LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (SF reacts to No Military)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 02-20-06 | Various

[jecIIny]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Monday, February 20, 2006

Does the United States need a military?

Editor -- As a born and raised San Franciscan, an anti-war protester since the '60s, a former vice chair of the state Democratic party and a person who goes on national TV on a regular basis in defense of our anti-war stances, I have to say that when I heard Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval say on the Fox News show "Hannity & Colmes" that the United States should not have a military, I thought that I didn't hear him correctly. After the fourth time he said it, I was stunned.

San Francisco is the city of peace and is the city of independent thinking, but I do not know one San Franciscan, other than Gerardo, who thinks that the United States of America should not have a military, not one. Even the anti-war Vatican has a military!

What was Gerardo thinking? To be clear, as a San Franciscan, I absolutely believe that the United States of America needs a military.

I can't even imagine what Bill O'Reilly will do with this!

ANGELA ALIOTO

San Francisco Let's think this through

Editor -- What, the United States without a military? Shocking, absolutely shocking. Of course if a child continually uses a toy to hurt other kids, it's a good idea to take the toy away from the child. If a driver can't seem to drive without running down pedestrians, we probably want to take away his driver's license. If a doctor purposely misleads patients and causes harm to them, by all means, take away the license to practice medicine.

But take away our military? Oh no, not that.

CYNTHIA GAIR

San Francisco

[Parthalan]

Ah, but read what you quoted. That person "does not know one San Franciscan, other than Gerardo, who thinks ...". There are many people that live in San Francsico, what is to say that the person who says this has a small group of San Francsico citizens that she hangs with? Yes, there are many people that feel that there shouldn't be a military in San Francisco, this person just doesn't know them.

[Red Boots]

Here's a good one:

Editor -- Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval was elected by a solid majority in his district and represents their, um, creative relationship with reality only too well.

[dancusa]

What was Gerardo thinking?

Car 54 where are you?

[Echo Talon]

Hmm hong kong for California..... im listening. LOL

[kjo]

As far as I'm concerned, China can have California.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

If N. Korea ever gets mad enough to launch a nuclear missile at the US, it would probably be targeted at Seattle, San Francisco and LA. Not pretty, but that would be ironic.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

"You should need a passport port to come down here" *

* a quote from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, but it more applicable about S.F.

[curlewbird]

THINK of the money we could save if we got rid of the liberal, tree hugging, give money to everyone but the rich, peacenik hippies and those who are here 'doing the jobs American's won't'! I mean, really, those are the PERFECT people to become Chinafornians!! And in return, we would get a prosperous, booming economy in Asia, (at least it was when the Brits gave it over)! It's a WIN-WIN for everyone! AND when Chinafornia falls into the ocean after the next BIG ONE, We don't have to pay to clean it up!!

[TFFKAMM]

She studies Italian, Zen Buddhism, and music in her spare time.

Typical. Every Western convert to Buddhism I've met -- without a single exception -- is a self-absorbed, pacifist moonbat who regularly spews mindless, condescending cant like this*.

So the U.S. military needs to be "taken away," Cynthia? Who's going to "take away" a huge, well-armed military? An even bigger and better-armed military! And who, pray tell, might field such a force? Could it possibly be the nations who march under the Crescent and Star, and who would slap a burkha on your privileged hipster butt the moment they took power?

*If there are any Freeper Buddhists here, speak up now and be the proud exception to this rule. Western converts only -- cradle/Asian-ethnic faithful are a whole different kettle o' fish.

[Echo Talon]

yea but we would lose FR, its in CA.

[curlewbird]

Well, it really would be safer in the middle of the country - more like minded people around here anyway! And it's a cheap and nice place to live! Perhaps a move could be worked out!!

[Apercu]

God created the San Andreas fault for a reason. When He has had enough - Buh Bye!

[Echo Talon]

Hmmm i do like asian women...

[Lancey Howard]

Can't we connect Berkeley and SF and make them a foreign country?

They ARE a foreign country - - Infectedanustan.

[LibLieSlayer]

I do not want a san francisco. I hate that place. I wish we could stop ALL Federal funding they receive. It is the new sodom!

LLS

[curlewbird]

Postage on a mail order bride would sure be cheap!! LOL!!

[Echo Talon]

oh man, this is really sounding like a sweet deal! :)

[curlewbird]

See??? Like I said - WIN-WIN!!

[Echo Talon]

tell me more about these mail order brides that you speak of... :)

[dancusa]

yea but we would lose FR, its in CA

People will have to realize that outside of SF and LA California is 55% Republican. Too bad Orange County is still a toss-up. Used to be rocked ribbed republican.