A very important piture.

[Phil]

I don't like to take life lightly even that of Saddam Hussein. I don't really have a problem that they executed him though.

What I really get angry about is how Dan Rather's dislike for our then republican President go the the extreme that it did. I don't mind that his view points were different from Bush in the liberal idea vs conservative idea that didn't bother me. Not to a hateful degree. Yes I am a conservative man. Bob Dole was not my favorite guy but 1 thing he said that was very true was 'politics end at the shores.'

Well Dan Rather at the heat of the anti-terror movement and just before the invasion of Iraq has an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein. So Saddam is on tv with a cane and dress hat posing like everybody's grandfather. The idea slanting how our Evil President Bush is about to invade and possibly destroy this nice elderly man.

[Mahnarch]

The site in the OP is "down for maintainence" so, I'll have to come back, later....


No matter what, I support Jersey.
I trust his judgment on most things Conservative.
I'd hand him a loaded gun and lead his way into a meth house.

[Slayzie]

[Jersey]

Mar 15, 2010 15:34:08 GMT -5 Slayzie said:

This U.S. soldier explains the sentiments I feel towards this song better than I can.

"I haven't made up my mind as to whether I love or hate this song. As a soldier in the United States Army, I have mixed feelings.

Members of the armed forces have joined on a volunteer basis. Obviously, they each have their own individual reasons, but I'm sure each and every one has a sense of pride for their country and the belief that they are doing something noble by enlisting.

However, I believe this song perfectly exemplifies how easy it is to change from a hero to a criminal. We are in the field, where absolutely nothing is certain. I believe being in the armed forces is quite possibly one of the most difficult jobs, because you never know what is coming the next second. Driving in a convoy, the car ahead with bystanders next to it could be people waving and thanking you, or waiting with a bomb in the trunk.

The first situation with the prisoner shows how a hero can become a criminal. There are rules of war, and when violated, you are most certainly in the wrong. This chorus angered me, because I know there are ignorant people in this country who will read it and immediately stereotype every soldier. Yes, this has happened, and it is an ugly scar the army must live with, but it does not mean the rest of the soldiers must sacrifice their innocence, heroism, and pride because of it.

As for the second situation with the woman being shot, I feel this shows why so many soldiers return from tours of duty needing counseling. The woman was running towards him ignoring commands, what else is he to do? She could have had a bomb strapped to her chest. In war, it is split second decisions. Him or her. He has a job to do. She ignored his command. He immediately becomes worried and scared for his own life.
Only after does he realize the error in that the woman was not an enemy, but someone wanting peace. Certainly a mistake...but a mistake MUCH harder to avoid than the first.

God Bless."


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Posted 10/7/2008

[Mahnarch]

The woman running at him has the same complications as in Vietnam when the soldiers would strap bombs to their own children and have them approach U.S. soldiers.

I'm also of the view that other nations don't like the U.S. for meddling in their affairs (as well as our own) because they view us as the global police: No one likes a cop unless they're in trouble - and even then they're suspicious.



I also just noticed the "socialist" remark from poison to Jersey on page one;

How does a private company (big oil) spending their own capital on corporate expansion constitute socialism?
No one is forcing you to purchase their wares and the government is only giving permission so that said companies can peruse extra-continental sources.

It's like the government giving me permission to drive an articulating vehicle but I pay for my own licensing and registration.