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don't worry, Glennb, the thought never crossed my mind. Iraq wasn't a
threat a decade ago, howso could it have become such a monstrous threat in ten years under the vast umbrella of Haliburton guidance.
posted by
saul_relative
on June 13, 2005 at 2:13 PM
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Saul_Relative,
Call it an unnecessary war! War of opportunity! War for control of Iraq's oil! Line up the reasons! But please exclude a threat to America!
posted by
Glennb
on June 12, 2005 at 7:17 PM
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True enough, kingmi, but patriotism and politics don't seem to be the real
problem. Most people join the military these days to pad their resume, for the stability (present and future) and for the benefits (present and future). And with the war in Iraq, most don't beleive in the war to begin with, thinking that we shouldn't even be over there, so why join up to get shot at.
And let's face it, our government hasn't been too good to the troops over there either, what with the stop-loss program, the pay screw-ups, the rescinsion of medals of valor, the charging for hospitalization of the wounded, the lack of proper supplying and outfitting (armament), etc....
Sometimes appealing to patriotism just isn't enough...
posted by
saul_relative
on June 12, 2005 at 6:05 PM
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saul, how do we appeal to theri sense of patriotism when the screamers
care only about politics?
posted by
kingmi
on June 11, 2005 at 11:30 PM
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