Lone_Star_Dem
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Fri May-30-08 01:10 AM
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| 49. Personally, I've no desire to pursue this type of discussion |
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We have a very good shot at the GE without lowering ourselves to this level. McCain has more than enough faults for us to explore without going in this direction. Which would in my opinion be a huge, HUGE mistake.
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| -Does anyone know the circumstances of Mcsames pow capture? |
miles 2 go |
May-28-08 06:36 AM |
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He wasn't doing something stupid; he was doing something immoral |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-28-08 06:38 AM |
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Great. Another "soldiers are baby-killers" opinion. |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
May-28-08 06:43 AM |
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John McCain was a relatively privileged Naval officer |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-28-08 08:17 AM |
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That's war, baby! Kill a commie for mommy! |
DemVet |
May-28-08 06:53 AM |
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Didn't piss me off at all, actually |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-28-08 08:15 AM |
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Yeah, I got that impression too out of this one. |
chknltl |
May-28-08 06:20 PM |
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We *did bomb civilian areas and it *was an agressive |
Clovis Sangrail |
May-28-08 06:55 AM |
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It's a mistake to apply the moral standards of 2008 to actions carried out in 1965 |
anigbrowl |
May-28-08 02:30 PM |
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It's a mistake to apply the moral standards of ______ to actions carried out in ______ |
BlooInBloo |
May-28-08 02:31 PM |
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Right...because nobody in 1965 considered bombing Vietnam morally dubious |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-28-08 02:51 PM |
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Isn't that called "moral relativism?" |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-28-08 05:59 PM |
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Bombing civilian infrastructure, a prima facie war crime. nt |
billyoc |
May-28-08 06:43 AM |
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Fucking pacifists. |
DemVet |
May-28-08 06:56 AM |
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and it always has, and always will be, IMMORAL /nt |
Clovis Sangrail |
May-28-08 07:32 AM |
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War is sometimes necessary. |
Katzenkavalier |
May-28-08 07:51 AM |
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doesn't change the morality on the ground though... /nt |
Clovis Sangrail |
May-28-08 05:53 PM |
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Do I look like a fucking pacifist? I'd have bombed every nursery school in Iran in '79 |
billyoc |
May-28-08 02:25 PM |
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a pacifist is somebody who wont hit back |
Clovis Sangrail |
May-28-08 05:58 PM |
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What's your opinion on the current war? |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-28-08 06:00 PM |
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mCcain would agree whole heartedly with this position. |
chknltl |
May-28-08 06:24 PM |
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You are unable to distinguish between wars of necessity and wars of choice? |
impeachdubya |
May-29-08 07:49 PM |
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Not exactly what you asked for...but related and entertaining. |
chknltl |
May-28-08 06:49 AM |
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You ever serve? |
DemVet |
May-28-08 06:55 AM |
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I'm wih you, DemVet |
Condem |
May-28-08 07:54 AM |
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See my response to DemVet post #27. It applies to you as well. |
chknltl |
May-28-08 05:19 PM |
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WTF???? |
chknltl |
May-28-08 05:16 PM |
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Yeah we all know everything on the net is so true |
RamboLiberal |
May-28-08 05:32 PM |
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Sure it taught me the silliness that my fellow Americans can buy into if they want. |
chknltl |
May-28-08 06:12 PM |
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No, it does not. |
DemVet |
May-29-08 05:28 PM |
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No, it does not WHAT? |
chknltl |
May-30-08 01:04 AM |
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Did you? |
Bornaginhooligan |
May-28-08 06:00 PM |
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thanks for the link/ n/t |
miles 2 go |
May-29-08 07:41 PM |
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I think he was just shot down flying a routine mission |
JVS |
May-28-08 06:57 AM |
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Please don't go this route |
Marrah_G |
May-28-08 07:15 AM |
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I haven't looked into this at all |
Clovis Sangrail |
May-28-08 07:32 AM |
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I doubt that's the case |
miles 2 go |
May-29-08 07:43 PM |
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Well said! |
mamalone |
May-28-08 07:46 AM |
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He was a partier and so-so pilot. His name is what allowed him to be a pilot. |
fasttense |
May-28-08 07:31 AM |
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Thanks for the link, although, I don't know anything about it's validity. |
jazzjunkysue |
May-28-08 06:24 PM |
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He was dropping bombs to protect Amurikkens from godless communists |
mitchum |
May-28-08 07:42 AM |
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DU is better than this. Isn't it? |
MethuenProgressive |
May-28-08 07:47 AM |
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Please don't bring John McCain's military service or POW status into the debate. |
Arkansas Granny |
May-28-08 08:00 AM |
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Beating McSame on the merits will be easy. |
VolcanoJen |
May-28-08 08:16 AM |
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We gain NOTHING by attacking someone who is perceived as a war hero.... |
PoliticalAmazon |
May-28-08 02:53 PM |
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We should not go there |
Jersey Devil |
May-28-08 06:29 PM |
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Yeah.....Torture doesn't work and it is immoral |
FredScuttle |
May-29-08 05:32 PM |
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I wasn't actually trying to make a campaign issue out of anything |
miles 2 go |
May-29-08 07:36 PM |
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Oh for fuck's sake. The guy served, and served honorably and with distinction. No one disputes that. |
impeachdubya |
May-29-08 07:48 PM |
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Stay away from this one. This is best one of those things completely left alone. |
Zynx |
May-29-08 07:50 PM |
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Personally, I've no desire to pursue this type of discussion |
Lone_Star_Dem |
May-30-08 01:10 AM |
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