Jed Dilligan
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Mon Oct-20-08 09:08 PM
Response to Reply #35 |
| 36. I think you were a war supporter and you don't want to say it, |
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which is odd because no one is getting flamed for supporting the war in this thread.
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| -How did you feel about the Gulf War in 1991? |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 07:50 PM |
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against - protested |
eleny |
Oct-20-08 07:51 PM |
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Against, protested. n/t |
sfexpat2000 |
Oct-20-08 07:51 PM |
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Supported. n/t |
bbinacan |
Oct-20-08 07:53 PM |
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Do you feel the same way now--that it was a good thing to do? |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 08:06 PM |
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Against it and protested |
ikojo |
Oct-20-08 07:53 PM |
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I turned 17 in a peace camp--spent the whole war living outside. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 07:54 PM |
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a hard one to answer... |
1awake |
Oct-20-08 07:55 PM |
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against but unable to protest |
pitohui |
Oct-20-08 07:55 PM |
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I was 14, young, dumb, and the son of a hard core Republican |
Downtown Hound |
Oct-20-08 07:56 PM |
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Too young and uninformed. |
blonndee |
Oct-20-08 07:56 PM |
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That was when I deserted the center, and went hard, hard left from then on. |
tjwash |
Oct-20-08 07:58 PM |
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That was when they closed down our press, remember? |
sfexpat2000 |
Oct-20-08 08:00 PM |
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All I remember is watching the green night vision footage on CNN with John Holliman |
high density |
Oct-20-08 08:00 PM |
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I was against the war, but I remember feeling conflicted. |
SmokingJacket |
Oct-20-08 08:00 PM |
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Against it but too busy raising three young children while |
Sukie |
Oct-20-08 08:01 PM |
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I was against it and lost friends over it, but couldn't convince anyone it was wrong. |
FiveGoodMen |
Oct-20-08 08:01 PM |
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I covered the war (with a Pentagon press pass) for an aviation news publication. |
DemoTex |
Oct-20-08 08:17 PM |
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i was duped by that faux witness on c-span. |
pansypoo53219 |
Oct-20-08 08:22 PM |
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Can I have mixed feelings? |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 08:22 PM |
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I put neutral and other; do we need another in-between category? |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 08:24 PM |
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Mixed feelings is another category. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 08:32 PM |
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I think "supported" is equivalent to "thought it was justified." |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 08:37 PM |
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I disagree. nt |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 08:46 PM |
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Why? |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 08:48 PM |
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Because it's not that simple. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 08:50 PM |
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Well, I see this as a dodge. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 08:59 PM |
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You asked for our views. You have mine. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 09:00 PM |
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All I'm getting from you |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 09:03 PM |
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I don't see any reason to think that more "explaining" would make it any clearer to you. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 09:06 PM |
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I think you were a war supporter and you don't want to say it, |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 09:08 PM |
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Think what you like. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 09:11 PM |
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It is possible to write and yet deliver no substantial content. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 09:24 PM |
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Indeed, it's clear this has been a waste of time. |
bemildred |
Oct-20-08 09:27 PM |
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As the war began, the story behind it unraveled |
Hardhead |
Oct-20-08 08:25 PM |
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I happened to be in DC at the time, and happily joined in the protests. |
Beregond2 |
Oct-20-08 08:28 PM |
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I was 11 at the time - and still hated Bush! |
EOO |
Oct-20-08 08:29 PM |
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My first child was born the week the Gulf War broke out |
Danmel |
Oct-20-08 08:53 PM |
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That was such an obvious set-up -- wrong-footing Saddam because he "didn't know his place." |
TahitiNut |
Oct-20-08 08:59 PM |
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I just saw it as a big ad for weapons |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 09:01 PM |
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Too young at the time, but read about it later and realized it was another war based on lies... |
Solon |
Oct-20-08 09:04 PM |
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I was against it, but I was in Japan with a group of students for the whole thing |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-20-08 09:15 PM |
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I was against it and remember writing an essay in college |
Tutankhamun |
Oct-20-08 09:36 PM |
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Protested vigorously. |
dailykoff |
Oct-20-08 09:42 PM |
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Saddam was set up to take the fall for being a less-than-loyal CIA stooge. |
Vidar |
Oct-20-08 09:43 PM |
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And poll how many Americans have ever heard of the Basra Highway Massacre. |
LynnTheDem |
Oct-20-08 09:51 PM |
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After they killed the 300 civilians in Basra, I wore all black to class |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 10:00 PM |
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Kick for the late night |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 10:58 PM |
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I had sex under a tree that had a yellow 'troops' ribbon tied around it |
Toucano |
Oct-20-08 11:29 PM |
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Some of my first and most memorable experiences of you-know-what |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 11:45 PM |
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I was in High School when the first Iraq war happened. |
Diclotican |
Oct-20-08 11:32 PM |
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Thanks for your perspective. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 11:43 PM |
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Jed Dilligan |
Diclotican |
Oct-21-08 12:09 AM |
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I supported it. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-20-08 11:37 PM |
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Good for you for being honest. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 11:44 PM |
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Well learning the truth helped a lot. |
MrSlayer |
Oct-21-08 01:34 AM |
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Other- |
youthere |
Oct-20-08 11:46 PM |
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Must have sucked. |
Jed Dilligan |
Oct-20-08 11:49 PM |
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It SO sucked. Big time sucked. |
youthere |
Oct-20-08 11:51 PM |
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I was against it but didn't really do anything since I was a 14 yr old high school student. |
ContinentalOp |
Oct-21-08 12:28 AM |
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