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"I’m part of a small group here at free Republic that hopes the US would triumph in such a war with the Russians. "

You are part of a small group here at free Republic that are insanely and moronically desiring a war 5000 miles away overseas with a giant nuclear power while we suffer a communist totalitarian purge here in America. You and your small cabal are beneath contempt.

You are part of a small group here at free Republic that are insanely and moronically desiring a war 5000 miles away overseas with a giant nuclear power while we suffer a communist totalitarian purge here in America. You and your small cabal are beneath contempt.

You can see in my Post #4 that I disagree with nolibzone on this issue. However, being familiar with many more of his posts I see no reason to accuse him of being "beneath contempt".

There is zero to very little true news coming from the region. Men of good will can disagree on some of the underlying facts. I would rather question their understanding of the facts than spit on such freepers.

Iraq War I also split Freepers. I was taking the Pat Buchanan view then, and over time persuaded BlackElk (RIP) who was considerably more hawkish on these matters. Intelligent men like him tested my own understanding, and made me a better thinker and talker. Other freepers sensed a bait and switch, and weren't so quick to support nation building in Afghanistan when that was on the table.

In the other direction, I once was sanguine about illegal aliens from Mexico, having once likened them to those who came from Italy and Portugal and inspired the Know-Nothing Party. It took years of study, reflection and experience to realize that the circumstances are different, and that I had been wrong on the issue. I am glad I was rarely held "beneath contempt".

I would have been more than willing to have gone to war help the Sandinistas kick Commies out of Central America (and I was of draft age then). The circumstances today have changed since then as well.

If nolibzone's main motivation is rooting for U.S. victory and against bad behavior by other international players (not just Russia), I will not find him beneath contempt. Right now, I would just suggest that our continued and escalating involvement will NOT make things better, and a win by Biden's Team would not be a win for the USA.

You are part of a small group here at free Republic that are insanely and moronically desiring a war 5000 miles away overseas with a giant nuclear power while we suffer a communist totalitarian purge here in America. You and your small cabal are beneath contempt.

Some conservatives, unable to stop the destruction of America at home, compensate by focusing on foreign conquests.

"See, we're still strong! See our proud servicemen fly Old Glory as they bomb some distant sh*thole nation! We can still feel proud to be an American!"

You are part of a small group here at free Republic that are insanely and moronically desiring a war 5000 miles away overseas with a giant nuclear power while we suffer a communist totalitarian purge here in America

Yup.