HEROES...teddy atlas.....people who bash our military on here

[Gareth Ivanovic]

i think some people on here are more gung ho about the military, than some people who are actually in the military, a veteran like myself can barely discuss dissent with certain things without setting off some kind of backlash. The political climate this country has come to a point where any disagreement about the troops/military turns into a fierce "YOUR DISRESPECTING THE TROOPS" and rants like this. On top of that, the topic creator has a need to emphasize the fact that the guy lives in canada, one of the ****in coolest places in the damn world.

Exactly. I tell my friends that I support the troops, but I don't support the government decisions. Then they turn it around on me and make the easy arguement of your disrespecting the troops, if you don't like it live somewhere else, and basically saying that Im not as American as them. It just doesn't make sense isn't the best part about being American is that we are able to express ourselves freely and not be punishhed for it, but now when you do your anti-american and should live somewhere else just because you don't believe exactly what the government is doing. It almost makes me feel sometimes that I should just turn over and become a zombie to the government and do exactly what they say.

[squealpiggy]

I see your living in canada huh. The only reason you dont live under an opressive regime like the **** germany of the ww2 era is because of the bravery of people like my grandfather.

Canadians made grave sacrifices in the Second World War, and played mroe than their part in the D-Day landings. Confronting disrespect with disrespect is not the answer, don't pretend that the United States is the only nation to have ever fought a just war.

[PRboxingfan]

This is coming from a 10-year veteran of the armed forces so I don't want to hear any bull**** about me not supporting the troops because I was a god-damned troop, k?

Anywho, disagreement with this war (or any war) and wanting it to end is not being against the troops. Wanting to bring the troops home instead of leaving them in the sandbox to be killed by IEDs is supporting the troops more than wanting to leave them in that environment for 15 months, as Gates recently extended the time Army folks spend there.

I support Congress pulling the purse strings and forcing the warmongers to choose between their war and the troops' safety. If they choose to leave the troops in danger without the proper equipment (as they are doing now even without Congress pulling the funding) then the "not supporting the troops" label should fall on them (specifically President Bush).

I believe that this "war" is a lost cause and has been since we entered Iraq. I was all in favor of the Afghanistan war but the current administration has taken the "cowboy" attitude too far. It is the way that the Bush admin. steered the military that made me realize that I did not want to be a part of it any longer so I got out right before my 10-year mark.

I wouldn't change my experiences in the military for anything in the world, tho, and I most definitely do not regret joining. I just got to the point where I was too unhappy to stay and do 20 and retire.

[amagnin]

THIS IS A QUOTE FROM SOME KID LIVING IN CANADA AND MY RESPONSE IS BELOW. I AM SORRY I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS AND EVERYONE IS ENITLED TO THEIR OPINION BUT WHEN OPINIONS START DEGRADING THE HARD WORK OF OTHERS I THINK IT IS NOT RIGHT.



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Originally Posted by JD1986
When Edison Miranda survived after being abandoned by his mother and rose to become a top middleweight, that was heroic, because it required courage. Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano rising from extreme poverty to become world heavyweight champions was heroic.

Killing people with bombs and powerful guns in some impoverished country like Vietnam or Iraq is not heroic. Muhammed Ali was the greater hero when he chose to go to prison, rather than be part of it. END QUOTE


MY RESPONSE
I see your living in canada huh. The only reason you dont live under an opressive regime like the **** germany of the ww2 era is because of the bravery of people like my grandfather. I am not pro war by any means but that statement you made is ****ing bull**** buddy. While you sit at home and type on your computer in the comfort of your canadian home millions of kids your age did not have the opportunity you did so they chose the armed forces. NO ONE chooses to go to iraq or afghanistan or vietnam or D day or germany etc. They are doing their duty protecting our freedoms. YOURS AND MINE. I am not saying i agree with the war in IRAQ but pieces of **** like you sitting on your couch talking boxing and who's their favorite boxer (hero) need to stop and think about what I am saying. Their are alot of boxers who in my opinion achieved hero status for thier accomplishments in and out of the ring, ALI being one. However, it was a choice of his to duck the draft and did not make him a hero. A martyr maybe, but not a hero. His work to achieve racial equality and his work for his people is what made him a hero in my eyes. Please people think before you write on this board because alot of our boys and girls are in the service and they are ****ING HEROES!!!!!!!!!
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eager to learn

Totally agree with you and furthermore it is never the soldiers decision where they go and who they fight. That is part of why I have so much respect for them...they do whatever they have to do. While I am not personally in favor of this war, get real its happening. I'm sitting at home enjoying quite an easy time in comparison to what they're going through (and I'm guessing so is everybody on the board) so lets give the soldiers a little love and respect alright?

[amagnin]

BTW I hadn't read all of the previous posts on this page. I am pro-soldier, not pro-Iraq war. I think you can be both and still be American. You are not required to like or even support everything the government does. I simply want to support the PEOPLE that are fighting over in Iraq and Afghanistan. If you feel the war should come to an end in no way am I saying that this is anti-American... but I do think its unfair to criticize soldiers for bullying smaller countries when our GOVERNMENT deploys them and orders them.