+100 honour the men and women who served.
but at the same time hold those blood thirsty chickenhawk bastards who got us into the Iraq conflict accountable. larry On 1/26/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "I'm sorry you're dealing with that. And, I appreciate that you put your > life on the line for my rights. What I don't know is how to say thank you to > soldiers as a group without appearing as though I condone a war I disagree > with. How do you honor the soldiers and abhor the war? I don't have a > solution." > > You honor them by listening, by showing respect for the sacrifices that they > make. If you have friends that are over there, let them know that you're > thinking about them and that you care what happens to them. > > A simple thank you... > > If you have friends that have loved ones over there, help them out, take > care of them when they need it. > > Volunteer at a vet's hospital or support fund raisers for soldier's > families. > > I'm still on the fence on Iraq, but IMO, it's a moot point. We're there, and > were not going to just cut and run, we can't at this point. But if I can do > anything to help the soldiers I will. > > And Tim... BTW > > Thank You. > > Scott A. Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > GNSI > 11820 Parklawn Dr > Rockville, MD 20852 > (301) 770-9610 > -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: This guy needs to get the shit beat out of him... > > On 1/24/06, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We are getting good medical care when we get back. > > > Maybe you are. My dad's era has some major issues - like that fact that he > can't get health care without driving several hours and that he can't get an > appointment for 6 months, and he's one of the lucky ones. > > Parades are useful. In fighting depression, guilt and PTSD. I'm fighting > > all three right now at different points. > > > I'm sorry you're dealing with that. And, I appreciate that you put your life > on the line for my rights. What I don't know is how to say thank you to > soldiers as a group without appearing as though I condone a war I disagree > with. How do you honor the soldiers and abhor the war? I don't have a > solution. > > Listen, we should stand behind those that are willing to serve. Most of the > > people I went away with enlisted before or shortly after 911. We didn't > > know Iraq was on the horizon. That being said, if I got stop lossed today > > and activated to go to Iraq, I would go, because I am a soldier, and I > > swore > > to follow the orders of the commander in chief, and those officers > > appointed > > above me. Its not a moral choice. How you act when it's your boots on > > the > > ground is how you show your morals. > > > I never said you had a moral choice. I said I don't agree with his stance > that it's the soldier's fault. It's my fault for not being more politically > active. It's my fault for not convincing enough people in power that war > isn't the answer. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194459 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
