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Originally posted by hooberson3
Originally posted by FoosM
Originally posted by TDawgRex
During my three decades of service, I questioned everything under the sun. I always tried to question intelligibly though, not emotionally. That is the way I was taught by very wise NCOs and Officers.
Sometimes I didn’t agree with the mission, but went anyway, just to try to keep my Joes alive. I could have been relieved of my duties and the responsibility would have been given to someone possibly less competent, but the mission would have gone on anyway.
Im not quite sure what the difference is here.
You question, yet you still followed orders?
Whats the difference?
How is that different than following orders blindly?
Only that you knew what you were doing?
Be it legal or otherwise?
Isn't that worse?
I think what he is trying to say as that it's better to have people in the military who are mindful of right/wrong, excessive force, the uniform code of military justice, and to know when NOT to follow an unlawful order. Sometimes it may be hard to see the big picture through all the layers of the onion and compartmentalization but I would rather have someone like TdawgRex in the ranks than someone who is ignorant to all of the stuff I mentioned above. There in lies the dilemma, do you tough it out and do the best you can with what you have or get out and possibly let an ignorant and dangerous person take your position? You would be surprised how many intelligent and compassionate people are in the military.
Forgot to add something. There will always be what I call the "glass parking lot crowd" who think the answer to everything is yeeehaawww turn everything into a glass parking lot but those folks are the minority in the military from my experience. There are far, far more "glass parking lot" people in the civilian world because they don't understand war and listen to people like Bill'O who are callous and ready to fight as long as they don't have to do anything.
Originally posted by Sablicious
Dr. Paul, as per his own record, is incorruptible.
Paul has no record.
If he were ever to get into office, he too would be forced to succumb to the whims of TPTB. As did Obama.
Originally posted by tbeck87
I agree to the thread title. Isolating america from the rest of the world is indeed just plain dangerous.
Originally posted by arufon
Dr Paul's foreign policy is extremely dangerous to the US war machine which needs perpetual war to justify it's existence... We will be at war with someone, anyone, on a regular basis to ensure hundreds of $Billions keeps getting pumped into the "Defense" Budget (ya, right... its more like the "Offense" Budget)
Originally posted by FoosM
The issue with the US is, that those "glass parking lot" lot are the ones paying for the military they have.
Originally posted by FoosM
I would say, why doesn't the US follow the swiss model.
Arm and train the people, and let them defend their homes.
Nobody on this planet would be ready to attack a country of well armed civilians.
Originally posted by hadriana
I just donated what I could.
I'd like to see that commercial aired - a lot of people I've talked to do not know that about him.
It also puts a big contrast to him the way that ad shows other top donors - it really makes him stand out.
For the life of me, I don't understand why more 'occupiers' don't support him.
Originally posted by Sablicious
Dr. Paul, as per his own record, is incorruptible.
Paul has no record.
If he were ever to get into office, he too would be forced to succumb to the whims of TPTB. As did Obama.
Originally posted by Hendrix92TheUniverse
Contrary to what the MSM will tell you, Dr. Paul is not anti-war, he is in fact for all wars in which are declared constitutionally by the congress.
I hope that alleviates the fears of some who say that Dr. Paul is strong on national defense.
Originally posted by 6Eyengineer
I am so sick of the isolationist comments about Dr.Paul. Welcome to the real world people. It is not possible to be an isolationist in today's day in age. Some folks are so broke record with the term isolationist. Of course he is going to talk, trade, deal, respond to all issue's that the president must deal with, and of course, he will legally and constitutionally deal with these issue's, and involve congress as they arise. Everyone's so afraid he will board up the white house windows and unplug the phone and not communicate with our allies and friends across the globe. This is preposterous. It's pretty obvious the agenda of people call Dr.Paul and isolationist. It's just common sense. Our government doesn't function that way. We have eyes and ears everywhere. To suggest that he will become a hermit is just blatant fear mongering.
Originally posted by syrinx high priest
ron thinks iran has every right to have nukes
I'd say that is dangerous
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by rogerstigers
Thanks.
I'll admit that his foreign policy stance (or at least the impression) has given me concern.
Originally posted by rogerstigers
I stand strongly for what I believe in, but I stay out of other people's business. My friends and family are my priorities. I take care of them as best I can and will rise to their defense. When I am faced with a confrontation, I listen and talk my way out of it. Key word there.. listen.
Originally posted by rogerstigers
This principle works just as well on the international level. Roosevelt espoused this with the "speak softly and carry a big stick". Now, some may say that he was a bit of a hypocrite, given his administration's involvement in the Panamanian Revolt; however, the message is sound.
Dude, you are seriously confused. He was quoting Theodore Roosevelt, not FDR. Please study some history so we can have intelligent discourse.
Originally posted by WhiteDevil013
I find it funny how people always try and cite FDR as being some great president and leader. He actually was a failure. He was in office for so long, left the country with a depression, a world war, and a bunch of bad policies. If he would have acted on Hitler and the Japanese and answered the begging of the rest of the free world to help, maybe we wouldnt have lost so many innocent lives.
Maybe he meant "speak softly and group all your naval fleet together undefended, and withold intelligence reports that say your about to be attacked by the Japanese"edit on 16-1-2012 by WhiteDevil013 because: (no reason given)