Bill, Will, Willie, whatever I understand where you're coming from. I understand people will have disagreements with how the military is used, that's fine, having an opinion against that, and speaking out against it is what our country is all about.
Now, advocating disrespect by putting these people in a basement next to a loud boiler room with tubas playing next store is simply wrong and that's what I mean by my statements. I mean, Larry yells and screams about conditions at Gitmo, but would advocate worse for our military recruiters? Seems kind of hypocritical to me. Vets can have a low opinion of the armed services, that's fine. Just don't advocate disrespect for those currently wearing the uniform, and that's exactly what Larry was doing by suggesting they put them where he did. But like I said, he supports the troops! -----Original Message----- From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:22 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: military recruiting on college campuses > Sorry Bill, It's Will. > I don't think he does. So what, exactly would "support" be, then? Abject grovelling at the feet of the administration? Being a "yes-man" for failed diplomacy? Handing out flyers showing all the kiddies where the recruiter's office is, or maybe carrying signs and helping out all those poor misguided souls that obviously need a direction in life towards the open waiting arms of the Armed Services recruiters? Which is it? > I was about two seconds away ... but opted to go straight to college. And we all know that this is where the real fight is, no? I mean, saving all those impressionable minds from egg-headed, liberal professors. How did you ever make it out alive, much less with your conservativism intact? :-) At any rate, Kevin, Larry did his bit, he earned the right to have his opinion, whether for or against military recruitment policies. As it happens I know few vets that served during the Vietnam war and during Gulf War 1 and now GW2, many of them have low opinions of armed service in general, especially veterans affairs and the idea of recruiting for military service. Are they "against the troops"? I also know a few vets that would give their left whatever to get back in "the fight." There's always going to be somebody willing. Military service isn't for everybody and disagreement with recruitment tactics/rules/policies != lack of support for those in the field. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199173 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
