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Buck, I agree completely about the families. They would certainly rather have their kids back. That's why I would rather see every military person overseas brought home tomorrow. Every one. Stop wasting money and lives on people who don't like us in the first place. If they want freedom, let them die for it, not our kids.

Angola, guess I missed the part where every non-Republican in the country voted against going to Iraq. Can you rustle up those votes for me? Can you? Well?

 

Kids?

They're not kids. They're grown men and women.

 

All right I will take the part of the Republicans out, but I still believe Bush and Cheney have blood on their hands for eternity because of this stupid war.

 

Of course they do, Angola, as do every member of the Senate and the House who originally voted for it. Just like Clinton for the Mogadishu mess. Just like every person in the White House and Congress who voted for the Viet Nam and Korea fiascos. That's the price they pay in history for aspiring to national leadership. It comes with the territory.

 

Doesn't mean they shouldn't bring the soldiers home right now.

 

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was referring to the number of additional people who had put boots on ignore in the past hour.

 

That's why I said what I said, twice, in this thread. Bring every single military person we have home from every corner of the world ASAP.

 

They are kids. Think of yourself at 19 goddamned years old.

 

I guess that makes it acceptable then.

Idiot.

 

I think that it IS that simple.

 

Could you imagine the ostracization from the families that would come against one member articulating that point of view?

It's a visceral reflex reaction.... my boy COULDN'T have died for... nothing.

 

Many of them are not allowed to buy a drink in America.