tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post80878849772743244..comments2023-11-02T09:08:18.487-04:00Comments on DARE TO THINK : You Can't Have It Both WaysCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788060917420508410noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-18202186825974054682007-05-27T06:21:00.000-04:002007-05-27T06:21:00.000-04:00I don't see too many comments on this one. I ...I don't see too many comments on this one. I don't feel educated enough on politics to go a round on the rights and wrong of this war, but if you follow the media there has been findings of chemical weapons. For whatever reason, the media chose not to exploit this finding as loudly as when they decried the initial basis of war was unfounded. If you would like to take a look at articles on their finds, just google "Weapons found in Iraq". I think the last posting was a finding of chemical weapons in 2006. Time will answer all the un-answered questions as to the rights and wrongs of this war, but I think once a person has an opinion on it, it won't be easily changed unless they are media sheep.<br><br>Like you, I will support our troops. There are so many ways we can help them. Each military agency more than likely has a website set up where you can either email a soilder or send care packages to their unit. They need to hear from us, that we care. I know the Air Force has "Air Force Crossroads". Check it out. My daughter has adopted a soilder, and I'm thinking about doing the same thing. They need friends, family and our prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-51437353433229641832007-05-27T06:26:00.000-04:002007-05-27T06:26:00.000-04:00Cathy 2 Lynne: Thanks for your insights, but I th...Cathy 2 Lynne: Thanks for your insights, but I think the best support I can offer any soldier is rally to get them home, asap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-10017690419805869342007-05-27T07:43:00.000-04:002007-05-27T07:43:00.000-04:00That goes without saying, Cathy. We all want them...That goes without saying, Cathy. We all want them home! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-54964845012438040962007-05-27T07:57:00.000-04:002007-05-27T07:57:00.000-04:00While I am a Canadian, our troops are still over t...While I am a Canadian, our troops are still over there standing by your misguided President. They brought another shoulder home yesterday, one who lives about 10 minutes from me to be buried with full honours. This war to me has never made sense. The only purpose it serves is the absolute total waste of human life. How many soliders have to die before your "dumb ass" president pulls out of Iraq. I do not know much about politics in fact I abhor the subject. To me most politicians are in politics to line their own pockets and nothing more. The very few that are in politics that care about the people are few and far between. I agree fully with your entry Luddie, you dont need to be knowledgable about politics to know that this war is a travesty of magnificent proportions and the loss of life has gone on long enough. Bring those men and women home to their families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-52826037736525971202007-05-27T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-27T12:02:00.000-04:00Regardless of my feelings for the war, I do suppor...Regardless of my feelings for the war, I do support the people that must be there because it exists at this time. I provide packages for soldiers who receive nothing from home, just little packages of small 'someone cares' proportion ~ thru Treats For Troops. Should I stop if I disagree with the war? I do not feel I should.~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-67785401862434683642007-05-27T14:06:00.000-04:002007-05-27T14:06:00.000-04:00Great entry Cathy. I wish they'd stop this non...Great entry Cathy. I wish they'd stop this nonsense and come home, too. It is very reminiscent of my childhood, and Vietnam. I lost people in that war. Oh wait...it was a "conflict." I recall them saying it's not a war...it's a conflict. Bullshit. People fight, get killed, it's war. <br>We had no business staying in Iraq this long. It's one of those unwinnable things. And Bush isn't about to admit defeat. No way. I'm just hoping that they don't decide to bring back the draft just in time for my son to go. <br>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-31803055576168959982007-05-27T22:04:00.000-04:002007-05-27T22:04:00.000-04:00Wow Cathy, what a subject! In war, life is nasty b...Wow Cathy, what a subject! In war, life is nasty brutal and usually short. Without war, life is peaceful serene and lovable. Or is it? The history of warfare has shown signs that man cannot justify the slaughter of innocents, the right of self defence, or aggression by one state against another without equality, without first examining the moral stance that this brings to the table. <br>Each religious fraction has given their credence to a time to fight for one’s values, hopes and inspirations. When this fails, the result in your words an “abomination” of common sense, hatred , arrogance and moral codicils. The United Nations were set up as a vehicle for shortcutting this call to arms. Is it working ? Is it well founded? And against what principles does it stand? <br>Having lived through the Cold War and trusted with two buckets of instant sunshine the thought had occurred that the only winners in war were the dead and the dying. They were the true heroes. The fact, that I could personally wipe out two or four sizeable city populations at a short notice, thankfully were never carried out by our leaders and sanity prevailed. Now it is threats that cause us exasperation and the call to bear arms with vengeance, re-dress, power and morality instead of the usual first retaliatory strike. <br>However, all wars are winnable but do not become so when the number of losses grow to out live expectations whether that cause is right or not. Again it does take the laws of science to decree that once a job attacking an enemy goes unfinished then the cost is that much higher at the second or subsequent attempts. Our dead are dying with yours and what did the poem of the first world war say “it is a noble and honourable thing to die for one’s country” Tell that to the 60,000 mothers who lost sons on the first day of the Somme 1914. <br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-38473057590438026812007-05-28T12:18:00.000-04:002007-05-28T12:18:00.000-04:00Good entry, Cathy. I agree that Iraq is bearing al...Good entry, Cathy. I agree that Iraq is bearing all the wholemarks of Nam - which would have been foreseeable before George W. sent in the US cavalry. What a mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-46737564667776406592007-06-02T18:53:00.000-04:002007-06-02T18:53:00.000-04:00I have seen, in the original entry and all comment...I have seen, in the original entry and all comments thereafter, that everyone hates war and supports the troops. The only other thing that stands out to me is the fact that everyone wants the troops home - and NOW!!<br>What happens to all of the unfinished business our troops would leave behind?? Will the terroists/insurgents follow us back to the states?? Will we be the recipients of war on our turf?? And what happens to all the thousands of men and women that return to our shores?? Do we have a place for them? jobs that will give their lives meaning and an income for survival? housing? How will they feel to come home after fighting so hard and leaving many of their buddies behind? How do you explain this to the familys that have lost loved ones? Was it all worth sacrificing their lives, limbs, etc to just come home and leave a job unfinished? I think NOT. I do not agree with the war - I don't agree with any war. But we are there - and I believe we need to finish what we have started. The war will not end because our troops come home. Why, you say???? Because it has been left unfinished - and we will continue to pay the price, all of us!! Whether we are for the war or not, whether we support our troops or not, whether we support President Bush or not, doesn't really matter. What matters is that we are there and we need to finish what we started. If for no other reason, but to give meaning to our precious men and women that have given their lives so that we could be free. No matter how we feel, we need to finish our mission and allow our service men and women to return home with feelings of some sort of pride, a sense of purpose and closure to this crazy mixed up mess. <br>God bless America. <br>Gemmy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655038913540975453.post-7960211191434526722007-06-03T16:29:00.000-04:002007-06-03T16:29:00.000-04:00A lot of hard thinking in this entry Would that t...A lot of hard thinking in this entry Would that those who started the Iraq war had thought a lot harder about these other wars that led our country into a quagmire. I remember President Bush saying oh there won't be any casualties (to speak of)! What a misunderstanding that man had of invasive war. HIs father stopped before heading for Bagdad and had more reason but 9/11 caused a lot of people to crave a war of retribution, even if it was with people who weren't quite to blame for that, but were for a lot of other stuff Gerry http://journals.aol.com/gehi6/daughters-of-the-shadow-men/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com