FYI on the War

[Cobra190]

In summing it up...I am an American,Proud to be an American, Will support any and all means that allow me to remain an American. At no time in my life can I see myself having any sort of a negative response to any involvement our military would ever ahve in any situation. Especially when it comes to keeping any and all off our homeland.
Due to persoal family matters, I was not able to inlist in the military as a young man, but given a better situation, I would have served proudly, and hold a strong respect for any person who has or is willing in the future to serve their country.

[jcb]

At no time in my life can I see myself having any sort of a negative response to any involvement our military would ever ahve in any situation.

Cobra, this statement indicates a level of trust in our leaders that I don't believe they deserve. The men and women in our armed forces go where they're sent and do an honorable and patriotic job - ALWAYS. Our political leaders, however, are a different story.

I...hold a strong respect for any person who has or is willing in the future to serve their country.

Me too. I don't believe, however, that if you disagree with how our political leaders use our military, you are either unpatriotic or unsupportive of our fighting men and women. It is that scrutiny of elected officials that makes us a democracy.

[Cobra190]

Cobra, this statement indicates a level of trust in our leaders that I don't believe they deserve. The men and women in our armed forces go where they're sent and do an honorable and patriotic job - ALWAYS. Our political leaders, however, are a different story.



Me too. I don't believe, however, that if you disagree with how our political leaders use our military, you are either unpatriotic or unsupportive of our fighting men and women. It is that scrutiny of elected officials that makes us a democracy.

I believe that support and trust do not go hand in hand. I agree totally that in many cases our military is asked to do as they are told regardless if it is the right thing, or the wrong thing. The point I was trying to make was that I support the armed forces in all their undertaking. And agree totally that each and all have a right to their choice of supporting the stand of those in office.

[LarryG]

I'm also a vet, my step father was retired infantry, I lived on base for a short time.Our grandson is on his second tour there. Want my opinion, really?We made a big mistake! We could have fought all the muslim extremists we could have handled in afganistan, which was in my opinion, a just operation. Iraq?We screwed the pooch.IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER IN EITHER PLACE. If the draft dodger was sincere in winning, he would have instituted the draft, when we leave, no matter how long it takes, those two diffeerent sects are going to slaughter each other. and our wouinded vets will get the shaft some times in thwe future, because no one wants to share the burden of higher vet benefits. Just look at what happened to the vet hospitals after viet nam, most of them are short staffed, and benefits are being triaged.But thats only my opinion.

[DJD]

Larry I hear it is getting better and I also hear the nay sayers say that it's a lost cause. Who do we believe? Politicians? The media? Our Military men? I choose Military men and they have said things are going in the right direction. The media would want us to believe that nothing is right and we are a unch of idiots. The media is slanted to the Liberal side of things and in order to get back at the Rep. party they will portray us as monsters.

[LarryG]

That brief spurt when it was ballyhooed that the Iragi clans were fighting the taliban for us is bull s---. what they were doing is killing out siders who were killing iraqis. there were algerians syrians, and other muslim extremists, tghat were being killed, so that they could not kill any more civilians. there was no taliban in Iraq before we invaded.

[fishin350]

In my opinion the media are for the most part a bunch of Liberal Commies. They should be barred from the war zones. I wonder how many of our soldiers have been killed looking out for their sorry butts.

[Devils Horse]

So there were no Taliban in Iraq before we invaded? They just came running after we got there? Or are there still not any there? Do the state sponsored terrorists and their training camps count?

BTW, What was Iraq going to do with all that hidden cash and the bunkers full of munitions the U.S. military found?