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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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149. Great job, Mr Lindbergh

Reply to 1-Old-Man (Reply #139)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 01:21 PM

Sep 2013

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Actually, THAT'S a bad analogy, because at least Lindbergh would give a definite yes or no here.

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Have you ever seen a body without a head, or vice-versa? [View all] 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 OP

So do nothing because Bay Boy Aug 2013 #1

Do nothing because nothing has been done to us. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #3

So dismembered bodies are ok but only if... Bay Boy Aug 2013 #6

Silly silly child .... 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #11

Sir, daleanime Sep 2013 #102

would you have the same stance if you see a stranger getting beat in the street loli phabay Sep 2013 #111

... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #39

Oh horse poop MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #45

+1 Scuba Sep 2013 #81

A big PLUS ONE! nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #55

The innocent Sirian people need our help. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #76

Millions of Americans need help as well! atreides1 Sep 2013 #107

The missles are already paid for, darkangel218 Sep 2013 #108

On the contrary, with a new war, more contractors are hired. Dash87 Sep 2013 #119

Its not going to be a full blowm war. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #124

By your reasoning, Unknown Beatle Sep 2013 #127

So everything is rethoric to you? darkangel218 Sep 2013 #133

That's the intent, but things never go exactly as planned. Dash87 Sep 2013 #136

I hate to tell you that the Syrian rebels aren't "the innocent Syrian people." Dash87 Sep 2013 #118

Really? darkangel218 Sep 2013 #125

Nothing, but we're helping one of the sides that has been actively killing them. Dash87 Sep 2013 #135

LOL, once again, where do you draw the line. WTF. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #4

Easy question to answer - I draw the line on this side of the Atlantic. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #7

I agree with you 100%. Good line. I can't wait to hear from Bay Boy! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #10

I haven't expressed a preference... Bay Boy Aug 2013 #13

It's easy to question others decisions when you dont make any yourself. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #36

At the core of every failed society you will always find the devil advocate. n/t Larry Ogg Sep 2013 #97

I'm devastated to know that I am... Bay Boy Sep 2013 #114

Soooo....Hitler? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #120

I take it you read no history at all 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #128

Nice dodge ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #134

Nope, I'm saying your analogy is garbage. 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #139

Great job, Mr Lindbergh ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #149

+1,000 n/t malaise Aug 2013 #29

The line used to be drawn at Vesey Street George II Aug 2013 #44

Children draw lines and dare people to crosss them. It is a game. eom MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #46

"War is hell" is a stupid fucking cop out. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #17

What you call a 'cop out' I call experience. You got any of that? 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #28

Sorry, don't think I meant what you thought I did. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #31

It is I who owe you an apology 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #35

No worries, it happens. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #37

wow, you where over there just 2 years ago? Welcome home. Schema Thing Aug 2013 #51

i have always thought war is hell, but sometimes there are things worse loli phabay Sep 2013 #112

There seems to be a lot of that going around ashling Sep 2013 #121

False dilemma. nt LWolf Aug 2013 #20

Because blowing shit up won't solve this problem. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #21

If you are trying to make a point you have failed. Maybe you should make a statement rhett o rick Aug 2013 #32

If you want to bomb someone you must first be 1000% avebury Aug 2013 #57

A name that keeps popping up, now, yesterday, 10 yrs 20 yrs ago... delrem Aug 2013 #64

That's just what I was going to post! This whole thing has to do with Auntie Bush Sep 2013 #90

Do nothing about what? Has this country been attacked, threatened even, have we sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #68

War is not the only thing. morningfog Sep 2013 #71

Satan's little helpers Hydra Aug 2013 #2

I saw Breaking Bad and that was enough for me seeing half a face walking around. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #5

That was my first thought Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #15

my mum was a WWII survivor Skittles Aug 2013 #8

My parents always said that malaise Aug 2013 #33

my dad was a depression survivor Skittles Aug 2013 #65

My mother's approach to life was that of someone who lived WW2 malaise Aug 2013 #66

I have, in 1970. A small aircraft demwing Aug 2013 #9

Bravo! About time someone said it bluntly. Again, bravo! - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #12

But if we dare show the pictures or video, people might get upset. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #14

Yes, I don't understand that. If you support these wars, you damn well should be sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #69

Quite a few Link Speed Aug 2013 #16

The picture that has been in my mind for half a century was similar 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #19

I hear them in my dreams Link Speed Aug 2013 #22

Yes. Americans watch TV and think it's real all the time. Idiots watch(ed?) CSI Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #18

TV may be the biggest reason, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #25

Sorry Mr. Bill, you have to look at the numbers, the world wide web still doesn't Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #38

I'd place religion in first place. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #40

Yeah, I might agree with that. We'd have to consider length of exposure, gross numbers of people Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #49

I'd place Protecting America's interests in there some where. USA, USA USA....... Little Star Sep 2013 #73

