Sheehan Arrested at Whitehouse

[nanandjim]

...This war has been shown repeatedly to have begun under false pretenses, false information and false claims to both the the American citizens and the World...

Although I don't like being in this war, I really feel that Saddam Hussein was a threat to our country and the free world, not to mention his own people. I am glad that we were on the offensive rather than the defensive. We will never know how many lives that we saved by acting first.

I just hope that it will not turn out to be another Vietnam. The world cannot afford for that to happen.

 

[nanandjim]

I really don't understand what people mean by "We really can't leave Iraq now"? I just don't understand why this statement? Can someone explain this?

ariel

To me, it means that the people of Iraq would be sitting ducks for every terrorist organization in the world if we left them unprotected at this point. We need to protect them until they are stable enough to protect themselves. Did I use the word "protect" enough in my explanation??

 

[Jeana (DP)]

Jeana-
Are you referring to my link or Snopes?

I just pulled off of Snopes. I guess they first had the "wrong" info and then the "correct version." We must have posted about the same time because I missed your's completely!!!!!

 

[Jeana (DP)]

Although I don't like being in this war, I really feel that Saddam Hussein was a threat to our country and the free world, not to mention his own people. I am glad that we were on the offensive rather than the defensive. We will never know how many lives that we saved by acting first.

I just hope that it will not turn out to be another Vietnam. The world cannot afford for that to happen.

I agree. I didn't wants us there in the first place. I feel if we're going to be there, we need to do it "right." I don't feel we have enough troops in place to protect them. I think we need to saturate the area and know whose doing what to whom.

 

[Jules]

Although I don't like being in this war, I really feel that Saddam Hussein was a threat to our country and the free world, not to mention his own people. I am glad that we were on the offensive rather than the defensive. We will never know how many lives that we saved by acting first.

I just hope that it will not turn out to be another Vietnam. The world cannot afford for that to happen.

I agree Nan. I do feel that Saddam was a threat and that it was best to be on the offensive.

 

[JDB]

I have held back posting on this one.Amazing what a few beers will do to you.There have been over 1900 soldiers lost due to Iraq.Right wrong or indifferent what kind of Message is Sheehan giving our troops there? I hoped they would have done this when she was in Texas.Amazing her own family does not support her.
Then you have the story about Pat Tillman Ex football player who was killed by Freindly Fire. I heard today he Thought Iraq was wrong, But he signed the dotted line to serve his country. Guess what I do not see his parents protesting anywhere. They understand,.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

Beer?
I hope you brought enough for the whole class. :innocent: :innocent:

 

[JDB]

Beer?
I hope you brought enough for the whole class. :innocent: :innocent:

Secret Stash Darling come and get it :blowkiss:

 

[arielilane]

Many parents that lost Sons in Vietnam came to protest the the Vietnam War. They were labled grief stricken, unstable and unpatriotic as well.

When parents encourage and support their children volunteering for Military Service they put faith and trust in the Government to not play politics with the lives of Americans. This war has been shown repeatedly to have begun under false pretenses, false information and false claims to both the the American citizens and the World.


This war is like going back 40 years in history and repeating the same mistakes.

That faith and trust is at times proven to be misplaced.

tybee,Thank you for stating this fact. You have me crying.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

Secret Stash Darling come and get it :blowkiss:

 

[JDB]

WHOOOO HOOOOO

 

[concernedperson]

I support the troops. 100% and rightfully so. They are being sent into war zones with faith that they are doing a good thing. But what happens when it isn't the right thing do we denigrate them? No,of course not, we respect them for doing their duty and jump up the butt for the people who are responsible for sending them to a zone that was for political gain and not defending their country. And some people are just waking up. Remember Lyndon Johnson?

 

[arielilane]

To me, it means that the people of Iraq would be sitting ducks for every terrorist organization in the world if we left them unprotected at this point. We need to protect them until they are stable enough to protect themselves. Did I use the word "protect" enough in my explanation??

I guess this brings up more questions? Do we really care about the people of Iraq? After Iraq, what country will we pick, next? What country are we going to invade? So when all our Armed Forces are dead and the draft is in place, what are we going to do then? So who is going to help the children that have no fathers or mothers back home in the US? How are we going to tell these children why they don't have a father or a mother? Did you know that the US military women are not to be on the frontlines? Did you know that they are still being killed, because they are not allowed to go through combat training? Just for the record: Iraqi Civilian Deaths 26,092 (minimum).

 

[arielilane]

Just because you are not in support of the war, doesn't mean you are not in support of the Troops.

 

[tybee204]

I do not support this war but I have 2 USMC nephews in Iraq that I support with my full heart.

 

[GonzoReiter]

if someone doesn't "support the war", they don't "support the troops" is just wrong...

and heaping ridicule on a woman who's lost her son in military service is so lame.

either method of debate speaks more of the person bringing it to the table than the object of their scorn.

 

[arielilane]

To me, it means that the people of Iraq would be sitting ducks for every terrorist organization in the world if we left them unprotected at this point. We need to protect them until they are stable enough to protect themselves. Did I use the word "protect" enough in my explanation??

nanandjim, I do appreciate you replying and I hope I didn't sound like I was attacking you. That is not the case at all.
I understand what you are saying.

I am just better left not to discuss this topic.

I do support all our Troops. I don't support the war.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

if someone doesn't "support the war", they don't "support the troops" is just wrong...

and heaping ridicule on a woman who's lost her son in military service is so lame.

I completely disagree. We, as Americans, have every right to discuss her protest of this war. Its a basic right. Just like her right to protest the President.

 

[GonzoReiter]

I completely disagree. We, as Americans, have every right to discuss her protest of this war. Its a basic right. Just like her right to protest the President.

I agree with that statement, absolutely (read my post on the subject again).

 

[Jeana (DP)]

I agree with that statement, absolutely (read my post on the subject again).

Done. . . do you consider my opinion "heaping ridicule"???