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33. Ugh. Yes, those noble Confederates, fighting to keep slavery. Ahh, the glory...

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Jim Webb: 'Honorable Americans Fought on Both Sides in the Civil War' [View all] mia Jun 2015 OP

Honorable Americans did fight on both sides. onehandle Jun 2015 #1

Sorry, no. Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #2

That's true, but some were drafted Major Nikon Jun 2015 #41

Everyone has a moral obligation to NOT participate Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #68

No, they didn't. FFS. What the hell is he talking about. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #3

Not sure if it was quite that black and white davidn3600 Jun 2015 #9

Wrong about Grant. He owned one slave whom he freed in 1859. Bonhomme Richard Jun 2015 #14

It's kind of ambiguous Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #18

General Grant also tried to expel Jews from parts of rebel states under his command Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #15

You might give more details to the story kwassa Jun 2015 #22

Maybe he had "tactical reasons", but his order was quickly revoked by Lincoln Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #23

The South conscripted most white males between ages of 17-50 Nevernose Jun 2015 #71

Okay. Gotcha. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #72

Jim Webb is an honest man... jaysunb Jun 2015 #4

I agree. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #5

Honest, maybe, but missing the current issue, SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #8

The current issue is just another diversion, imo. jaysunb Jun 2015 #29

Before *I* go there? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #32

Not intended to be personal.... jaysunb Jun 2015 #47

Okey dokey. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #49

Honest, and wrong. He is honestly wrong. kwassa Jun 2015 #19

Why do you say that ? jaysunb Jun 2015 #25

There was no honor in the Confederate cause. kwassa Jun 2015 #64

+ 1 DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #66

first he has to win the republican party nomination and he has lots of competetion for that nt msongs Jun 2015 #30

Now, now jaysunb Jun 2015 #48

Would he say the same thing about Nazi soldiers? knowledgeispwr Jun 2015 #6

That's the lesson my WW II veteran father taught me. TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #24

'My friends and I had been playing war' HFRN Jun 2015 #31

The German conscripts fought just like our soldiers..as fodder. Here is the part of the WWII kelliekat44 Jun 2015 #38

There were also a lot of rotten people who fought on both sides Charlie Brown Jun 2015 #7

Yep. See General Smedley Butler. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #40

I agree Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author iandhr Jun 2015 #10

"Traitor" can be a relative term davidn3600 Jun 2015 #13

Relatively speaking, they didn't and it isn't. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #35

bullshit Leontius Jun 2015 #16

I think you mean to say traitor. Traders to this nation makes me think of benign peddlers. TheOther95Percent Jun 2015 #45

Good for Webb AwareOne Jun 2015 #11

Nice attempt at an off-topic diversion. kwassa Jun 2015 #20

We really don't have a good idea on how to stop the mass shootings goldent Jun 2015 #51

Oh it has gone from sublime to the ridiculous. TM99 Jun 2015 #56

Those fighting for the south lost their citizenship.... Historic NY Jun 2015 #12

When wars are declared how many soldiers stop and think about whether they're on the right side? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #17

If I had any inkling of even considering Webb, it's gone now. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #21

West Point cadets from Southern states weren't drummed out of formation. Octafish Jun 2015 #26

I think that's how he meant it. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #37

Gallantry in his mind... Octafish Jun 2015 #42

Thank you for the kind remarks, Octafish. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #43

Red Planet at 10...Starship Troopers at 11...Stranger at 12...Jonathan Hoag at 13... Octafish Jun 2015 #62

Thank you, Octafish. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #70

May I offer a small, but significant to me, correction? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #73

He was DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #60

There were losers, and there were winners. Stop backing the losers, Jimbo. MADem Jun 2015 #27

Good to see that Webb has wrapped up SwankyXomb Jun 2015 #28

Ugh. Yes, those noble Confederates, fighting to keep slavery. Ahh, the glory... Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #33

in any war, in any point in history, on any side, the soldier HFRN Jun 2015 #34

Ain't that the simple truth. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #39

Good post, and welcome to DU HFRN.... n/t Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #44

This Vietnam veteran applauds your post. n/t jaysunb Jun 2015 #46

You are correct. goldent Jun 2015 #52

Well said. TM99 Jun 2015 #57

“I and my fellow combat veterans stand on one side of a great impassable divide," mia Jun 2015 #69

This is the first thing I've seen about Webb since learning he may run Politicub Jun 2015 #36

Agree. hay rick Jun 2015 #50

Honorable americans may have fought but dishonerable american legislators, governors and politicians CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #54

About that "they didn't own slaves and still fought" argument. TheOther95Percent Jun 2015 #55

Fuck Webb and his neo-confederate fanboys mwrguy Jun 2015 #58

Oh look DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #59

Like This One ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (eom) ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #63

Whick part of the my post are you taking about? DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #65

... tenderfoot Jun 2015 #67

On The Chris Rock Show in the late 90s he went down to SC to interview people JonLP24 Jun 2015 #61