My respects sir. Wish more US people would share your view on war and 'armchair generals'.
Bill Arnold wrote: >> The America extremists "love" exists only in their >> megalomaniacal fantasies. They hate the real one because they >> can't control it, or shout or legislate it into conformance >> with their ideological biases. > > > That's great. Extremists start a war and those who stand up to oppose > them are the megalomaniacs seeking to control the country. > > Mr. Plays-with-words, you outdo yourself once again! > > >> BTW Bill I guess she's technically available now... :) > > People complain that I talk too loud. It's because my hearing was > damaged by artillery. I've had vivid, absolutely "real" nightmares of > sappers sneaking into my room and surrounding my bed. Half the guys in > my company were killed or seriously wounded, mostly in sneak attacks, by > stepping on mines and in ambushes. I've participated in killing, > destruction and been deeply touched by the insanity of war. About the > only pain I haven't felt is that of a mother who has lost her much loved > son. Now you suggest that I should feel her pain as well? > > But it's not any of that which gets me talking and writing today. The > reason I do is that I understand the behavior of a determined, > intelligent and mortal enemy - while you chickhawks, armchair generals, > armed with TV images of our magnificent military machine cling to your > misguided notion that we can crush any enemy into submission, regardless > of little details like truth or even what people think. > > You see war as a solution, I see it as a problem. You believe there have > been no attacks here because the gang has protected us; I believe our > enemy is taking his time to position for a multi-point super-Tet-style > attack. You think their leaders, notably but not exclusively Bin Laden, > have been rendered impotent, but I see stirred fanatics begging to give > their lives for the chance to harm us. You think they can't get terrible > weapons, that such weapons may be unavailable or too bulky and > complicated, but I see a range of possibilities, right up to and > including tiny little vials. You think we'll spot our enemy because he > looks like an Arab, and I think they're smarter then that. > > You've got me - and she - branded as casualties, losers of the game you > prefer to relish from a safe and comfy distance. You don't believe she > or I have messages worth the time of day to think about, more less act > on. > > Cindy Sheehan said she's worn out and throwing in the towel. Frankly, I > think I'm pissing in the wind too, but this war has brought back > too-vivid memories, I still love what I understand to be the concept of > America, and my loved ones happen to live in the second of the two most > vulnerable places. The frosting on this cake, as if it needs one, is > the added insult to injury when I ask "why is this all happening?" and > have to listen to more deceit and more lies. > > > > Bill > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
