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smithinjapan
Then don't send them to war at all; nothing justifies it.
WilliB
...while he is sending ever more of them to the mountains of Afghanistan, to protect one islamist regime from another.
Reality beats fiction again.
Badsey
Translation: expect to be in the Persian Gulf/Arabian Sea soon. Pakistan or Iran.
Dubya
"Then don't send them to war at all; nothing justifies it."
Right! Genocide, fascism, totalitarism, pyschotic regimes bent on destruction are absolutely NO reason to defend ourselves. PEACE-WANKER!
Sarge
He promised higher pay enhanced child care and improved support and other benefits"
Where's he gonna get the money for all this?
WilliB
Sarge:
Why, he´ll print it. Next question.
buddha4brains
Same place Bush got money for two wars.
sakurasuki
One of the possible cause:rising gas price; Good enough isn't it? Ok let's go to war!
Sarge
sakurasuki: One of the possible cause:rising gas price; Good enough isn't it? Ok let's go to war!"
You should change your handle to "sensosuki."
skipthesong
He promised higher pay enhanced child care and improved support and other benefits"
Other than the pay, I am against that child care and dependence stuff. There is far too much of it in the military.
ebisen
Graduates - don't worry - he'll send you to the war WITH a cause, but that wouldn't matter for those who die there, anyway. It doesn't have to be a good cause anyway.
Midnightpromise
bs4brains; Two wars over 8 years, Obama daddy been in office how long now and tripled the debt.....socialism has arrived.
smithinjapan
Dubya: "Right! Genocide, fascism, totalitarism, pyschotic regimes bent on destruction are absolutely NO reason to defend ourselves. PEACE-WANKER!"
In other words, you're saying you're not better than them, since I'm saying warring on others in any form is bad.
teleprompter
"In other words, you're saying you're not better than them, since I'm saying warring on others in any form is bad."
No, actually, all you are saying with your naive and hopelessly idealistic world view is that you think you are holier than everyone else.
Den Den
"Without me causing it." Pakistan, Iran, Somalia, Algeria and now Russia.
JoeBigs
John McCain has always had the best intent for our nation. He and his family has served our nation with distinction. He would have made a very good President if he would have won in 2000.
I just wish that more of these so called patriotic politicians would serve our nation like Senator McCain. Too bad more of these politician's family members will never see action or a uniform. If they would they would not be as fond of war and carnage.
Love chicken hawks who will send other peoples children to war but hide their children behind deferments and boils on their behinds. Real chicken hearts love to talk big but when push comes to shove they run and hide.
I just wish it was mandatory that all politicians had to send one of their kids to the military. Patriots serve cowards make others serve.
I am glad to see that the President and Senator McCain have the same goals in mind when it comes to Washington, Change!
As a former Submariner, it warms my heart to know that we now have a President that cares about our men and women in uniform.
yabits
Regarding where Sarge says: " 'He promised higher pay enhanced child care and improved support and other benefits' -- Where's he gonna get the money for all this?"
If we look at the article, it says the following:
Why is there no concern about the money being used to purchase the hardware? Why is it, only when it comes to taking care of the people, is there such a concern about the money?
Doesn't this clearly show us where the conservatives place their priorities? People, to conservatives, appear to be an expendable resource, to be used and thrown aside after their Republican leaders are through with them.
yabits
Amen. As a former "skimmer," and the parent of an "airedale" son (who is making the Navy a career), I could not agree with you more!
yabits
JoeBigs writes: "Love chicken hawks who will send other peoples children to war but hide their children behind deferments and boils on their behinds. Real chicken hearts love to talk big but when push comes to shove they run and hide."
I love the way they show no concern for money when it comes to purchasing hardware, and otherwise transfering wealth to those who profit from war. And how they hate the thought of giving one extra dollar to take care of the people who fight it.
DickMorris
Obama won't go to war, period. He's too chicken. Also he is planning to cut back on military spending to make is more vunerable to terrorist attack.
As an independent, i cannot follow the Obama doctrine as it would betray my patriotic ways. Why not carry on from the last administration and carry on the successfull war on terror?
yabits
LDickMorris writes: "Why not carry on from the last administration and carry on the successfull war on terror?"
Being that the Bush administration was internally at odds with itself over the war on terror -- to put it simply, it was Cheney against Rice and everyone else in the Bush Cabinet -- it is highly doubtful whether DickMorris or any other so-called "conservative" can delineate the differences between Bush's policies and Obama's.