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sad sally

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22. I'm not confused - just happen to see history in a different way than you.

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #21)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 06:23 PM

Jan 2012

Differing conceptions of good and how to achieve it are a good thing.

This op started as a concern for the rhetoric of militarism in the President's speech, which to me was authoritarian. I am not a member of the military, nor are most citizens. They are nothing like a military unit, which is designed for coordinated killing and destruction.

Thanking the military for carrying out his orders is one thing; rallying American civilians to overcome their political differences by emulating commandos on a killing raid, uh, no thanks.

Attacking and invading a country, killing its citizens who did not provoke the attack, can't be justified (my opinion - you have yours).

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Not a Peep About the President's Praise for War [View all] sad sally Jan 2012 OP

shhhhhhhhhh! hush now! look, over there, shining city on a hill lol nt msongs Jan 2012 #1

Perhaps because he's trying to end them? Whatever will anyone whail about babylonsister Jan 2012 #2

America is a warmongering nation and our fascination with death a destruction is sickening Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #3

I guess as long as Special Ops aren't called wars, all is well, or better yet - use drones. sad sally Jan 2012 #9

The next generation of Drones cbrer Jan 2012 #11

How is Obama thanking the troops praising war?? center rising Jan 2012 #4

I'd like to think Laura would let the vets speak for themselves cliffordu Jan 2012 #5

Here's some of what they've said: sad sally Jan 2012 #7

AHEM... cbrer Jan 2012 #10

Once again, you've nailed it. Guess the naive part of my brain wants to believe someting - sad sally Jan 2012 #12

Many things cbrer Jan 2012 #13

In America, we've learned how to pick fights and claim the existence sad sally Jan 2012 #14

Of course you're right cbrer Jan 2012 #15

I am very torn about this thread. (kinda long) cbrer Jan 2012 #6

Your observations are spot on - especially the last sentence. sad sally Jan 2012 #8

I must have missed where Obama ran as a pacifist. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #16

Nothing missed there, far from a pacifist, only against "dumb wars" sad sally Jan 2012 #18

Iraq was a dumb war. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #19

The Afghan people weren't and still aren't any threat to the United States - it's the second poorest sad sally Jan 2012 #20

We did not attack the Afgan people. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #21

I'm not confused - just happen to see history in a different way than you. sad sally Jan 2012 #22

Yea, we don't agree. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #23

I think he was praising "those who serve", not war bhikkhu Jan 2012 #17