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Originally posted by on-ramp
what is tragic here is that these men and women are dying everyday because of Bush's illegal invasion of Iraq....their sacrifice is wrongfully justified as "fighting the war on terror" or "protecting our way of life here" . this is Horseschit.
invading Iraq was never to protect the American people from an "imminent and grave threat". it goes deeper than that. the whole thing was made up. you can certainly accomplish a lot if you get enough people scared. the aftermath of 9/11 provided a perfect opportunity.
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I have a very close friend whose son graduated last fall from Boston College. He has always been commited to the military and in spite of what you might think, is a very bright young man. He was in ROTC, graduated with high honors and was commissioned in the US Army, Infantry, now in training in Fort Benning. He will complete Airborne/Ranger school soon.
I am confident that his parents would prefer that he had chosen a different pursuit in his career but they did not object so strongly as to forbid or discourage him completely. There comes a point in ones life when you have to make a decsion and stand for what you believe. Obviously this young man has made that decision as did Lt. Daily.
I respect their decisions.
God Bless and God Speed