+10000 heaven05 Aug 2013 #27

Ronald Reagan runs a very close second to TV, imho :) - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #54

And he was, himself, a product of TV. Before he found his niche as a full-time Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #63

thank you heaven05 Aug 2013 #23

I've seen a guy with about an inch or two missing from the top of his head. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #24

I'm shocked that blue14u Aug 2013 #26

"This is more about profit margins for the pushers of this war than children being killed. " unhappycamper Sep 2013 #80

Wish I had blue14u Sep 2013 #141

I don't get that either. RC Sep 2013 #94

If you want to get ahead get a hat. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #30

Haven't heard too much from the "We must fight them over there" crowd. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #34

because even the tea party isnt that stupid pasto76 Aug 2013 #43

In Washington the choice is between making Red State war production or making Obama appear weak. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #47

When I was a young child living on Miami Beach, RebelOne Aug 2013 #41

No treestar Aug 2013 #42

thank you Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #48

This discussion reminds me ... alcina Aug 2013 #50

Wow--awesome poem! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #67

Re: "Awesome poem" alcina Sep 2013 #150

That is very moving. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #96

Lots of armchair warriors here at work... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #52

Not this Navy Vet! Not all sailors and airmen sit on the sidelines, not all soldiers and marines Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #74

Several have responded to my post... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #115

Thanks! Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #116

Some of the worst chickenhawks usmc03 Sep 2013 #83

Air Force retired itsrobert Sep 2013 #86

Thankfully no Peacetrain Aug 2013 #53

i saw an autopsy for my high school "career day". unblock Aug 2013 #56

It's not the pieces that haunt my dreams. It's the smells. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #84

Kicked and Recommended. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #58

+++ fadedrose Sep 2013 #77

Thank you, sir. another_liberal Aug 2013 #59

i have iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #60

Ever seen the front page of a newspaper from Central America? mick063 Aug 2013 #61

What strikes me as incredibly unrealistic Maedhros Aug 2013 #62

I've never had the experience of war and won't push for it Arcanetrance Sep 2013 #70

Hell yes! The first 8 years of the 21st century bluedeathray Sep 2013 #72

K&R Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #75

Touche, 1-Old-Man Carolina Sep 2013 #78

A +1 and K&R for you. Jasana Sep 2013 #79

This Viet vet despises the chicken hawks and other war mongers. Do they really think .... Scuba Sep 2013 #82

No, and if I ever did Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #85

You actually saw that? NealK Sep 2013 #87

Yes, I've seen pieces of people strewn across the street, in a most upsetting fashion. MADem Sep 2013 #88

We lack the moral legitimacy to punish anyone. ronnie624 Sep 2013 #138

Oh, please, that's a pantload. MADem Sep 2013 #140

The US government ronnie624 Sep 2013 #143

Well, again, you're wrong. Right off the top of my head, this came to mind MADem Sep 2013 #144

You should be embarrassed by your irony laden mess of a post. ronnie624 Sep 2013 #145

Well, anyone reading this exchange knows who came up short on facts. MADem Sep 2013 #146

Here is something I once wrote as a part of my attempts to put myself togather Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #89

I didn’t see the event, just the aftermath, but what I saw there haunts me to this day. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #92

I shared this some time back, still brings tears to my eyes to this day. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #93

Thank you for sharing. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #100

I did read it, that post inspired me to share this. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #106

Amen judesedit Sep 2013 #91

I just shared this link with Jackpine Radical, however I want to share this with all. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #95

I saw a photo of a US Marine holding the head of a Nicaraguan he killed. Coyotl Sep 2013 #98

Here are a couple that you probably have not seen of Marines. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #103

Commit an atrocity to avenge an atrocity. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #99

You have inadvertently made a funny in a pretty serious discussion rock Sep 2013 #101

i noticed that too, but didn't want to comment nt arely staircase Sep 2013 #113

I wish I had realized that was what I was saying 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #129

It's OK rock Sep 2013 #147

i saw - with my own eyes - BOG PERSON Sep 2013 #104

k + r n/t actslikeacarrot Sep 2013 #105

Working in hospitals felix_numinous Sep 2013 #109

amen Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #110

I think most of the nation thinks war is like "Call of Duty" or John Wayne movies. Dash87 Sep 2013 #117

The vast majority The Wizard Sep 2013 #122

It also won't solve the problem alarimer Sep 2013 #123

I worked at the morgue a long time ago...can't begin to tell you the things I saw. NYC SummerSnow Sep 2013 #126

Have you ever seen a victim of a neurological gas attack? wtmusic Sep 2013 #130

No, and I'm fairly certain that very few other people have either - but the point is moot 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #131

Without intervention, it's likely Assad will use gas again wtmusic Sep 2013 #132

Assad's gas cannot be destroyed without deploying ground troops or a long drawn-out operation. Dash87 Sep 2013 #137

Yes, I have. Adrahil Sep 2013 #142

What the hawks aren't getting is that BOTH SIDES are bad guys Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2013 #148