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Originally posted by Kool-Aid
Speaking under the freedom that some of us provide...
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I've managed to stay out of this so far...but this kinda gets me. This is in no way directed at you Kool-Aid, but that kind of thinking really gets to me. Yes, I understand that some military folks put their asses on the line for this country and I honestly do appreciate that...but I can't stand this "we fight to protect your freedom" holier than thou shit. A lot of people who will tell you this are the ones with desk jobs...like sending out that memo was the difference between democracy and anarchy. The ONLY war ever fought on America's part for freedom was the Revolutionary war. Everything else has either been a "go in and save their asses" police action or us lending support to another's defense (although WWII may be argueable on that point...possibly the civil war as well...but that was our own doing). The people in Iraq right now are in no way, shape, or form protecting any of my freedoms at the moment. If anything, they're perpetuating legislation that is eliminating my freedoms due to the war on errorism (no...that's not a typo). Bush has turned into this little kid on a playground. He's not big enough to fight his own battles so he pays a bigger kid to do it. It's just that he's got a MUCH bigger kid doing his dirty work in the form of the United States armed forces. If anything our prescence in Iraq is only pissing more and more people off, much like our being in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf "war" (quotations used because we haven't actually gone to the trouble of actually declaring war in over 50 years). Military folks like to quip to non-military folks about how they protect all of our freedoms and whatnot...but it's pathetic to think the only way to protect your freedom is by picking up a gun or flying a plane. Yes, many of these people put themselves in harm's way and I respect the courage it takes to do so...just don't chastise me for not wanting to be part of something I see as immoral (although fundamentally necessary to a certain extent). Why the hell are we even in Iraq? Colin Powell came right out and said we couldn't find any direct link between Osama and Saddam. So beware countries who have no direct link to terrorism...we'll bomb your ass. Weapons of mass distraction? Well...we've been there over a year and still nothing. And to think those UN bastards wanted us to hold off until we found them. Saddam's out and that's great...but it the job of the citizens of that country to overthrow him, not ours. Especially if our own government will admit we can't find a direct link between Saddam and terrorists. The bottom line? At the moment my freedoms are just fine...don't feel like you need to protect them. If they're ever in danger,
I will be the one fighting for them. Unlike our dictat...errr...president, I can handle my own dirty work.