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32. Yes. They didn't just die. They died in vain. That is the real horror. nt

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Wed May 30, 2012, 12:11 AM

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Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell is disgusted with Chris Hayes [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

Terrell's message, summarized: alp227 May 2012 #1

Even if it is the politicians fault that the wars are unjust, how can he turn around and say that Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #8

Another fool who hasn't seen what Hayes actually said tularetom May 2012 #2

I am glad somebody else called him a fool ashling May 2012 #3

Oh horseshit. GeorgeGist May 2012 #17

Thanks. TOO MANY fools around, elleng May 2012 #5

The first caller to the show actually said that! alp227 May 2012 #9

What do you mean "also"? Hayes didn't blame the troops at all. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #4

Right, no blaming at all. elleng May 2012 #7

DU no longer explicitly says so, but... alp227 May 2012 #10

His comments didn't seem poorly thought out to me. EFerrari May 2012 #11

Sounds like Hayes' thoughts went over his head. DirkGently May 2012 #6

breaking through rhetorical armlock.... loyalsister May 2012 #25

He had nothing to apologize for. We can't afford to wait for everyone to catch up DirkGently May 2012 #28

The implication of "glorious war" is in your head loyalsister May 2012 #29

A grossly dishonest interpretation of my post. "Glorious war" is not even in there. DirkGently May 2012 #30

Not really loyalsister May 2012 #33

No one directed this at individual soldiers. You made that up dishonestly. DirkGently May 2012 #37

Do individuals not make up the group spoken of? loyalsister May 2012 #38

You are struggling to find an angle to take issue with. DirkGently May 2012 #39

No, I have a personal stake loyalsister May 2012 #40

there is nothing heroic about joining the military. there may some incidents of specifically heroic msongs May 2012 #12

It is, after all, a job. Not one that everyone wants to do, but a job. GoneOffShore May 2012 #19

Chris Hayes showed guts, unlike Leo Terrell's knee-jerk pandering. SunSeeker May 2012 #13

Bill Maher took the same sort of shit after 9-11 for refusing to go coalition_unwilling May 2012 #14

Yes, that ran across my mind as well. SunSeeker May 2012 #15

bullshit Skittles May 2012 #16

So you believe all those surprise attacks that killed so many women and children Bandit May 2012 #18

if the goal is to kill innocent people Skittles May 2012 #27

Oh, snap! - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #35

OK, but Maher's point is that the hijackers were willing to die for their beliefs. It's the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #20

that is religious fanaticism, not bravery Skittles May 2012 #26

Question for you: who is more 'cowardly,' hijackers coalition_unwilling May 2012 #34

??????? Skittles May 2012 #36

The conservative frame of patriotism it's so much like religion it's sickening. alp227 May 2012 #21

I'm sorry, but I do not share your opinion of Leo Terrell. SunSeeker May 2012 #22

Thank you for expressing that so eloquently I couldn't agree with you or what Chris was saying more. jp11 May 2012 #23

It's perverse to suggest we honor soldiers by assenting to bad wars DirkGently May 2012 #31

Yes. They didn't just die. They died in vain. That is the real horror. nt SunSeeker May 2012 #32

what crap. fuck Terrell. So now not calling soldiers heroes is soldier-blaming cali May 2012 #24