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DonRedwood

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6. Supporting them also means you don't call them psychopaths looking for a way to kill.

Reply to phantom power (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:31 PM

Oct 2012

People enter the military for a million reasons and many military people are support, medics, linguists, photographers, engineers, nurses, dr.s, road builders, ship builders, secretaries...

The OP really insulted every person who ever joined the military this morning. I'm kind of ashamed of DU right now for letting that slide.

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m'...ok Schema Thing Oct 2012 #1

LOL. I understand. Whovian Oct 2012 #2

Fighting endless wars of choice is not "supporting the troops" ... phantom power Oct 2012 #3

+1 nt Whovian Oct 2012 #4

Supporting them also means you don't call them psychopaths looking for a way to kill. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #6

If you read the OP Whovian Oct 2012 #9

My sentiments exactly. Makes me discount the entire post. And wonder at his motives. Squinch Oct 2012 #10

I think where you're going to lose people is when you say, hughee99 Oct 2012 #5

Ooooh, you're soooo edgy, man (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #7

Yah, and there's a reason that opinion is unpopular, too. MineralMan Oct 2012 #8

As a military brat and a wife of a Veteran, txdemsftw Oct 2012 #11