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Originally posted by fintstone
It is a simple concept. being Anti-war/anti-military to the extreme....is certainly not in the best interests of the nation. Some examples:
As a civilian, supporting/meeting with the enemy during an ongoing war
Lying about personal experiences during a war to hurt the political reputation/cause of your country
Voting to deprive troops of necessary funding during an ongoing war that you voted to approve
Voting against every possible combination of weapons during peacetime ....that your nation could use to defend itself if ever drwn into a war
Using the bully pulpit of a Senator and presidentiual candidate to mischaracterize a war and your country's motives....for partisan politics
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Those are really small examples in the face of the much bigger world picture of diplomacy via communication. Every, and I mean every business book, Fortune 500 C-level and management consultant out there says communication is the key to success. Running the world isn't very different from running departments, say in Cisco Systems. You've got Marketing, Sales, IT, Support, Production, etc. When all of them communicate and work together, the whole company wins. This is incontrovertible. Now instead of the Cisco, think of the world, instead of departments, we have countries.
Honestly, I'd really like to know why republicans are so prone to "us against them," instead of understanding what they want/need and working together to achieve results. They see war as the solution to everything. Why do they think so small?
Sound kind of Utopian? Sure, but God, at least make an effort.