So you no longer think they're killing innocent Iraqis or do you think they are being forced to murder the innocent?
On 7/6/05, Ken Ketsdever wrote: > "publicly disagreeing with your gov't" != "speaking out against > soldiers" > > Sorry but to say disagreeing with your gov't = speaking against soldiers > is a crock of shit. > > I am in favor of the military and our soldiers. They do what many > won't. They volunteer their time and lives to protect our nation and > our way of life. However, When they volunteer they give up their free > will and submit to doing whatever their government asks of them. > > There is a tacit agreement between our military men and women and our > President and other political leaders. Our military sign up and lose > their options. They do what they are told when they are told. In > return there is an expectation that their lives will not unnecessarily > be put in harms way. That our government will use them to protect our > nation and our friends. > > In the case of Iraq where there was an abuse of that power to send our > military men and women in harms way it is the responsibility of American > Citizens to stand up and make noise. To let the Political leaders know > this is not an action that US citizens support. And that we should not > be risking American lives for such a cause. > > There is a huge difference between supporting our troops (in part by > making noise to bring them home). And speaking out against our soldiers. > Our military men and women are doing what they are told. I and most > everyone I know thanks them for this. However, more and more American > citizens believe that the war was wrong and that the administration > needs to work on a plan to bring our brave soldiers home. > > During Vietnam many of the public spoke out against the war by attacking > the military and our soldiers that was then. Today our soldiers are > supported, even by those of us who disagree with the war. > > So speaking out against the war is not speaking out against our soldiers > it is supporting them. If I were still in the Marines, I would have to > go fight this war that I disagree with. I would sure hope there was > someone at home making a public statement to end the war and bring us > home. > > > Support our soldiers: Bring them home! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163272 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
