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« on: February 28, 2015, 07:54:43 PM »
I'm sorry to hear this. Must have been some crash to break all that. Fortunately, he doesn't have a head injury; however it sounds like he has many, many months of recovery a head of him with all those fractures. Sounds very painful. Positive thoughts sent his way for an uncomplicated recovery.
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« on: February 27, 2015, 05:09:10 PM »
Ok, you're trying to justify a racial slur where it has no place. The circumstances you describe are a battle with a subset, a radical fundamentalist faction of a larger group of people. you have no patience with those of us who have no military experience, well sir, I have no patience with soldiers who have served with honor and then believe they have a sanctioned right to be racist haters, because they've been in a combat zone. I believe, it is you guys, who should know more than the rest of us that the goons you're fighting, who are truly evil, do not represent all Muslims--they clearly terrorize their own people as much as others. There are many Muslims in this state who do not deserve the kind of attitude portrayed here, as it's not their way. They are peace loving family types, such as yourself, who are as devout to their religion as you likely are, but not in a crazy Kill the infidels way.
I'm done here. I know how I feel and it doesn't change. It's my opinion, it's neither right nor wrong, it just is. Same as everyone else.
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« on: February 27, 2015, 03:54:06 PM »
I wouldn't appreciate those temps w/o snow. But they're far better than the extended period of negs we've had this year! I don't hate winter, but am certainly empathizing with those who do right now.
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« on: February 27, 2015, 03:28:09 PM »
You can't get your car inspected w/o proof of insurance and you can only go so long before getting caught for that.... I know there are ways around everything, but let's give people the benefit of the doubt here. There is always that subset of folks who just don't care--with everything, but mostly, people in general want to do the right thing and will to the best of their ability.
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« on: February 24, 2015, 11:35:01 AM »
I can't recall a winter this cold for this long ever in my life. If it occurred, it was before I was aware. I Mostly don't mind winter as long as there is snow and can tolerate the weeks in January that are generally bitter cold, but this makes it hard to enjoy all the snow. I'm ready for some sunny days with more normal temps. At this point, 35 and sunny will feel like spring. Any temp that will thaw out my digits, at thiis point is acceptable. 
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« on: February 21, 2015, 04:56:16 PM »
You find something wrong with the Marine urinating on a couple of dead rags; I would bet that dead haji rolled down the hill right into the path of the Marine. Not exactly using Haji by its dictionary definition.
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« on: February 19, 2015, 10:08:48 PM »
You can't assume you knowwhat I think by the little said here.(nor should I, you), I am never "resigned" to anything until I've done everything possible, but it's been over a decade since 9-11 and we're more bound by terrorists than ever before! Air travel and every other aspect of life as become ridiculous for safety reasons to ensure identity whatever, so someone isn't sneaking in to bomb something. I've already lost freedom I used to have & all I see in the world is these creeps killing people regularly, after years of war. Sorry, can't help that I feel they're here for the long haul. Let me know when something new has been tried.
There is a lot that you say that I agree with and some I just don't. I'm not a military expert, have never once pretended to be. I have a profound respect for the members of the armed forces, as I know they go and do their job when called to duty. That I have no issue with. perhaps it's a matter of public knowledge--things that shouldn't ever be in the public domain,urinating on a dead body is disrespectful, period. Under those circumstances, I understand why it would take place--but should remain under military confidentiality. Your anger, hatred and underlying bigotry/racism is coming out in your language here, whether you think so or not.
I may not be saying what I mean very clearly, and there may be a parallel between Hitler & ISIS in their respective target of a religious group (if I understand correctly, ISIS is executing people of christian denominations) But there isn't the same kind of mentality in the world as there was (& again, I'm not a war expert, just relying on the little I've learned in history classes etc, so don't hammer me if I have incorrect facts) This is not just our war, ISIS is targeting everyone and I'm just tired of the US feeling the need to step in and police everyone because of this Superpower notion.
I'm also kind of sick of these people as a whole. I'm really sorry their lives suck so bad, but they really need to figure it out. I think 10 years in the Middle East, plus the time before that and whatever else, with no real resolution is enough. And again, that's just my opinion. There may be a few soldiers out there sans some limbs who agree and a few in the same boat ready to go at it again. Everyone has a different opinion about things like war.
I think it's time for a better game plan, because what we've been doing has failed.
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« on: February 19, 2015, 07:30:50 AM »
@kpplus2 I see you edited your original post, but I will say this anyway: I'm not "way off," it's my opinion, just as it is yours to say what you said about Iraq. You however are wrong in making the assumption that because I don't share these warmongering attitudes, that I am uneducated and haven't ever left the state, neither of which is true.
I know there were some good things done for people. I have soldier friends who did a few tours. I stand by my thoughts on the war on terror and what I added to my response to Thor. I don't feel overall that what we intended to do as far as the ME goes, was successful, which is unfortunate, considering time, resources, and lives lost/ruined. It seems the new crops of terrorists popping up everywhere, supports that.
