Some of us remember what you were like 5 years ago when you did basically support it. So you're saying we shouldn't be fighting in Afghanistan either? I mean thats what I get from this statement.
Gruss Gott wrote: >> tBone wrote: >> You enlisted when gg? >> > > I haven't. And where you and I are in complete agreement is that when > there's a war the entire country should do everything they can to win. > > Where we disagree is that this is a war. > > And so, for me, there are 2 types of "engagements": > > (1.) Quickhit or help to allies. This is what the Marines and special > forces are for. These last less than a year. > > (2.) War. This is what the entire country is for. > > What this means is that if I thought it was a war, then I'd think it > justified my life and I'd enlist. I don't so I haven't enlisted. But > I'm not asking anyone else to go either. > > As Americans, the President works for us. If I supported the war, > then it's as good as me telling someone to go fight - or at least join > up. > > If I supported this war in Iraq, I'd join because I couldn't ask > people to go die unless I was willing to join them. > > So after 5 years I cannot conceive of the thinking that would ask > Voodoo's platoon to jump in breach if I wasn't willing to go with > them. > > Therefore I conclude that anyone one who can must be too hypocritical > or weak or afraid to fight a war they're asking others to do (and > they're ordering if they support the effort). > > So explain it to me: how, after 5 years, can any American who's not > willing to join the effort ask others to do it for them? Because I > don't get it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:258721 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
