COpatriot
08-22-2012, 01:20 PM
This exchange happened in a thread on a forum with a large contingent of users who are itching for a war with Iran. This first comment comes from one of many warmongering fools:
Thanks, I already performed four years of service to our country and fought in the recent wars.
So no, I don't take the prospect of *another* war with Iran lightly.
My hunch is that most of the keyboard peaceniks quick to blindly label anyone supporting taking action against Iran as being a "warmongerer" probably have no appreciation for the geopolitical realities of the conflict and are flatly ignoring the public pronouncements of the Iranian leadership over the past 30 years.
The response by another user to the above post was such pure gold that I would have felt bad having not shared it with all of you:
Keyboard peacenik, eh? You are way off - I'm in the Army. 17 years of service with 4 tours.
Question: Knowing that the past 9 years of war have been fruitless and/or complete lies, how are any of us supposed to believe this is any different? Are you actually convinced that Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon? If so, did you actually believe that Iraq had WMDs too?
We have 8,500 nuclear weapons. The Israelis have 150 and are more than capable of taking care of themselves. We're worried about the Iranians developing one? Gimme a break. We don't want the Iranians to have too much political pull in the middle east because it will cause turmoil in the region and affect our precious oil addiction.
We (military servicemembers) are tired of this crap. You'd be shocked if you knew how many of us feel this way. The fact that Ron Paul received more military donations than all of the other candidates combined should have been a big wake-up call. We've missed years of our families' lives fighting for corporate interests and there is no end in sight. We've been to more memorial services than any person should experience. Soldiers are tired, angry, sad, and depressed; there were more suicides in the US Army last month than in any 30-day period in history. It's not just an anomaly.
We've conveniently designed a war that can never be won. The only people who have benefited from this are the CEO's, banks, and the politicians they grease.
I couldn't care less about oil shortages or prices. If you want to go over there - or send your kids over there - to be cannon fodder, go right ahead. Just don't ask us to keep sacrificing over and over and over for no legitimate reason. We took an oath to protect our country and our freedoms, and we haven't done that since WW2.
Any person who supports sending the same people to these BS wars year in and year out has a lot of nerve.
Thanks, I already performed four years of service to our country and fought in the recent wars.
So no, I don't take the prospect of *another* war with Iran lightly.
My hunch is that most of the keyboard peaceniks quick to blindly label anyone supporting taking action against Iran as being a "warmongerer" probably have no appreciation for the geopolitical realities of the conflict and are flatly ignoring the public pronouncements of the Iranian leadership over the past 30 years.
The response by another user to the above post was such pure gold that I would have felt bad having not shared it with all of you:
Keyboard peacenik, eh? You are way off - I'm in the Army. 17 years of service with 4 tours.
Question: Knowing that the past 9 years of war have been fruitless and/or complete lies, how are any of us supposed to believe this is any different? Are you actually convinced that Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon? If so, did you actually believe that Iraq had WMDs too?
We have 8,500 nuclear weapons. The Israelis have 150 and are more than capable of taking care of themselves. We're worried about the Iranians developing one? Gimme a break. We don't want the Iranians to have too much political pull in the middle east because it will cause turmoil in the region and affect our precious oil addiction.
We (military servicemembers) are tired of this crap. You'd be shocked if you knew how many of us feel this way. The fact that Ron Paul received more military donations than all of the other candidates combined should have been a big wake-up call. We've missed years of our families' lives fighting for corporate interests and there is no end in sight. We've been to more memorial services than any person should experience. Soldiers are tired, angry, sad, and depressed; there were more suicides in the US Army last month than in any 30-day period in history. It's not just an anomaly.
We've conveniently designed a war that can never be won. The only people who have benefited from this are the CEO's, banks, and the politicians they grease.
I couldn't care less about oil shortages or prices. If you want to go over there - or send your kids over there - to be cannon fodder, go right ahead. Just don't ask us to keep sacrificing over and over and over for no legitimate reason. We took an oath to protect our country and our freedoms, and we haven't done that since WW2.
Any person who supports sending the same people to these BS wars year in and year out has a lot of nerve.