Originally Posted by Jaimecbr900
I noticed my name was mentioned by Mr. Tiger...... :D
I've got a rebuttal for you, no prob......
The man that is a million miles away is doing something YOU not only didn't do, but have said WOULDN'T do. Scared, don't agree with it, tree hugger....doesn't matter. HE, along with thousands of others, are doing what YOU and I aren't doing. They deserve at minimum our gratitude and respect for affording all of us the opportunity to sit back and post totally stupid crap on the internet. The "freedom" everyone so badly desires costs not only money, but far more.....it takes brave people's LIVES to secure that for YOU and I. YOU should go to Arlington with a bowed head and hat off for those men and women that decided even YOU were worth fighting for.
So, I tell you and all the people that don't agree with this or any war:
War is a necessary evil of our society's quest for "freedom". Like it or not, there are actually people right this second plotting and scheming to KILL YOU, ME, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR FAMILY, and ANYONE that doesn't agree with their agenda. If soldiers, like our friend here, don't stand up and fight them....as proved by 9/11.....they will certainly come and fight US here. You pacifists can blow your nose on the American flag, burn it, and protest against all you want.....but the bottomline is that if it weren't for brave soldiers willing to make the ultimate sacrifice NOONE would have that right.
So, you wanna say something about this war......go for it. Remember though that the soldiers are affording you that right by doing something YOU wouldn't do. So at the very least show them the respect and dignity they deserve by merely buttoning up their BDU's and lacing up their boots while taking up a post that YOU nor I had the BALLS to.
U.S. Soldiers not only deserve MY respect, but they have EARNED it.
:2cents: