Re: an arteest

Responses below:

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>
> 'Military crap', at least in the history of this nation, allows you to make
> that statement with very little to fear for your flesh.

What I was referring to as "military crap," and what you're very wrongly
(probably out of failure to properly read) understanding as criticism of the
military, is the repetition of patriotic slogans and expression of pride in the
military _as a response to criticism of bad US foreign policy_.

It's a non-sequitur.

Me: The US has consistently (not exclusively) supported bad, bad people and bad
governments that did bad bad things to their own people.

You: We have a great country and I am proud to have served in its military.

Does this make sense as a response?

> Really Jim, I agree that we shouldn't be funding anyone who abuses its
> citizens but Damm, if we help Iraqis over throw their abusers, I'm fine with
> that.

I said I was too.

> If we supported Saddam in the past, even more reason for us to take
> him out now. If we shit we should clean it up

The point, Daniel, is that we've "shit" all over the world and almost have never
cleaned it up.

Jim

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