kikie
Sorry to say this, i don't want to insult anybody but I can't even understand, how soldiers can live with what they did ==> bombing innocent people (sitting in their aeroplanes). This is as bad as those evil terrorists. Even though I find the bombing (like in London or Spain or WTC towers, the worst thing anybody can do)
WHOA!!! What soldiers are purposely bombing innocent people? See that is the difference between the terrorists and a soldier. A soldier does not target innocent civilians, a terrorist does. When soldiers find out they missed a target or had bad information and that they killed innocent people, or even children they sometimes need years of therapy to overcome the guilt, and some are immediately sent home because they are no longer able to go into battle.
When a terrorist kills innocent civilians, as they did in Oklahoma City, New York City, Washington DC, Madrid, London, and daily in Iraq they run around in the streets having a party shooting thier guns into the air while grinning and laughing. When I saw that on the news on September 11th I could barely contain my anger. They celebrated the death of the innocent. On a side note: the footage of street celebrations on CNN came from one of the cities hit by the tsunami, but American soldiers were the first on the ground with supplies and the United States gave the most aid.
And many American soldiers are not in airplanes. Soldiers are dying everyday on the ground. Yes, we have air support but the main fighting is now being done from the ground. I suggest you watch "Black Hawk Down" and tell me about the soldiers killing innocent civilians from their airplanes.
Not being for war is one thing. I can accept someone just seeing it as bad in general and no war ever being good. My wife is that way. If she had her way all of Europe would now be called Germany. Yes, she even says we should have stayed out of World War II. I can shake my head at that, but someone accusing soldiers of attacking and targeting innocent civilians is the same as accusing them of murder. You would probably be better off just calling them a terrorist.
I am sorry I went on a rant, but I have friends overseas and they never tell me about shooting the women and children, only about dodging RPGs and roadside bombs, which DO kill innocent people.
rk
I didn't vote because there was no third option. I believe terrorists' actions can be understood, mitigated and eventually eliminated, but yes, it will take a change in basic human conduct if not nature. I never even implied that we shouldn't attack "them". It is this "them" attitude that will blind us and play into the hands of the deathmongers. I am very confident that one of the agendas of "The Deathmongers" is to re-instate the draft, my fears are very real and valid. What war didn't have a draft? All this president has to do is convince the people that his war is coming to American soil and he will have his draft, the selective service even now prepares for the day.
Please become informed of the statistics before you call my figures propaganda. it is also known, based on census data, that Muslims will outnumber Christians by the year 2025, you think hardliners are going to sit idly and watch it happen? There are those among us who are very frightened by Muslim ideologies, I would say mainly their abhorrance of usury, which western commerce DEPENDS on.
Put that in yer pipe and smoke it (which means: think about the implications).
Does anyone remember the story about Jesus and the moneylenders? He entered the temple and turned over their tables in anger...
Will you be the one to fire the first bullet? Can you look St. Peter (he's the guy at the desk outside the Pearly Gates who decides if you get into Heaven) in the eye and say what you did was in God's name?
Personally, I would rather die a thousand deaths than shame my creator, but that's just me.
This is not a position to argue, it is a perspective that might somehow spare bloodshed, if those that read it are not already blinded by those who profit off of misery.
Are you then saying that ALL Muslims are terrorists? There are many peaceful Muslims and Islam, when not twisted by fanatics, is a peaceful religion. Mohammed himself even had peaceful relationships with Christian kings. So Muslims outnumbering Christians means nothing, unless you want to assume that they are all fanatics.
Where have you heard that there is going to be a draft? Outside of liberal commentators and John Kerry's accusations of a "backdoor draft" I have not heard any credible evidence for a draft. And yes other wars have used drafts but their death tolls were much, much higher than this war. In order to reach teh death toll numbers of Vietname we would have to continue for another 20 years. I believe we can voluntarily recruit enough soldiers at that rate.
Your language alone shows a bias against President Bush, unless you mean someone else when you say "deathmongers." Don't forget that Democrats have sent people into battle and President Clinton himself launched more missiles into Iraq than we used in the entire first Iraq War. And President Bush doesn't need to convince me that this war is coming to American soil, I saw it on TV and have a picture of Lower Manhattan pre 9/11 on my desk now with a quote from Ayn Rand that says, "When I see the city...I feel that if a war came to threaten this, I would like to throw myself into space, over the city, and protect these buildings with my body."
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