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25. No, I am making the point your excuses arent making sense.

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:49 PM

Sep 2012

Also you dont need to post multiple replies to my post, learn to edit yours if you have something to add.
In fact I am willing to educate you on how to do it, first click the post you made then look for where it says "Edit post" on the bottom right side of what you posted, click it and then from there edit the post and then save it.
See, simple right?

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She volunteered. iandhr Sep 2012 #1

She was lied to just like a draftee /nt Ash_F Sep 2012 #2

That makes..........no sense. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #4

Makes sense to me. Go ask General Stanley McCrystal for clarification. n/t Jumping John Sep 2012 #5

No, I'll ask you to explain how can a draftee be lied to in order to get them to join when cstanleytech Sep 2012 #9

There were plenty of lies about Iraq and the need for the war. Are you aware of Jumping John Sep 2012 #15

Are you serious??? Recruiters are famous for lying adigal Sep 2012 #27

OMG!! cstanleytech Sep 2012 #29

Are you aware that not all who served in Vietnam were draftees? And do you think that those Jumping John Sep 2012 #40

Are you aware you are doing the same thing yet again? cstanleytech Sep 2012 #41

Out of curiosity... Lightbulb_on Sep 2012 #36

I know the kid messed up, but he was an honest young man adigal Sep 2012 #45

Let me put it another way Ash_F Sep 2012 #31

So did you serve in Vietnam and Iraq for you to be so certain about this lady and Jumping John Sep 2012 #3

I believe that iandhr might be right John and cstanleytech Sep 2012 #7

I believe that it was and is her duty to not participate in a war crime. And the trial of Jumping John Sep 2012 #10

According to wiki she didnt serve in abu graib nor gitmo but rather she was a gate guard cstanleytech Sep 2012 #11

The entire war is a war crime. But I am sure that you will never see how that is. Jumping John Sep 2012 #13

OH course, I fully supported the invasion and thought the intel was rock solid cstanleytech Sep 2012 #14

So which branch of the service did you serve with? Jumping John Sep 2012 #17

Much like a good % of the DU here served probably. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #19

No I didn't. iandhr Sep 2012 #18

Many joined because the gun held to their head was not being able to find work. But judge people as Jumping John Sep 2012 #23

she did the right thing.... mike_c Sep 2012 #6

No, the right thing would have been not signing up in the first place. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #8

She made the decision about Iraq after serving in Iraq. Saying that a person who volunteers to serve Jumping John Sep 2012 #12

Thats BS. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #16

Agree 100%. n/t PavePusher Sep 2012 #20

So you make the point that she should have decided that the war was FUBAR and should not have Jumping John Sep 2012 #21

No, I am making the point your excuses arent making sense. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #25

No you make no sense. You judge this soldier on selected thinking based Jumping John Sep 2012 #26

No, actually I am actually being pretty lenient to both as cstanleytech Sep 2012 #30

Ever heard the phrase, "I was just following orders, mein herr" n/t Jumping John Sep 2012 #22

And participating in a war is always such a fun endeavor, too. For everyone involved. nt Jumping John Sep 2012 #24

It's never too late to start doing the right thing. Ash_F Sep 2012 #32

You would think that the abu ghraib photos from 2 years before she enlisted would have removed those cstanleytech Sep 2012 #38

Yeah, but the ridiculous spin and minimizing on tv at the time didn't help. Ash_F Sep 2012 #39

I guess I'll never understand how people could have willingly blinded themselves cstanleytech Sep 2012 #43

Even if she volunteered, she is not required to participate in an ongoing war crime coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #28

No one should be forced to kill another against their will LiberalLovinLug Sep 2012 #33

If this was a case where she was ordered so to assist in torturing someone or shooting them cstanleytech Sep 2012 #34

I don't get it... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #35

It's Harper CreekDog Sep 2012 #37

Canada, you really need to get rid of Harper's ass. DeSwiss Sep 2012 #42

Is Canada still morally superior to the US? I've lost track. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #44