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To: Spacetrucker

Yeah. It also speaks to my feelings about the “no man left behind” attitude of some military people. I don’t get the idea of risking a man’s life to recover a confirmed dead body. Reminds me of that scene with the sniper in Full Metal Jacket. And yeah, I know the guy wasn’t already dead, but still...


6 posted on 08/23/2025 12:36:31 PM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: cuban leaf

Military is COMPLETELY different. They risk their lives on the behalf of others; mountaineering risk their lives on behalf of their own egos. Apples and Oranges.


10 posted on 08/23/2025 12:41:53 PM PDT by Spacetrucker
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To: cuban leaf

I would never compare/equate this to US military personnel on official missions


12 posted on 08/23/2025 12:43:33 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: cuban leaf

Wrong


54 posted on 08/23/2025 4:05:53 PM PDT by A strike (f the UK/MI6 effort to sucker the US into perpetuating their delusion of British world importance)
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