Bring 'Em On

boblonsberry.com ^ | 7/8/03 | Bob Lonsberry

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And it's too bad the Democrats can't see that. It's too bad their desire for partisan advantage is so huge that it blots out their love of country. They based their reaction on who was talking, not on what he was saying.

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[Lazamataz]

A more illiterate dolt than Bob Lonsberry, there cannot be. He -- the King of the Sentence Fragment -- is a blight on Rochester.

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(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999!)

Why start now? : )

[drlevy88]

The president looked over and said that he thought we were "plenty tough enough" to handle the situation, and that his attitude was, "Bring 'em on."

Well this particular "yee-haw" woulda gone over a heckuva lot better if he had stated some plan more ambitious than "stand there in the furnaces of hell and continue to get picked off while we keep urging the Iraqis to solve this politically."

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Laz,

I'll admit Lonsberry goes off into left field sometimes but most of his writings are generally right on the mark and document what the majority of Freepers are thinking. I can think of a lot of blights on Rochester, but Lonsberry is not one of them.

[sheltonmac]

Bring 'em on.

Brave words from a man who has never seen combat and has the luxury of being thousands of miles away from the troops defending themselves against those who might respond to the president's challenge.

And I know that if "Bring 'em on" is the strongest thing he said about the attacking terrorists, he was biting his tongue. Because there are a few other phrases that describe how the American people and the American GI feel about these attackers. And they all involve either profanity or body parts.

But Uncle Bush is the president and he doesn't swear.

No, he doesn't swear....except on those occasions when he forgets that he doesn't swear:

"There's Adam Clymer, major league a**hole from the New York Times."

Wait a minute--are you sure this article isn't supposed to be satirical?

[Lazamataz]

but most of his writings are generally right on the mark

I'm sorry, I cannot call myself a fan.

[JohnGalt]

The 'old' America of Papa Hemingway (to contrast with Uncle George) believe the heroes were those who fought the wars, not those who sent other people off to war.

It's a curious salutation from the author indeed.

[ohioman]

Bush is a good man and I do not know of anyone in the military who dislike him (and I know quite a few current and retired military). Folks, such as yourself, are sickening, for your hatred of the Commander is obvious.

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Bob wrote that on June 4, 2003,... over a month ago! A lot can change in that time. ;)

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Brave words from a man who has never seen combat and has the luxury of being thousands of miles away from the troops defending themselves against those who might respond to the president's challenge.

Everyone in the military should just put down their weapons, leave their gear, come home, where they are safe and sound, and start a knitting group.

[sheltonmac]

I'm sorry, but there is no way Bush can be compared to the commanders of old who actually led their men into battle. His callous, off-the-cuff remark is as insulting to our men and women in uniform as anything Clinton ever said or did.

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He should have been more gentle then so as not to offend the delicate nature of our men and women in uniform.

[Our man in washington]

Ever stopped to consider that Bush has put himself on the front line by his aggressive war against terrorism? I would say that Bush's life is in greater danger from the war on terrorism than any of the soldiers in Iraq.

How can I say that? A reasonable estimate is that a soldier's chance of dying while stationed in Iraq is about one in a thousand. I get this figure by considering the number of troops there, the number of casualties, and the plans for rotation.

Of 42 presidents, four have been assasinated, or almost one in ten. We have islamicists operating in this country who would probably love to kill President Bush, although I have no information that is not in public sources.

It's reasonable to say that Bush's chance of death from assasination are greater than one in a thousand. Bush's has pursued his policies with full knowledge that it increased the chance of an assasination attempt against him.

So Bush has every right to talk tough. He's taking a personal risk too, and knows it.

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This just in... on the heels of the accursed 'Bring 'Em On!' imbroglio, comes a debate regarding the need for new military patches...

Mess with the best / Die like the rest

To be replaced by:

A little love is all you need!

That is all.

[JohnGalt]

I did not see the context of the quote so I cannot comment on the appropriateness of what he said. However, I think it is very revealing that so many, like the author, chose to comment positively about the comment, as if it reveals something unique about the American character (it doesn't.)

In that sense, it is but another revealing glimpse at what the culture war is all about.

[cspackler]

His callous, off-the-cuff remark is as insulting to our men and women in uniform as anything Clinton ever said or did.

Let's see, Bush respects the military, Clinton despised it. Bush sees the military as the instrument that it is, and allows it to perform its functions without micro-managing, Clinton used it as a personal tool to dissuade public attention and never actually let it do its job (remember Somolia, etc...?)
There is a really silly comment...

[Cyber Ninja]

His callous, off-the-cuff remark is as insulting to our men and women in uniform as anything Clinton ever said or did.

The general disagrees. General Tommy Franks retired yesterday. In his farewell speech he iterated the words of the president “Bring 'em on”. Franks was acknowledging the appropriateness of the remark. The words are clearly positive motivation for our troops.

CB^)

[ohioman]

"I'm sorry, but there is no way Bush can be compared to the commanders of old who actually led their men into battle. His callous, off-the-cuff remark is as insulting to our men and women in uniform as anything Clinton ever said or did." If your wrong-headed opinion is so true, then why ALL those in the military (that I know) agree with the President. You sound like a dumbass liberal.