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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: SonyFan on September 15, 2001, 02:23:23 PM
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With the news of the attack and the talk of war going on for the past five days has gotten me seriously considering seeking out my local recruiter and signing up. You should know, that I haven\'t come to this point lightly. As the son of a Vietnam veteran, I know the personal horror and loss of innocence that going through a war can wreak on an individual. I always said that I would not fight for another Vietnam, I would dodge the draft if I had to, but I would be one of the first MOFO\'s to sign up if the United States is threatened.
This week, my words are being tested. The US has been attacked, weither by a group of individuals or a nation, and there is serious talk of war. Although, I sometimes despise my government, it\'s not them who I would be willing to fight and possibly die for. It is this nation, and everything it has come to represent throughout it\'s history. And as Sullivan Bellou said to his wife in a letter 3 day before being mortally wounded at the first battle of Bull Run, "I know how strongly American Civilization now leans upon the triumph of the Government, and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and suffering of the Revolution. And I am willing -- perfectly willing -- to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this nation, and to pay that debt."
I feel that debt must be repayed, for all those who served and died in past American Wars. Nothing in this world is free, not even freedom, and if that debt is not repayed, then I do not think that I diserve to live in this land which others have protected and preserved at the cost of their lives.
So I thought I\'d tell you how I felt, and was curious as to how many other American forum members here felt the same way and are considering signing up for the service?
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They have had a large increase in enrollment so you aren\'t alone in thinking about it.
Myself, as much as I love the US, the military is not for me. I will lend support in other ways. I\'ll be essentially the jock strap.
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If it came to a point where australian people had to enlist. I couldn\'t, I\'m a asthmatic so it would be pointless for me. If i HAD to go to fight/war etc, i would. But unless it came to that point i wouldn\'t bother.
I\'ve got a little saying.
War can come looking for me. I\'m not gonna go looking for it.
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air force all the way if you wanna fly. thats what im going to do after im out of college. that way you can be an officer right off the bat.
too bad gohan got the wrong idea across. i knew about it before, and a made a big post about how sorry i was if i misled anyone because that was my little thing: having an airplane. (see my pic)
of course i will have an airplane, when i join the airforce, but i guess i didnt make myself clear enough when i told everyone i wasnt really in the airforce. :(
ah crap.
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I\'ve thought about it too. I am a son in a military family (Navy) and have a deep sense of pride in our nation. 4 of my closest friends went into the military- Navy & Airforce and they don\'t really have anything that bad to say about it at all. The only thing I can remember is them saying "It gets boring." Of course if they were in the marines it might be a different story.
But, as a senior in college, I might as well finish up and make my $70k/yr (yea right). If worse comes to worse and they start drafting, I have no problem with dying for my country. What good is making a living when you\'re living in fear?
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If sweden was underattack, maybe..
But I wouldnt fit in the army verywell..
My grandfather was a Pilot.. rank Captain..
My father was in the army aswell.. (a few years only!)
Both of them liked it..
Im more of a talk guy than a fight guy.. :)
(Eventhough Im pretty strong!)
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not me guy!
if there is one thing in this world i know, its that Luke was not meant for the Army.
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Come to think of it..
It would be much cooler sneaking in the woods with a shotgun.. Not being under someones order :D
Like a partisan!
;)
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why luke,
the only rason i would want ot join the air force, is to fly planes. that has always been my dream, and i want to live my life to the fullest.
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Originally posted by Falcon4
why luke,
cause i sleep till noon
cause i smoke too much pot
cause i drink too much whisky
those are a few of my reasons
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oh really. your a bad bad little person.
you are a wussy!!!!!!;) join the military you wuss!!;)
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Originally posted by Videoholic
I\'ll be essentially the jock strap.
I could have made fun of that. Anyway, if i was 18 i would be enlisting right now no doubt.
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I won\'t enlist right now, because I have a wife, child, and an age problem...I\'m 25, so I\'m not too sure how happy they would be to have me.
HOWEVER, if they do in fact start a draft, I WILL volunteer in the first round of draftees, even though I wouldn\'t be a likely draftee in the first round.
My grandfather lied about his age to get into the Marines when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. At 16, he was willing to die for his country, and by the time most of his friends were graduating high school, he had already been to Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal, two of the worst hell-pits on the face of the planet, at the time. The man was a hard-nosed leatherneck to the end, and recently, I have been thinking about him alot. He had the courage to stand up for his country, and defended freedom in the prime of his youth. Me? I feel as if I have done nothing.
