Do Americans Know What Memorial Day Is For? (Ron Paul, soldier, invasion)
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Afganistan (9-11)
Now back to whatever it was you were doing
Sadly you don't understand the difference between Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, yet you want to gamble and memorialize life, all while displaying a self-aggrandizing attitude.
Sadly you don't understand the difference between Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, yet you want to gamble and memorialize life, all while displaying a self-aggrandizing attitude.
Why am I not surprised?
Uh... where in Casper's post was any similarity between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia insinuated? Casper and I generally disagree politically. What are you trying to say?
every American should honor those who gave their lives for our country on Memorial Day.
I do. Unlike you, I don't trivialize life and war. I hold it to the utmost degree and do not believe that you properly justified our previous conflicts.
Uh... where in Casper's post was any similarity between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia insinuated? Casper and I generally disagree politically. What are you trying to say?
So, why did we go to war with Afghanistan, but not SA?
After all, wouldn't you want to got to war with the country that harbored the most terrorists or are you just a pansy?
I agree to the OP to a point... And I am a Veteran. We are a warmongering nation with no respect for other countries' sovereignty and we think we can do no wrong. The American people are made to believe everything we do is right because we are the ones doing it.
With that being said most people who serve do so because they believe in protecting their country and they die believe they are doing so. I just feel bad for those who died in Iraq like a few friends of mine. It was a useless war, based on lies. Thousands of fallen and wounded Americans and Iraqis... And for what? I am not bashing the Troops by the way. I am bashing the A-holes in Washington who send them to die for nothing. (yes I know it is a voluntary thing but it doesn't make it right)
I glad most of us (Vets) don't think that way......
You don't approve of your military being used to repel invaders or aid in the defence of other countries unable to defend themselves?
You are okay sending our men as women to die so that other people can be free? That is always the excuse too: let's start a war to bring democracy overseas.
I do. Unlike you, I don't trivialize life and war. I hold it to the utmost degree and do not believe that you properly justified our previous conflicts.
We are going to disagree.
OK - then if this is how you feel - then on Memorial Day(or in a Memorial Day thread) why don't you simply honor our fallen veterans rather tham inject politics into their story?
OK - then if this is how you feel - then on Memorial Day(or in a Memorial Day thread) why don't ypo simply hnor our fallen veterans rather tham inject politics into their story?
I "trivialize life and war"? Umm - no I don't.
Politics has everything to do with it. It is the reason why they are dead. With the exception of the ones that actually fought to defend this country and the last war declared by Congress was WWII
OK - then if this is how you feel - then on Memorial Day(or in a Memorial Day thread) why don't ypo simply hnor our fallen veterans rather tham inject politics into their story?
I "trivialize life and war"? Umm - no I don't.
At least you could honor our troops by speaking English rather than Vietnamese.
You are okay sending our men as women to die so that other people can be free? That is always the excuse too: let's start a war to bring democracy overseas.
How many loved ones did you lose in those wars?
Between me and my boyfriend we lost 9.
Thank you for your service KickAssArmyChick, and the other serviceman/servicewomen that you know.
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