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Originally posted by Chris Mc:
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Originally posted by rift:
[b]THIS IS WAR. It's not tag. It's not Red Rover. It's not Hide and Seek. People die in war. People get hurt in war. People behave unkindly in war. On both sides. So when the enemy brings their hatred of us to our shores, are we supposed to just wag our finger and say, "hey, that's not Geneva Convention behavior!" People, you can't put football and baseball players on the same field and expect a fair game. Different rules. They set the bar when they decided it was okay to MURDER nearly 3,000 men, women and children. So as far as I'm concerned, making them uncomfortable by simulating drowning is a slap on the wrist compared to what they deserve. *cough*bulletinthehead*cough*
No, this is not war. The US hasn't been at war since 1947. This is just the US Executive playing with his big military dick.[/b]
You may not think that what's going on in Iraq is war, but you're not there getting shot at. And if you read my previous post, you'll see that I have a good friend who is a Vietnam vet. If you think for even one second that Vietnam was not a war, you must have your head crammed up Jane Fonda's butt. Just because it't not formally declared a war, it doesn't invalidate it as one. I dare you. Walk up to a Vietnam vet and tell them it wasn't a war. Walk up to a person who just spent 15 months kicking in doors in Baghdad and seeing his comrades get killed and maimed and tell them it isn't war. You'll end up with a U.S. issued combat boot broken off in your behind. Don't diss our men and women like that, man. It's not cool and it's not welcome.