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Originally posted by cj@Apr 17 2003, 10:04 PM
anthony, war is the thing where people get killed - that's dead, shot, tortured, buried in the ground and no longer living. its not the superbowl.
do you think the families who now have DEAD sons and husbands and daughters and wives and uncles and aunts would appreciate the football spectator attitude?!?!? you could at least tone the gloating down a little and stop behaving like a drunk football fan on superbowl sunday, and show some sensitivity to those who DIDN'T WIN from this war ... ie, the americans, brits and australians that DIED, and their families who have nothing but 'died for the good of their country' to comfort them.
oh and the gloating is premature, being that you still have the hardest part to go. what you do with the next 2 years is the real test. assuming that terrorism & threats to democracy are all over just because 1 country's leader is out of action is a little blind, don't you think?
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CJ,
I know exactly what war is.
I feel sorry for those who loss loved ones. It is war.
Those in the military didn't go in blind, they knew what would happen if their country called on them to do their duty. As a United States Veteran and United States Citizen, I am proud of our men and women in uniform, and what they have accomplished in such a short period of time, with the least amout of life loss on both sides. I'm sure that the British and Australian are just as proud.
As for died for their country remark... We had an old cadence which sums up what those of us in the military would do for our country...
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If I die in a combat zone
Box me up and ship me home
Pin my ribbons upon my chest
Tell my mom I did my best
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As for winning the war... Have you read what Syria is askig for? Or maybe the changes over there in that place that really hates the US, Iran? North Korea?
Yes, this war has done more than anyone has remotely considered. It has shown the might of the Free World, led by the United States of America.
I am damn proud of my country, and my posting reflects it. I'm sorry that you feel it to be anything other than that.