Our soldiers are dying

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by basswipe

As a veteran this has to be one of the STUPEDIST threads I've ever read on this site.

Why...Because RIJ is frustrated and wants the troops to come home...I think its a pretty noble thought myself.

Originally Posted by basswipe

RIJIMMY,American serviceman have been dying so that others can be free since before you or I were born.Its what Soldiers,Airmen,Marines and Seamen do.Unfortunately we have to defend the rights of religious fanatics like Terry Jones or the loathsome Westboro Baptist Church.

he's not arguing that fact....I'm pretty sure he firmly believes the latter part of that statement too.

His point is that we have soldiers dying to give those same rights to non-US citizens who do not want them or have any appreciation of them in the least.

[JohnR]

Kinda wonder what percentage of U.S. citizens don't want / respect those rights. Terry Jones surely doesn't respect the troops. #*&@#( crackpot.

WRT ChessieBill's post, I'm wondering if maybe we'll reach the point that it isn't so bad to let them have nukes, wall 'em off, and let them glass each other.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Why...Because RIJ is frustrated and wants the troops to come home...I think its a pretty noble thought myself.



he's not arguing that fact....I'm pretty sure he firmly believes the latter part of that statement too.

His point is that we have soldiers dying to give those same rights to non-US citizens who do not want them or have any appreciation of them in the least.

exactly, we should we be fighting a war, protecting elections, ensuring democracy for these people -Afghans? I respect anyone who served, but that doesnt make you a history expert.
You do realize that our strongest allies are Germany and Japan and you do realize what happened 65 years ago?
Do you thing you can say the same for Afghanistan?
Basswhipe, I think you misunderstood my thread. "These people" in my post meant the Afghans, not Jones.