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« on: February 19, 2015, 06:44:45 AM »
OK, @ Thor (always a worthy adversary) It is disingenuous to compare WWII with this situation--as there is no comparison. 1941 and 2015 are vastly different times. How did you draw a line from my saying that we've maimed & killed enough of our kids to my having expectations of sunshine & rainbows?!? Surely you can't be serious.
I'm not against eliminating these creeps, what I said was we spent 10+ years trying only to end up with more than when we started and it seems a futile waste. What you said makes a lot of sense and basically proves my point. We spent all that time and money in the Middle East with the wrong strategy. What we needed was more Navy Seal team 6 type special ops targeting with precision, so these A-holes don't have a hand to feel uppity with. I get that and am behind that. I just don't see how wiping these terrorists out is something that can be done by the US alone--it's mushroomed so much and I'm not sure it can really be accomplished. I think terrorism is just the new world reality.
I understand soldiers can run the gamut of emotions while in the heat of battle and the enemy is exactly that; however, the Geneva Convention was founded for that very reason--to keep people human under those circumstances. The marines you mention were in violation of those tenets after the fact. Urinating on a corpse is totally disrespectful, regardless of who it is and it's not acceptable behavior. A court martial may have been a little stiff, I don't know, but once we start acting like the enemy, outside of the battlefield & rules of engagement, then we're no better than they are.
I do think organized religion is a ridiculous entity, not to be confused with personal spirituality or one's personal beliefs. All this madness is over religion. How can it not be considered ridiculous? With thousands of religions in a world of 3 billion people and each one claiming rights as having THE one true god and fighting over it in some fashion or other. It's so illogical, it's laughable. Call yourself a christian, call yourself a muslim, hindi, buddhist, wiccan, whatever--it doesn't matter. What you choose to have faith in is a personal thing that works for you. That being said, as a whole muslims are peaceful people and it's the radical fundamentalist groups that are nuts.
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« on: February 18, 2015, 04:05:34 PM »
And why is it up to the United States to do this? ISIS is targeting everyone, they're horrific, to say the very least, but I'm not seeing an overwhelming amount of worldwide support out there, unless, I'm just not seeing the right newscast/story and that's possible.
More to the point, how many young soldiers do we need to maim & kill before it's enough? Congress has done a lousy job so far, taking care of those we have from 10 years of ME war, it's shameful. I see no reason to jump in this w/o others, if at all.
There is no "winning" a war on terror. It's ludicrous to think so--what did 10yrs in Iraq get? What did killing the leader of al Qaeda do? Not a damn thing. Now there is ISIS & BOKO HARAM. These people are arrogant nuts, it will never end. Why they feel the need to execute people in the first place is beyond understanding. We're all slated to die at some point, so their rationale makes no sense. If it's in the name of some religion (Islam?) then it proves (as throughout history) that religion is a ridiculous entity.
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« on: January 23, 2015, 05:44:58 AM »
You retirees keep the rest of us informed as to whether it's down jackets or Bermuda shorts on our daily commute.
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« on: January 22, 2015, 12:37:51 PM »
Well clearly, I feel the police had a little more responsibility in this matter than they took. I'm not saying the kid was an innocent boyscout of a lad, caught in the crossfire, nor am I saying the rioting that took place was the right thing to do. What I have said is no one was right and no one wins, it's a tragedy that has set back race relations a lot in this country--because here we are miles away, weren't there to witness any of it and have very different opinions. there are vigilantes out there gunning down innocent cops, because they think that's somehow an answer. We don't agree and we won't agree and you're right, I should have stopped at saying nothing, when I said I was going to say nothing, knowing that we don't agree. It's all good, we're allowed to have different opinions. I appreciate that about you, it means you're not a simpering wet noodle!
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« on: January 19, 2015, 10:34:19 PM »
Better for top 1%.
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« on: January 14, 2015, 06:29:26 AM »
What I am saying is the official autopsy report showed six GSW on this kid. Unless I have been misinformed, the last I knew six is the number of rounds a service revolver holds. Do they hold more now? Six shots is excessive, under pretty much any circumstance. Maybe you don't think it is, but I do. I wasn't implying anything regarding racism and you know that. I was plainly stating it exists. My statement was in clear no frills English when I wrote it. There are a lot of racist attitudes in this country, we may not see it here, but it's there. It exits on both sides of the fence. So I don't understand the confusion. I have no idea whether or not Wilson is racist. Are you? I don't know that either. And I don't really care.
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« on: January 12, 2015, 03:49:07 PM »
Really? Not going down this slippery slope here. Neither of us were there and have no right to be a Monday Morning quaterback. it was a ridiculous tragedy all the way around. I have no idea what the circumstances were leading up to the death of the brown kid, but all that ensued before and after SHOULD NOT have happened.period. Is there a reason ever to completely unload a weopon into someone or something, for that matter? That's what I mean by what Ferguson did for cops everywhere. Now there are vigilante's running around shooting police officer's who had nothing to do with that event There are a lot of racist attitudes in this country, we may not see it here, but it's there. It exits on both sides of the fence.
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