I look at my daughter and think, for her sake, how could I not join up if called. The sad truth is though, right now in order to support her, I can\'t afford to join up! :D
BTW- Falcon, I hope you are studying your ass off, because you need to be one helluva student to get into the air force to be a pilot. Last I heard, you also need a congressional recommendation to join their flight school. Anyway, good luck to all of you who are going to join the selective service in the coming months. Our road ahead will be bumpy, and uncertain.
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Praise the lord and pass the ammunition, baby.
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I don\'t care where I go or what I do, if I get drafted, I\'m going.
And for those who think I don\'t know what I\'m talking about, you\'re right I\'m just some 14 year old kid that doesn\'t know what he\'s talking about.
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Originally posted by ViVi
I don\'t care where I go or what I do, if I get drafted, I\'m going.
And for those who think I don\'t know what I\'m talking about, you\'re right I\'m just some 14 year old kid that doesn\'t know what he\'s talking about.
yeah vivi!
actually if i hear about a draft, im going to sign up for the air force with my friends.
this will be a long and grueling war. it wont be like desert storm, we wont be watching cruise missles hit their targets, we will actually have to go in and find them.
i dont think that this wil be a pretty war.
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And for those who think I don\'t know what I\'m talking about, you\'re right I\'m just some 14 year old kid that doesn\'t know what he\'s talking about.
Lol, that was pretty funny.....for a 14 year old! ;)
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I think the drafting age order goes like this:
21
20
19
18
22
23
24
25 (if really needed)
26 (if really needed)
and so on...
Hmmm, I\'m 21 and my b-day is on Oct 29. And now this terrorist attack. Spooky! :)
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I can honestly say its never even crossed my mind to enlist. I am just not a patriot or whatever, because I would never go to war or die for my country.
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Call me a pussy if you want, but I don\'t want to die at the age of 18. And didn\'t they make the draft illegal?
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In \'91 I was 21 and in college when Desert Storm hit. I\'m certainly glad to be considered to old and am rendered useless.
Oh yeah, Breathe, you\'re a pussy.:laughing:
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I had to expect that...:eek:
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Originally posted by JerginsSoft
BTW- Falcon, I hope you are studying your ass off, because you need to be one helluva student to get into the air force to be a pilot. Last I heard, you also need a congressional recommendation to join their flight school. Anyway, good luck to all of you who are going to join the selective service in the coming months. Our road ahead will be bumpy, and uncertain.
I am attending one of the best high schools in the USA. Im going for a 4.0, and trust me, if I want to learn somthing, or do well in somthing. I do. flying has always been a dream for me, and i dont think you need a recommendation (but ill look it up, thanks ). I heard If you do well in flight school,(A\'s) then they will let you fly planes. and also, i wont be doing it outta high school, i will be doing it out of college, and that way you automatially become an officer. so ill get my degree in college( in buisness or law or whatever), fly around for 5 years, get a real job, and make some cash, have a family. and i dont know what after that.
man have i got high hopes for my life eh?
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Originally posted by Falcon4
...man have i got high hopes for my life eh?
You sure do...but they are *excellent* high hopes!!! Best of luck to you Falcon4. My wife and I have been married now for 13 wonderful years...but in each and every one of them, we\'ve agreed to never have children because it seems that sooo many of them are spoiled brats or thugs... You give us hope! Keep up the effort & you will reap what you sow.
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Originally posted by Videoholic
I\'ll be essentially the jock strap.
A professional testicle holder. Hope it pays a lot :D
Me? I\'ll be the guy aiming the missiles. Bend over and say "ahh".
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If a huge war would blow up and one guy from every famely had to go and fight for Canada ..... altough i am not a fighting kinda guy ..... i would volunteer ..... coz i know i am the most useless and with future person !
PERSONNEL OPINION : USA attacking is stupid .... its called revenge .... and the act of terrorist was already and act of revenge for what USA did to them .... USA is not as innocent that you think .... for then USa is the devil ! think about it .... AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL RENDER THE WORLD BLIND :(
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Originally posted by jp6666
If a huge war would blow up and one guy from every famely had to go and fight for Canada ..... altough i am not a fighting kinda guy ..... i would volunteer ..... coz i know i am the most useless and with future person !
