Remembering Fallen American Military

[Sava]

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[Sava]

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[SlowwHand]

If a Moderator happens to come in the door, could you just remove the thread, please. I should have known better than to try and express appreciation here.

[MrFun]

I'm very confused here. Where did anyone here suggest they had a monopoly on grief in matters of war, or anything? That's rather what I'm saying - let people grieve and honor their own in their own way, and don't bother them while they're doing it. You don't know what or why they're thinking what they are.

I grieve because companies like Haliburton and Blackwater used American men and women as cannon fodder to make more profit.

[Berzerker]

I grieve because companies like Haliburton and Blackwater used American men and women as cannon fodder to make more profit.

we're not over there because of them

[Ben Kenobi]

So yeah, put your ****ing money where your mouth is you stupid ****.

Umm, I believe Slowwy already *did* back in the 70s.

[MrFun]

we're not over there because of them

[SlowwHand]

nm. Not worth my time.

[kentonio]

we're not over there because of them

Not sure if serious..

[Dr Strangelove]

It should be mentioned that another 500,000 Civil War wounded soldiers died within 12 months of their discharge.

[Sava]

If a Moderator happens to come in the door, could you just remove the thread, please. I should have known better than to try and express appreciation here.

Don't close it on my account.

I had a bad day yesterday. Apologies.

[snoopy369]

Sava
Slowwhand
Trolls by a certain idiot poster not worth mentioning

[MrFun]

Look Berz, corporations like Haliburton see wars as nothing but games in which they stand to make greater profit; they don't give a shit about the cost in American lives.

They use their powerful position with our government through lobbying and what have you, to try to pressure the government to manufacture "reasons" for going to war with this enemy, or that enemy. The same goes with any other defense contractor corporation.

You're so naive.

[rah]

There's a big difference between taking advantage of a situation and creating a situation.

Please show any proof that they created the situation. Assume what you want, but before you make blanket accusations, a little proof would be nice.

(I am not defending these Corporations, just pointing out your arrogance.)

[snoopy369]

I think it is 100.0% irrelevant to this discussion whether they did or not. We're not remembering wars, or politicians, or outcomes. We're honoring fallen soldiers. WWII soldiers, Vietnam soldiers, Iraq soldiers, whatever - they're all the same: fallen soldiers who died doing what their country asked of them. Whether what they were asked was a good thing or not is irrelevant to _this_ discussion. Have that discussion on another day, in another place.