation to a new job involves an automatic weapon, you should be smart enough to figure out there’s danger involved. I actually read some people’s comments about many of the soldiers over there being naive….they weren’t expecting to go to war, so, they should be allowed to go home. Wow.
Soldiers know, when they enlist, that it is entirely possible they will be shipped out and never come home. It’s part of the job. The fact that people still walk in to recruiters’ offices and sign that piece of paper make them heroes. To imply that they are simple kids who didn’t know what they were getting into, or even worse, that they died for no reason, or an immoral reason, does a horrible thing. It strips their sacrifice of the honor that it deserves...
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Anytime your orientation to a new job involves an automatic weapon, you should be smart enough to figure out there’s danger involved.
Man, I wish there was room for that in the tagline box.
Indeed.
And when it's your own mother that does it...
Go read the whole blog the kid gets it...
I don't know who scott randloph is, but welcome to the real world. Life in delusion is no fun.
Breathe deep the free air.
Did you post this in bloggers, or did the Mod put it there?
Soldiers know, when they enlist, that it is entirely possible they will be shipped out and never come home. It’s part of the job. The fact that people still walk in to recruiters’ offices and sign that piece of paper make them heroes. To imply that they are simple kids who didn’t know what they were getting into, or even worse, that they died for no reason, or an immoral reason, does a horrible thing. It strips their sacrifice of the honor that it deserves...
Amen!
Think about it…the war almost cost him the election. If we hadn’t invaded Iraq, he’d have won in a landslide.
Nonsense. The war brought people like Ed Koch to Bush's side. Americans aren't ever going to switch mid-stream in a war. This guy isn't brilliant. After all, he used to be a dim.
I posted it in editorials and extended news.
I would have gone as an editorial with this one too.
Anyway, no big deal. This isn't my first disagreement with management, by far.
Thanks for posting it.
Talk about Democratic madness...
It is an honor to serve your country. I would give my life for it. Anyone who says otherwise is a damned fool.
"It is an honor to serve your country. I would give my life for it."
You're a great American.
Thank you; so are you, my FRiend.
Priceless.
It happens like that to many of us. Welcome to the real world..I hope you have some tylenol available cause the real world ain't pretty at times.
Hoorah.
Since the mods put this in blog, and since I think it is relevant to what jomrob is trying to do, I am going to bump it a few times. Maybe someone can throw a ping list in here.
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