Comments on: How Are We To Think of These Things? http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/ Speaking Out For The Silent Majority (TM) Sat, 26 May 2012 19:51:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: RIGHTFIELDER http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/comment-page-1/#comment-271289 RIGHTFIELDER Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:34:03 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/#comment-271289 Thanks. He wrote on his website (Rightfielder)...ended with his heart going out to the servicemembers and a renewed dedication to fight a war he knew to be hopeless to the death (someone else's death). I responded... My quote, "my heart does go out to our service members who are pulling double and triple tours" was meant to be kept in the context in which it was used. That is, when any servicemember signs on, they assume they will be called to battle should one occur. Volunteering for extended tours is one thing...but there should be a better way to fight a war than to hold men there who have small children. One could see by reading one of my other articles http://rightfielder.blogspot.com/2005/11/veterans-day-2005.html that I have personally contacted families who have lost young men in Iraq, and that saying, "my heart goes out to you " for THIS would be trite indeed. Thanks.
He wrote on his website
(Rightfielder)…ended with his heart going out to the servicemembers and a renewed dedication to fight a war he knew to be hopeless to the death (someone else’s death).

I responded…

My quote, “my heart does go out to our service members who are pulling double and triple tours”
was meant to be kept in the context in which it was used.
That is, when any servicemember signs on, they assume they will be called to battle should one occur.
Volunteering for extended tours is one thing…but there should be a better way to fight a war than to hold men there who have small children.
One could see by reading one of my other articles

http://rightfielder.blogspot.com/2005/11/veterans-day-2005.html

that I have personally contacted families who have lost young men in Iraq, and that saying, “my heart goes out to you ” for THIS would be trite indeed.

]]> By: starsky http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/comment-page-1/#comment-271261 starsky Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:40:47 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/#comment-271261 RIGHTFIELDER, Sad Diego lefty (KE) is a tool. Just messing with u. Why join the army when the dhimmicrats are doing everything possible to make it fail? Get the troops killed, and that means any republican, I mean everything. He is a lefty that asks you to demand a draft but his own party will not support such a thing. That is why he is a tool. If his party allowed a draft and a full reign of war measure to do what had to be done in Iraq more people would join. But lefties vote down armor, supplies and necessary things to fight the war which makes it too difficult to fight.In a most important department the dhimmicrats do not supply moral support for this war. Why join with all the other stuff they do to get our troops killed. Like the NYT providing logistics in print that terrorist can read-up on and use it to put the troops in danger. They do however have a good deal of moral support to spread to ousted leader Saddam. I would NOT listen to this tool. They do this to the Bush Administration, or more broadly the Republican Party to see it fail. He is just baiting you and not telling you what is really going on in politics of this war. They want as many republicans to join the army then pull all supplies and support and watch them all die. Don’t pay attention to EK lies. RIGHTFIELDER, Sad Diego lefty (KE) is a tool. Just messing with u.

Why join the army when the dhimmicrats are doing everything possible to make it fail? Get the troops killed, and that means any republican, I mean everything.

He is a lefty that asks you to demand a draft but his own party will not support such a thing. That is why he is a tool. If his party allowed a draft and a full reign of war measure to do what had to be done in Iraq more people would join. But lefties vote down armor, supplies and necessary things to fight the war which makes it too difficult to fight.In a most important department the dhimmicrats do not supply moral support for this war. Why join with all the other stuff they do to get our troops killed. Like the NYT providing logistics in print that terrorist can read-up on and use it to put the troops in danger. They do however have a good deal of moral support to spread to ousted leader Saddam. I would NOT listen to this tool.

They do this to the Bush Administration, or more broadly the Republican Party to see it fail. He is just baiting you and not telling you what is really going on in politics of this war. They want as many republicans to join the army then pull all supplies and support and watch them all die. Don’t pay attention to EK lies.

]]> By: RIGHTFIELDER http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/comment-page-1/#comment-271197 RIGHTFIELDER Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:04:43 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/#comment-271197 I have supported the idea of a draft all alone. I am too old to serve myself, but I give financially to the CGAux. My sons are on their way with me to day to Miramar, for the Air Show. They are being raised ro understand that military service is the most honorable form of public service. Appreciate your input, RF I have supported the idea of a draft all alone. I am too old to serve myself, but I give financially to the CGAux.
My sons are on their way with me to day to Miramar, for the Air Show.
They are being raised ro understand that military service is the most honorable form of public service.
Appreciate your input,
RF

]]> By: KnightErrant http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/comment-page-1/#comment-271047 KnightErrant Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:39:18 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/military/how-are-we-to-think-of-these-things/#comment-271047 I was going to congratulate you on your arrival in the world of rational thought, but, in the end you got all wobbly. Perhaps <a href="http://nevadathunder.com/?p=2889" rel="nofollow">reading this</a> will stiffen your spine. If you truly want to support the troops - 1. Demand your government institute a military draft to quintuple the size of the Army; 2. Demand your government significantly raise your taxes to pay for properly supplying the troops; 3. Demand your government try, convict, and imprison war profiteers such as Haliburton; 4. Enlist in the Army. If you are too old (the current enlistment age is 42) the chances are you have children of enlistment age, insist on pain of disinheritment that your children join the Army. Your children must join the war. If you are not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to truly support this war with your blood and your wealth, then support the troops by bringing them home from that Hellhole they should never have been sent to in the first place. War is not a football game. Supporting the troops means more than standing on the sidelines and cheering while they are maimed and killed. I believe you are sincere but I am sick and tired of the armchair patriots who parrot "Support the Troops" as if that phrase is not meaningless rhetoric. <b>Sacrifice for the Troops</b> or bring them home. I was going to congratulate you on your arrival in the world of rational thought, but, in the end you got all wobbly. Perhaps reading this will stiffen your spine. If you truly want to support the troops -
1. Demand your government institute a military draft to quintuple the size of the Army;
2. Demand your government significantly raise your taxes to pay for properly supplying the troops;
3. Demand your government try, convict, and imprison war profiteers such as Haliburton;
4. Enlist in the Army. If you are too old (the current enlistment age is 42) the chances are you have children of enlistment age, insist on pain of disinheritment that your children join the Army. Your children must join the war.

If you are not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to truly support this war with your blood and your wealth, then support the troops by bringing them home from that Hellhole they should never have been sent to in the first place. War is not a football game. Supporting the troops means more than standing on the sidelines and cheering while they are maimed and killed.

I believe you are sincere but I am sick and tired of the armchair patriots who parrot “Support the Troops” as if that phrase is not meaningless rhetoric. Sacrifice for the Troops or bring them home.

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