Patriotism?
Repack Rider said...
I'm not sure if this is directed to me, personally, since a brief perusal of the blog would reveal that I obviously do not support the "mission" in Iraq. By the same token, I do not support the hysteria of the left either.
RR seems to have missed the fact that the draft ended in 1975. The soldiers and sailors who are in Iraq at the moment aren't there because I or anyone else asked them to be there. They volunteered to be there, so casting aspersions on anyone's "patriotism" on those grounds is spurious and foolish. Whether or not it is cowardice to ask someone to risk their life for me is completely irrelevant. Cowardice is to besmirch the offer of that risk by making it a political football.
Even though I don't support the excuses used by the neo-cons for invading Iraq, I also refuse to cheapen the awesome sacrifice made by members of the military by belittling what they believe to be a mission to protect America. RR says he was in the Army, he should know that the military code does not allow for grunts questioning the mission. "Theirs is not to question why, theirs is but to do and die."
And for the record, I served in the US Navy from 1974 to 1980, so I find RR's assumptions vaguely insulting. However, things like this can be easily misread in online postings, so I'll reserve judgment.
As long as you "agree" with the mission in Iraq, what personal sacrifices have you made for it? Have you joined the military, or does your "Patriotism" end as soon as the safety of your personal butt becomes an issue?
Would you agree that only a coward asks someone else to risk his life for him?
I'm not sure if this is directed to me, personally, since a brief perusal of the blog would reveal that I obviously do not support the "mission" in Iraq. By the same token, I do not support the hysteria of the left either.
RR seems to have missed the fact that the draft ended in 1975. The soldiers and sailors who are in Iraq at the moment aren't there because I or anyone else asked them to be there. They volunteered to be there, so casting aspersions on anyone's "patriotism" on those grounds is spurious and foolish. Whether or not it is cowardice to ask someone to risk their life for me is completely irrelevant. Cowardice is to besmirch the offer of that risk by making it a political football.
Even though I don't support the excuses used by the neo-cons for invading Iraq, I also refuse to cheapen the awesome sacrifice made by members of the military by belittling what they believe to be a mission to protect America. RR says he was in the Army, he should know that the military code does not allow for grunts questioning the mission. "Theirs is not to question why, theirs is but to do and die."
And for the record, I served in the US Navy from 1974 to 1980, so I find RR's assumptions vaguely insulting. However, things like this can be easily misread in online postings, so I'll reserve judgment.
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