PERSONNEL OPINION : USA attacking is stupid .... its called revenge .... and the act of terrorist was already and act of revenge for what USA did to them .... USA is not as innocent that you think .... for then USa is the devil ! think about it .... AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL RENDER THE WORLD BLIND :(
The US doesn\'t really want total revenge, it\'s also about ending terrorism. You don\'t have to like us, that\'s perfectly fine, but there are other ways of getting your point accross. Hijacking commercial airliners and smashing them into populated buildings to kill thousands is not one of them. It can only make things worse on both ends.
Since Bin Laden is the prime suspect from international intelligence agencies (not just the FBI), then he should at least be taken in for questioning for such a heinous crime. If Afganistan decides that they won\'t hand him over then we have no choice but to go in by force. No one should live in fear because of the fact that he is still out there somewhere, maybe planning his next attack in your country.
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Well, according to Afghanistan, the Nation of Islam has a principle that if a guest is invited, it is his duty to leave, thereby no extradition by Afghanistan.
Seems kinda a dumb reason to start a war, huh?
But I guess no dumber, crazier, than flying a plane into a crowded building.
Also, its kind of depressing to hear that I\'m being picked last for the big kickball game. Damn, I feel like the fat kid nobody wants on their team!
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FOr those of you wanting to enlist, please say you are watching Band of Brothers on HBO. That movie kicks Ass!!!
But I would never voluntarily go into that.
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yeah! Band of Brothers is a great great thing to watch. it ssoo accurately depicts the war. i love it. if anyown has it, watch it on hbo on sundays. its well worth it.
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Here here, I will if it gets worse, if we goto war...
I will defend my great nation and the security of my family and friends..!!!
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yay kirath! did you just decide to? its a very patriotic thing to do.
you should be proud.
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Heh... I just got a phone call from the Marines today... and hell no I won\'t go! Call me a coward if you must, but if I they restart the draft and I get picked, I\'m heading straight for the mountains of the Yukon territory!
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Originally posted by Delphian
Heh... I just got a phone call from the Marines today... and hell no I won\'t go! Call me a coward if you must, but if I they restart the draft and I get picked, I\'m heading straight for the mountains of the Yukon territory!
Coincidence? Or did they mention the goings ons of the day?
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He didn\'t say anything about the current crisis that\'s going on but there\'s no doubt in my mind that the military is using this as an opportunity to get as many new enlistees as possible.
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well smashing into buildings with planes is no worst then going their ! telling them what to do ... bomb em ... kill alot of em .... and we they retaliate the only way they can ( WICH SUCKS AND IS SAD ) they do terrorisme ... why ? coz they are poor and its the only way they can ..... their is no good nor evil ! USA did also part of terrorisme for em ..... in their country .... look at the facts .....
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I turned 18 on august 8th...so i could go if i wanted.
Being that my dad was in Vietnam he has always wanted me to goto the military alot, espciailly now since the recent events.
I wouldnt go to the military previousley but if a recruturer "sp? " asked me to join i probally would its definatley the right thing to do.
Im not really going anywhere in my life now so why the hell not, Id be hella scared to go but when it was all over if im alive im going to have one hell of a story to tell and will be a tottally changed person, the army would provide me with a college fund and stuff too so id be set..
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Originally posted by jp6666
well smashing into buildings with planes is no worst then going their ! telling them what to do ... bomb em ... kill alot of em .... and we they retaliate the only way they can ( WICH SUCKS AND IS SAD ) they do terrorisme ... why ? coz they are poor and its the only way they can ..... their is no good nor evil ! USA did also part of terrorisme for em ..... in their country .... look at the facts .....
Kind of hard to respond to something like that. Oh wait a second.
They hijacked a plane full of innocent people and rammed it into a freaking building.
We only want to clear out the terrorists. Sure innocent people are going to die, but they know we\'re coming so they should get out of town.
Nevermind, this post is just not worth replying to. Sorry.
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you people are hard headed !!! i think the wprst terrorisme is USA !! the kill alot of innocent people and all they have to say is ! oh sorry !!!!! wtf is up with that ????? full of innocent people !!! people are not just innocent in USA you know !! 3 year ago Clinton apologized to a country because they went there ! killed 30000 INNOCENT PEOPLE and just said sorry ! meacoolpa ! yep ,, and chill .... went there took over ... haiiti .... the list goes on ..... i know people on the plane were innocent ... but alot of INNOCENT PEOPLE died in other country because of USA ! but you people don\'t give a **** !! how can palestine people give a **** about us when we are mostly responsible for them dying and suffering ???? your stuck up ..... revenge is not the way coz the plane thing WAS AN ACT OF REVENGE !!!all it will do is keep the cycle going .... and it will get worst .... stop tinking about blood ! and start thinking that USa did invite this ! has sad has it is .... i don\'t even think we are doing this because of the innocent people died .... i think now this a question a pride !!! QUOTE : NO ONE DOES THIS TO AMERICA AND LIVES ... PRIDE ONE OF THE WORST SINS ...I AM SORRY .... BUT YOU PREACH ABOUT INNOCENT PEOPLE DIED IN THAT PLANE CRASH .... YES AND ITS SAD .... BUT USA KILLED SO MUCH INNOCENT PEOPLE YOU GUYS JUST DON\'T CARE ! WAKE UP !
