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They joined the armed forces. They should be ready for anything.
Originally posted by GeniusSage
They joined the armed forces. They should be ready for anything.
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The House of Representatives has called on the United States and the rest of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear weapons programs by any means.
House members said the resolution was meant to pave the way for a more aggressive U.S. stance toward Iran's secret development of nuclear weapons. They said this could include additional sanctions on nuclear suppliers to Iran as well as military options.
You want to blame the real people behind this.....just start with the House of Reps., the US Senate, and the US Congress, k!?
Originally posted by GeniusSage
erm... im sorry but these people joined the armed forces to fight. if theyre not expecting to get shot at when theyre sent to iraq then theyre pretty fcking stupid.
Originally posted by Seekerof
Do you know that if you get a sunburn, while at the beach, etc., and its severe enough, that if you are unable to report to work because of that sunburn, you can get a reprimand up to an Article 15 for "destruction of government property"?
Originally posted by drunk
They joined the army to fight for their OWN country not som1 elses so Strangelands is right,
O.K GeniusSage if u were a soldier of eithjer nation and you were ordered to fight som1 else's war what you think?
May 10,11:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A leading military newspaper said that US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld set the tone for the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq (news - web sites) by refusing to give captives rights due prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.
"This was a failure that ran straight to the top," said the editorial appearing in the May 17 edition of the Military Times weeklies.
"Accountability here is essential -- even if that means relieving top leaders from duty in a time of war," it said.
Owned by Gannett, the Military Times publishes the Army, Navy and Air Force times, weeklies that are widely read by servicemembers and distributed on US military bases around the world. -----"
Monday, May 10, 2004; 8:56 AM
GENEVA � Abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers was broad and "not individual acts" as President Bush has argued, according to a Red Cross report disclosed today.
Bush has said the abuses were the result of the "wrongdoing of a few."
However, the report says "the use of ill-treatment against (Iraqi) persons deprived of their liberty went beyond exceptional cases and might be considered a practice tolerated by" coalition forces.
A senior Red Cross official added: "We were dealing here with a broad pattern, not individual acts. There was a pattern and a system." ----
Originally posted by TheEXone
I joined the military so I could be a part of fighting the scum of the earth that is hell bent on destroying everything we believe in, and spreading tyranny to the people of earth. That goes for Saddam, Kim Jong Il, Osama, and any other bastard out there. I don't speak for anyone else, but I would be proud to help in bringing down anyone who goes against the ideals of liberty, justice, and human rights. Anyone who doesn't see how defending those ideals is part of defending this country does not see the big picture.
I don't agree with everything Bush does, or how he has handled this whole war on terrorism, but i would rather be in the game where i can at least do my part with honor, than stand in the sidelines and watch other people shape my future, and fight my battles.
As for others who joined, most probably did for a good job, training, college, and a desire to defend this country. They may not have wanted to be involved in places like Iraq, but most understand whats nessesary and they will do their duty.
Originally posted by Satyr
I agree! They're not fighting for the US at all. They're fighting for Iraqi liberty(supposedly), in the absence of WMD. What in the hell does that have to do with us?
Originally posted by gkoelker
Can't you see, they are fighting for us. For our safety, for our values, for our sense of what is right and wrong. This war has everything to do with us. If there were no one to stand up and fight for what they believed was right, what kind of world would that be. Soldiers are proud to serve their country because they believe in the idea of America, the idea that we have the right to enjoy freedoms and we have the right to step up to bat and correct wrongdoing where we see it. Was what we did so very bad? While our country does not share the same values and ideals that other countries do, is it not every person's duty to aid their fellow man when they have the ability? Or has the world gotten so self-centered that we don't worry about others when we perceive that it has nothing to do with us?