Why I Find it Hard to Sympathize with Our Troops

[floridasandy]

Originally Posted by SeanMc

Allow me to reiterate: A person who sits behind the comfort of his own desk while sipping coffee killing absolute strangers who are thousands of miles away by remote control is not only a [Edit], but arguably a coward as well.

a person who sits behind the comfort of his own desk while sipping coffee bitching about the troops is not only a [Edit], but arguably a coward as well.

[Grasonville]

Originally Posted by SeanMc

But someone who voluntarily signs-up .

To fight for your right to post this on a public forum?

To put their life on the line for their country?

I expect a PUBLIC apology - as I have posted in other sections here - I will be happy to meet you and buy you a beer at the VFW Post 7464 - VFW Avenue - Grasonville, MD 21638 - I double dog dare you to show up here with your complacent disrespect.

[spunky1]

Originally Posted by SeanMc

I can certainly relate to the American citizen who is drafted and forced to go overseas in order to slaughter people against whom we have no legitimate beef. He/she has no choice but to go and is as much a victim as the innocents they are forced to kill.

I must add one more thought to this thread that probaby needs to be put to rest. . .

But I find the thought process behind it interesting.

I think what the poster meant was not sympathy but empathy for the troops. . . I'm sure there is not one single serviceman that would want sympathy from said poster, but instead empathy; the ability to experience in a situation as another did. . . the ability to put oneself in another person's circumstances and feelings. It is a higher order reference and some may be incapable of it at their level of development.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by bingo08

Hey Greatday,

When were you there? If you already posted this, sorry to many to backtrack on. Did you volunteer with Red Cross?

Let's see - 2004 and '06. '06 was Kuwait and '04 was Baghdad / Fallujah (that was fun!)

I hooked up with a group that worked with the USO / Red Cross and some private groups. '04 was especially fun because my son was in Fallujah at the time and he did not know I was coming - his CO did though.

[TnHilltopper]

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