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just to tell you what you just wrote is very very hard to read,...
make a debate out of it, dont write in incomplete sentences! it helps get your point across!
well anyways, i think tha the us should bring the terrorists to justice. they were stupid, yes, but we cannot kill more civilians to "make it even" it isnt that simple.
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sorry falcon ... i am french Canadien :D no i am just trying to make the point that USA has done their share of INNOCENT killing and no one in Us cared coz they are the ¨ GOOD ¨
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sorry falcon ... i am french Canadien :D no i am just trying to make the point that USA has done their share of INNOCENT killing and no one in Us cared coz they are the ¨ GOOD ¨ PEOPLE ...
at some point they got a punishment ... but now they are going after the ones that did this and that i agree,,.... but they will kill more INNOCENT people on the way and sorry bahh we are the world leader it does not matter and that i really don\'t agree so i hope they be carefull
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awwwww heeellllll no! i love america, i was born here, but i would not enlist for the life of me "and i mean that literally" i turned 18 this year, i sent in my draft card thingie the day...yes thats right the day before the terrorist attack, if they started drafting i would join the nevy in a heart beat.
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Originally posted by jp6666
you people are hard headed !!! i think the wprst terrorisme is USA !! the kill alot of innocent people and all they have to say is ! oh sorry !!!!! wtf is up with that ????? full of innocent people !!! people are not just innocent in USA you know !! 3 year ago Clinton apologized to a country because they went there ! killed 30000 INNOCENT PEOPLE and just said sorry ! meacoolpa ! yep ,, and chill .... went there took over ... haiiti .... the list goes on ..... i know people on the plane were innocent ... but alot of INNOCENT PEOPLE died in other country because of USA ! but you people don\'t give a **** !! how can palestine people give a **** about us when we are mostly responsible for them dying and suffering ???? your stuck up ..... revenge is not the way coz the plane thing WAS AN ACT OF REVENGE !!!all it will do is keep the cycle going .... and it will get worst .... stop tinking about blood ! and start thinking that USa did invite this ! has sad has it is .... i don\'t even think we are doing this because of the innocent people died .... i think now this a question a pride !!! QUOTE : NO ONE DOES THIS TO AMERICA AND LIVES ... PRIDE ONE OF THE WORST SINS ...I AM SORRY .... BUT YOU PREACH ABOUT INNOCENT PEOPLE DIED IN THAT PLANE CRASH .... YES AND ITS SAD .... BUT USA KILLED SO MUCH INNOCENT PEOPLE YOU GUYS JUST DON\'T CARE ! WAKE UP !
Could someone please translate this garbled mess into english?
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yes, i kindof got the point. i understand. but many of the innocent killings were by accident.. sure the us may have killed innocent people, but it was on accident, not on purpose like these stupid bombers.
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the problem here falcon is that its not all accidents ....
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Originally posted by jp6666
the problem here falcon is that its not all accidents ....
name.
but accidental killings by bombs and asprin factories do not count...
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Name some specific incidents where the US knowling went in and whiped out innocent people for no reason what so ever.
Forget the whole plural thing in that sentence. Name just once.
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Well in Iraq they could have gone all the way but instead they sentence the country to be poor ! . since then 1.5 millions innocent people controle by sadam has died ... in chill USa took over the country and appointed their own puppet ... Usa is right now giving arms to israel .. wich are using them again\'t innocent and unarmed people ... Nato says that it wrong but Usa supports them ..
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Well in Iraq they could have gone all the way but instead they sentence the country to be poor ! . since then 1.5 millions innocent people controle by sadam has died
Huh? So now you are saying the US should have just killed Sadaam and ended it right there? Why then don\'t you think we should kill Bin Laden right now before he kills anymore like Hussein did?
The USA is selling arms to Israel, this has been going on for a years, nothing new. I disagree that the US is to blame if Israel is going around killing innocent people, but I did not know they were doing that (if they even are). Can someone confirm this?
