Pops:
Let me try once again to explain my position. I support my brothers and sisters in
uniform. I was a major in philosphy and am a practicing attorney. I believe in the
rule of law. This war is not a just war. It does not meet the test. We were not
invaded by or threatened by Saddam. We have no just cause [causa bellum]
to be in Iraq. Not only does our invasion not meet the principles of a just war
but it is also against the law of nations.
I am against my military serving in an unjust [legal] and immoral [philosophy]
war. The costs to those 125,000 Americans in Iraq today and the Americans
who are paying for it [$200 Billion] are not supported by the benefits we receive.
On legal and moral grounds as well as the cost/benefit analysis, this war is
flat out wrong. The same thing happened in 'Nam.
For you to tell me that I do not support my comrads in arms is absurd.
Yes, I do not support the Administration. I did not support the Johnson
Administration when I returned from 'Nam.
Patriotism does not trump ethics. A citizen that supports its government's
immorality is not a Patriot. He's an accomplice to a crime.
As a matter of conscience and as an American given the right under the
Bill of Rights I have a duty to speak out when I see my country
going down the wrong path.
By the way, I spent 3 years in counter-intelligence/terrorism, Middle East
Terrorists Groups at the Defense Intelligence Agency in DC. I'm well versed
in the matters of which I comment.
Pops, you don't know what you don't know.
Enough said!
Don. Sigh, apparently you're a classic target for propaganda and have no
experience or study in this arena.
Don
PS: Pops, what experience and knowledge do you use when making these
derogatory comments? What is your background and how informed are you?
I dare say, its very unlikely you'll respond to my question about your experience
and knowledge.