First: Then accept that other people might feel distress differently than you... or the same as you.
Second: Didn't sound like it. See above.
Third: OH YES WE CAN. That argument, made by every goddamn right-wing nutcase on the planet, basically says that once you've taken the first step down a mistaken road you can never ever ever turn around, can't even check the map, can't question the driver, can't call for help. The argument about finding the concentration camps is spurious at best and specious at worst; we had to fight our way into the most fortified country on the planet, as opposed to Iraq, which militarily we took down in short order, and which had been pretty damn thoroughly searched by the weapons inspectors before the invasion.
Fourth: Thank you for your service. But do you not agree that, when you volunteer for armed service, you presume that the people who run the armed service will not send you for, oh, let's be polite, flawed reasons? Let alone that they will not send you for an evil lie? Let alone that they will give you the equipment you need, enough people to do the job, clear objectives, and the economic aid, health care, and family support they promised when they signed you up?
You say you knew the score, but these motherfuckers changed the game.
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Re: Excuse Me, But I've Gotta Fuckin' Rant
Date: 2007-03-20 04:55 am (UTC)Second: Didn't sound like it. See above.
Third: OH YES WE CAN. That argument, made by every goddamn right-wing nutcase on the planet, basically says that once you've taken the first step down a mistaken road you can never ever ever turn around, can't even check the map, can't question the driver, can't call for help. The argument about finding the concentration camps is spurious at best and specious at worst; we had to fight our way into the most fortified country on the planet, as opposed to Iraq, which militarily we took down in short order, and which had been pretty damn thoroughly searched by the weapons inspectors before the invasion.
Fourth: Thank you for your service. But do you not agree that, when you volunteer for armed service, you presume that the people who run the armed service will not send you for, oh, let's be polite, flawed reasons? Let alone that they will not send you for an evil lie? Let alone that they will give you the equipment you need, enough people to do the job, clear objectives, and the economic aid, health care, and family support they promised when they signed you up?
You say you knew the score, but these motherfuckers changed the game.