I know for a fact the USA would not support a country going around killing innocents & then give them weapons for free. Believe it or not, our foreign policy is not controlled by just a handful of twisted men in uniform.
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actualy THX yes USA knows about what they are doing .... i mean yes i want the people who did this cruel act be punish ... but we have no proof ... we only thinkg its bin laben .... but understand this : this WILL kill more innocent people and it will be worst then before .. i beleive we have to do something yes !
But i don\'t like BUSH saying he his a suspect i want him dead or alive ! thats just rushing things and condemming us to war
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Originally posted by Videoholic
Name some specific incidents where the US knowling went in and whiped out innocent people for no reason what so ever.
Forget the whole plural thing in that sentence. Name just once.
Hiroshima? Nagasaki? :D
Well, there was a reason, but they could have trown the bombs at more lightly populated areas and still have shown the bombs\' awesome power. Just my $0.02 anyway.
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I\'m joining the Army after I get out of HS. But if 15 year olds are allowed in the army, why not.
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Originally posted by jp6666
actualy THX yes USA knows about what they are doing .... i mean yes i want the people who did this cruel act be punish ... but we have no proof ... we only thinkg its bin laben .... but understand this : this WILL kill more innocent people and it will be worst then before .. i beleive we have to do something yes !
But i don\'t like BUSH saying he his a suspect i want him dead or alive ! thats just rushing things and condemming us to war
this will be war. it will be most likely a long and slow one.
if you dont want the us to take action what do you plan we do? throw words at them and sentence them to life in prison??
the us must take measures to retaliate against terrorism, otherwise, other terrorists will see this as an oppurtunity to bomb countries and get away with it.
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Well, there was a reason, but they could have trown the bombs at more lightly populated areas and still have shown the bombs\' awesome power. Just my $0.02 anyway.
The point was not only to show the power of the A-Bomb... but also the fact that we will use it anywhere if we have to.
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Anyone seen the weather report in Kabul for next week???
Partly cloudy and about 3000 degrees.
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:laughing:
My dad loved that joke:laughing: :bounce:
You are now the cool person of the week!*
*"week" can be and usually is much longer than a week
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Originally posted by Weltall
:laughing:
My dad loved that joke:laughing: :bounce:
You are now the cool person of the week!*
*"week" can be and usually is much longer than a week
I thanked you in another post so I don\'t want to cry again. Just wish the matching picture could still be up for it.
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Anyone seen the weather report in Kabul for next week???
Partly cloudy and about 3000 degrees
LOL, USA! USA! USA! USA!!
Well, there was a reason, but they could have trown the bombs at more lightly populated areas and still have shown the bombs\' awesome power. Just my $0.02 anyway.
I think they did just right. The city was major and important, but, no where near the size and scale of say, Tokyo. It was the "right" city (if ever there was one, or in this case, two) to demonstrate our might, and bring about an end to a war which would have killed many, many more than the lives we took in those two cities.
As far as JP6666 goes, I am done listening to your incoherent babble. Reading ONE post saying America got what it deserved is one too many. You are a sick piece of work, my friend, if you think that people get what they deserve when a plane flies into their building.
Say what you will, American foreign policy does not mandate that we kill innocent people.
And as far as Bush saying he is a prime suspect, what\'s wrong with that? There are MANY leads that point to Bin Laden. Several weeks prior, he tells the world another attack is coming, then this happens.
Hmmmm.....well.....let\'s see......
Millionaire terrorist.....warns of an attack.....is known for his hatred of America.....hmmmm.....
MAYBE ITS THE SAME GUY THAT THREATENED TO DO THIS VERY ATTACK???
C\'mon pea-brain, who ELSE would be the prime suspect?
God, SHUT YOUR FACE!! I gotta stop writing, you are getting me way too mad, and I don\'t wanna get banned.
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Rand McNally has already begun creating new maps for the Middle East.
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindspring.com%2F%7Erj2%2Fmap.jpg&hash=06b42eb29553f12b037b1e3cf86b33ae8aac2de1)
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oops. Duplicate.
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ok .. fine it did not deserve it .... but when i saw it .. i said : sad but not surprising
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Originally posted by Videoholic
Rand McNally has already begun creating new maps for the Middle East.
hahahah thats funny, photoshoppers have found no way to get boredlately with all this hubbub.
hey but lake america? wouldnt it be Fallout america??
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There was a hilarious skit on the radio today.
