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To: cyborg

Who did he agree with?

War is ugly. In order to kill another without flinching they have to be stripped of certain behaviorial niceties "civilized societies" have the luxury to engage in. Otherwise they've signed their own death warrant.

Big difference between a soldier who's conscience is offended by men that beat women and someone that orders the execution of another as though it were on par with watching a sitcom.

people need to grow up and accept our right to be "shocked" at something like this is only because men like this are willing to deal with the reality of the real world.


34 posted on 02/04/2005 6:36:07 PM PST by Soul Seeker
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To: Soul Seeker

Alan agreed with Bill Press. Of course they agreed what he said was like Abu Ghraib.


45 posted on 02/04/2005 6:39:35 PM PST by cyborg
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To: Soul Seeker

Regarding what you were saying about training soldiers to kill but then critisize the "cruelty", so to speak---

I think you would mentally damage a young man or even a woman if you train them to fight---but then on the other hand have them be told that they can't with "good consciences" kill another person because it is cruel---

How would they be able to live the rest of their lives (if they are fortunate enough to survive a war)---do you think this crap that has been spewed since Vietnam could be one of the reasons that the military has had to add more programs for troops when they return home to kind of keep them from having emotional problems?

I mean, how could they NOT have mixed emotions---they are called heroes for winning a battle or war, but cursed by the "politically correct" for doing what they have to do to win?


76 posted on 02/04/2005 6:56:40 PM PST by Txsleuth (Proud to be a Texan)
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