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Smoking among our soldiers
Juky 21, 2005
| self / vanity
Posted on 07/20/2005 11:12:03 PM PDT by The Other Harry
I have been concerned that so many of our soldiers seem to smoke. This includes the woman at the Abu Gaibe (sp?) imprisonment camp.
Don't you think that it would be better if this were restricted, at least to when they they are not on duty?
That way, it would be be safer, both for them and for those around them.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: cigbanditos; deepthoughtswthharry; frommycolddeadhands; putdownthebottle; smokeemifyagotem; smokenazis
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To: The Other Harry
tick, tick, tick, tick......
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:15:19 PM PDT
by
JLS
To: The Other Harry
Leave them alone, they have enough to worry about.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:17:26 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(LET ME DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, ALEX KOZINSKI FOR SCOTUS)
To: The Other Harry
They are adults and don't need a nanny to take care of them.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:22:43 PM PDT
by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: The Other Harry
Have you lost your frickin marbles...?
Seek therapy, and let those who risk life and limb so you can pontificate on others vices be as they will be.
This is a joke, right...?
haha.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:22:43 PM PDT
by
mmercier
To: The Other Harry
Well, I think a bullet traveling at a high velocity might be a bit more worrisome to our soldiers than a smoke.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:22:55 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: The Other Harry
"That way, it would be be safer, both for them and for those around them."
USMC here. No... it would NOT be safer. ;)
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:23:00 PM PDT
by
Fenris6
(3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
To: The Other Harry
from your home page
" There is some Democrat in me." Ya think?
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:25:20 PM PDT
by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: The Other Harry
Judging from your profile, oh forget it. Just stay the heck out of other people's lives.
Isn't it bad enough that they can't have a beer in some other countries. I know, you would be happy with that too.
Having a cig is a personal choice and you are against that. Go get a life in a library. Your a perfect fit.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:26:18 PM PDT
by
AGreatPer
To: The Other Harry
Keep the smokes,
Get the women out.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:26:25 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: The Other Harry
Go to bed and call a shrink in the AM.
To: Fenris6
When you are risking a shot through the hat a smoke is the least of your worries.
In fact, a smoke is likely the one thing you desire when facing death.
They usually offer a condemned man a smoke before execution, it would not surprise me to see the nanny state deny such a small pleasure those who put their life on the line to preserve their useless arses.
This post is a joke, designed to incite.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:29:36 PM PDT
by
mmercier
To: The Other Harry
You forgot your /sarc tag.
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:30:54 PM PDT
by
Hetty_Fauxvert
(Kelo must GO!! ..... http://sonoma-moderate.blogspot.com/)
To: digger48
Just ask the soldiers who's lives were saved by Sgt. Hester.
Silver Star
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:32:11 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: The Other Harry
Seems to be a consensus..Let'em .
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posted on
07/20/2005 11:33:23 PM PDT
by
Old Seadog
("The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- WINST)
To: mmercier
> This is a joke, right...?
Yes. ;)
To: The Other Harry
To: The Other Harry
I'm sure you also buy into that garbage about "second hand smoke."
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posted on
07/21/2005 1:19:30 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(JJesus CChrist MMade SSeattle UUnder PProtest)
To: The Other Harry; SWAMPSNIPER; Echo Talon; mmercier; pbrown; AGreatPer; RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS; ...
Going against the flow, I am sure I will get flamed but they do not need to be smoking on duty. Most of these young people are not going to die, thank God. They are going to come home and they don't need a full blown addiction to cigarettes. Most people are not allowed to smoke during work. It is a very unhealthy and dirty habit. They aren't allowed to drink on duty because they might face death or do other unseemly things. I agree that they are adults and if they want to smoke on their own time they are free to do that. The army should, though, be able to encourage good health habits whether it be hygiene, food preparation, hand washing, intelligent drinking habits, or not smoking or at least not heavily. That is not to say that it can run people lives when they are off duty but they certainly can teach and encourage healthy living habits. The army is about teaching discipline. Contrary to popular thought and continuous media hype nasty habits do not equal happiness. Being a slave to anything brings one's countenance down, diminishing self respect. If a soldier is heavily addicted to nicotine what happens if he is out in the field in a long, tough battle to the death? Do you think that the craving for nicotine and the mood and body changes that the need for nicotine brings will enhance his ability to concentrate on kill or be killed? I hope this is just a joke because I hope our soldiers are not being allowed to smoke continuously on duty with many or most doing so. Maybe our soldiers need more orientation toward living and not that they are going to die so live like the devil. Flame, flame away (my shield is up and my breastplate is on).
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posted on
07/21/2005 2:15:34 AM PDT
by
Bellflower
(A new day is Coming!)
To: The Other Harry
Better check the fat and sugar and carb and cholesterol of the food being served while your at it.
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posted on
07/21/2005 2:18:16 AM PDT
by
milemark
(Proud to be an infidel.)
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