In a message dated 9/3/2007 10:20:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"However" or "on the other hand" sound to me like I would be sayihng something contrary. Perhads, "additionally" or "not only that?" Perhaps. Let's see. My gist was: The simple display of "God Bless..." or the Flag on your sleeve, SUV, or home doesn't really amount to "support" for our military. Without shared sacrifice, it's tokenism and show biz. Only military personnel and their families are sacrificing in this war. Your point: To the troop himself I imagine it means a great deal. To go into battle, to kill and risk being killed, I think I would want to feel a closeness with God. I would want to be sure in my cause being just, to be able to reconcile the killing with my religeous belief. Forget the perhaps. I'll stick with "however" or "on the other hand." E.g. Without any real sacrifice, the average citizen's "God Bless Our Troops" and patriotism rings hollow; however, a spiritual closeness duty must mean a great deal to a man or woman in combat. or The average citizen's trappings of patriotism and religion, without shared sacrifice for the war, ring hollow; on the other hand, a sense of spirituality and/or patriotic duty must mean a great deal to many men and women in actual combat. If Werner were posting, he would have said a while back, "That's all very interesting; however, let's bring the focus back to Asbury Park." His points would not exactly be "contrary"; but "additionally" or "not only that" don't work. Nevertheless, Cordiali saluti ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
