
Originally Posted by
EvasiveEF9
Alright...I lied. Not goin' anywhere, yet. Tickets stopped being sold at two.
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It may be 130degrees out, but it only feels like it's about 80. Atlanta has this thing called humidty...and it SUCKS. They don't have that in the middle east. Just like if you were go to arizona. I spent a night in my car in arizona. Apparently it got up to about 127 the day I was out there. I asked if this was as hot as it got. The girl I was with laughed and was like "Uh...do you REALIZE how hot it is?" I honestly thought it was about maybe 80 degrees?
Anyways, back to our presence in the middle east...
Basically...most people out there WANT us over there. The REAL problems the world is facing is NOT in the middle east. However, media chooses to only cover it because that's what america wants to look at. If you wanna see something far worse than that, get on yahoo and do a search for "Invisible Children." THEN tell me how horrible Iraq is.
In addition, yes, there are nuclear devices over in the middle east. However, keep in mind we are a leading nation in the world with one of the best departments of defense. If I'm not mistaken, the only country more powerful than us is China...but don't quote me. Also, we have the United Nations, and other such organzations and treaties that prevent people from using such devices. In addition...these terrorists aren't dumb. They realize that if they were to shoot an attempt of a nuclear device at us, we have plenty of ammunition in reserve. We, the public, don't even KNOW half the military technology and power that the united states has. I met up with one MP (military police) that was set to work out in Nevada. He said he saw so much crazy shit that was completely indescribeable, and he doesn't even know what the hell the things were. They were confidential. There's missle silos out west that the public isn't even made aware of.
Not to mention, do some research on youtube.com for "Military Technology" and you'll see SOME of the stuff we have that the public knows about. It's insane the knowledge and technology we have.
On a final note, a video was also released on 60 Minutes that shows that what we see on the media is rarely real. A 60minutes reporter went to the middle east to do a special. It was based where (I'm gonna mix up the religions, forgive me) Israelites and Muslims had property (I don't recall if it was a place of worship or whatnot, though) and when he got there he was shocked at what he saw. The two forces were NOT fighting each other as had been reported time after time here in America. It was french media setting up with people and making it look as if people were being slain left and right. From an outside view (viewpoint of the 60minutes crew) it would show a man "shot" and IMMEDIATELY an ambulance would pull up, and civilians would pick the man up (not gently, might I add) and open the doors and toss him in the back. The van would drive around the block once, come back, and the man would get out...suddenly "healed". Another shot was taken where I man fell and civilians picked him up and carried him TOWARDS where the "oncoming fire" was coming from. Basically...the french media is setting us up and selling out. Most of what you see on camera (in the cities) of war is NOT real. It's nothing more than a set with a camera man, and actors. Nothing more.
Just something to think on. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer, or possibly pass the word on and get an answer for you.
Just know that as of right now, we have nothing to worry about. Yes. The war is long. It will BE long (unless our next elected chooses to cut strings and pull out). Keep in mind that we're fighting men who hide away in underground lairs, in mountains, and in caves. It will take time to catch, find, kill, question, and/or imprison most of them. There won't be a day we'll have caught ALL terrorists. The best we can hope for is to get things under hand and return power back to the government of the countries we have moved into. There will never be TRUE and REAL and COMPLETE world peace as sad as it is to say...
In the meantime...may remember that supporting our troops doesn't mean you support the war.
To those who have fallen, rest in peace.
To those who have lost, remain in thoughts.
To those who remain serving, support our troops.
To all soldiers, past, present, and future; thank you for your service to us.