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Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
BH, it seems you've been spared the pain of body trauma and don't realize how much of a spiritual and emotional drain it can be.
They have a "right". Well, that makes it A-ok, doesn't it?
That doesn't mean the demonstrators' actions are decent, right or honorable. The soldiers are honorable, on the other hand. The less than honorable crowd has no respect and shows no respect. That has no bearing on their "right", it simply speaks volumes about those people.
Originally posted by junglejake
So what's your point, BH? ... I understand where you're coming in making a qualifier for TC's point...
The question is to ethics. Is it right ethically for them to be doing this in the location they've chosen to protest?
Originally posted by junglejake
I'm not trying to stop you from believing that way or even posting your opinions and thoughts.
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
There is no decent way to support or defend those types of people. Don't even try.
So don't be silent...
Originally posted by Yorga
Everyone needs to realize that soldiers don't make policy.
When you protest soldiers you might as well be preaching to the choir.
As an active military person, currently, NOW, in Iraq, I would like to thank you for killing me. By you protesting this, it disables me and the people I work with. We don't get the supplies we need. You are the same people that protest against the war because you are concerned about the troops, and their lack of armor and gear. Well, it is because of organizations like yours that we didn't have it. Thank God that we have a President that cares about the American people, and about the American troops.
From: Brian Danials
Bring friends, candles, a sign or a banner. It is worth noting that many of the soldiers we have met so far do not support the war, but others do. Take the opportunity to hear their stories and share perspectives.
We vigil to:
-Shed light on the seriously injures
-Support soldiers in their efforts to achieve adequate lifetime disability payments
-Protest unequal health benefits for injured National Guard
-Protest minimizing of numbers of injuries
-Protest budget cuts in soldiers health care
-Protest overall cuts in VA budget
-Protest budget cuts in education and family support programs impacting veterans
Activists see deception in night arrivals at Walter Reed
The activists say the practice seems too much like the White House ban on the filming of honor cordons repatriating war dead to U.S. soil in flag-draped coffins.
“The guys in here are the real cost of the war,” says George Taylor, a former Navy officer and veteran of the 1962 Cuban Blockade, shrugging off the night cold among about two dozen activists outside the Walter Reed gates Tuesday night.
“It’s just shameful that the military would try and sneak them in like this and hope no one notices their wounds,” he adds, as a red minivan sporting a “Support our troops” yellow ribbon passes by. The driver honks the horn, yelling “We support you!” to the activists.
Kevin McCarron, a former Marine intelligence specialist and a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War, said he thinks the late-night admittances are a dishonor to the troops.
“They should be feted as they arrive, honored as heroes, not slipped through the back door like this,” he said.
Originally posted by Benevolent Hereticthey're sympathizing with the soldiers, in their minds, anyway.
Originally posted by namehere
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic they're sympathizing with the soldiers, in their minds, anyway.
really, do you think constand reminders of their misfortune and what they sacraficed and the constant noise is a being sympathetic or unharmful?