It was a resort ad for afghanistan asking people to come visit their golf resort. "Our beginner course has holes 30 feet wide and 15 feet deep"
They went on to say to come visit the newly created Grand Canyon. 5 times bigger than the one in the US.
Nice to see people can see humor in this. Thank God.
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:laughing: That was funny. I have a tendency of killing jokes so I won\'t add anything to it (which I had intentions of doing)
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Man this generation of the late 70\'s on down is full of cowards. Man if it came too it yes I would fight. I would run down and hop on that bus quick as I can. I mean if nobody fights then we will lose our way of life. I hope it does not come down to this because old men can\'t enlist and all our grandfathers and fathers who faught for us are too old to take up this generations slack.
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What slack? Our military is to the point that Clinton wanted it. He cut our military 40%. Our military is 40% of what it was when Desert Storm happened. Is this Gen X\'s fault? Um, no!! Thank God we have a republican back in office so we can get the military back to where Reagan got us. If it weren\'t for Reagan Iraq would now have control of Kuwait and we would have nothing to fight these towlies with.
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Originally posted by Videoholic
What slack? Our military is to the point that Clinton wanted it. He cut our military 40%. Our military is 40% of what it was when Desert Storm happened. Is this Gen X\'s fault? Um, no!! Thank God we have a republican back in office so we can get the military back to where Reagan got us. If it weren\'t for Reagan Iraq would now have control of Kuwait and we would have nothing to fight these towlies with.
What the hell are you talkin about man? I am talking about if it came down to having to fight. Are parents and grandparents couldn\'t take up the slack or us who are too scared and spoiled to fight for your country.
Man you got a vendetta against bill clinton. He is gone man get over it.
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Originally posted by QuDDus
Are parents and grandparents couldn\'t take up the slack or us who are too scared and spoiled to fight for your country.
I\'m trying to figure out this sentence. You are trying to say that our generation is useless and that the old folk who fought in the previous wars can\'t help us right? I think that\'s what I gathered from your previous post as well. That\'s why I made the point about or debilitated military. You have no idea what our generation can do. The people in the military are not the losers on the streets smoking dope hanging out at the jiffy mart. They are well trained dedicated americans.
We just have 40% less of them. But at least Clinton was able to make budget.
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Originally posted by Videoholic
I\'m trying to figure out this sentence. You are trying to say that our generation is useless and that the old folk who fought in the previous wars can\'t help us right? I think that\'s what I gathered from your previous post as well. That\'s why I made the point about or debilitated military. You have no idea what our generation can do. The people in the military are not the losers on the streets smoking dope hanging out at the jiffy mart. They are well trained dedicated americans.
We just have 40% less of them. But at least Clinton was able to make budget.
I am talking about if it came down to having to fight.
That is what I am talking about if it came to having to fight which means a draft. I mean back then our father and grand parents had to fight. And went in and done what they had to and was proud. Now of days if that happen man we would be in deep trouble.
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Originally posted by QuDDus
That is what I am talking about if it came to having to fight which means a draft. I mean back then our father and grand parents had to fight. And went in and done what they had to and was proud. Now of days if that happen man we would be in deep trouble.
define "deep trouble" there probably wont be a draft anyways. many people are going by themselves on their own accord.
i doubt there will be a draft.
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I think a lot of (young?) people have this romantic idea about war. Forget it \'lil friend, war is ugly - it\'s neither romantic or great.
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Originally posted by Samwise
I think a lot of (young?) people have this romantic idea about war. Forget it \'lil friend, war is ugly - it\'s neither romantic or great.
WHich is exactly the reason I am not enlisting ever. I\'m also an only child with flat feet, so the US army won\'t take me. THank goodness.
If you want to go protect your country and get shot, that\'s fine. Just leave me the hell out of it, because if I was in war, I\'d run and hide.
;)
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its all what you want, your opinion. i would fight for my country in the airforce. not in any other part of the military. sure war sucks.
but flying overpowers that tenfold.
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Creepy news on CNN site.
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A knowledgeable source said two small knives were found on a Delta flight that was supposed to depart Boston, and a box cutter was found on an Atlanta-to-Brussels Delta flight. These planes didn\'t take off since all flights were grounded after the hijackings. The tools were found when the planes were searched.
Investigators say they aren\'t sure whether the tools found were intended for some sort of innocent use or whether their owners may have had malicious intent. But they say the two planes\' passenger manifests have been checked. And investigators increasingly believe that the weapons may have been prepositioned by accomplices for use by others. As one U.S. official told Time magazine, "These look like inside jobs."