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Date Posted: 07:58:14 03/29/05 Tue
Author: Chuck in ND
Subject: You know what?
In reply to: Bee 's message, "Warning, this is going to be rough" on 19:12:43 03/28/05 Mon

Forget it. This wasn't about the war. It wasn't about Iraq. It wasn't about soldiers or any of that. It was about how we so easily do whatever the gov asks, even if it costs us our children's well-being--I gave more than one example. I could give a dozen more, none of them war/Iraq related. You are so focused on that one thing, you can't even step back and see the big picture, the real underlying problem.

I didn't mention a draft, because this isn't about the draft. Believe it or not, my range of concerns and interestes extends beyond the draft. It also extends beyond the war.

And you are making an awful lot of judgements here that you know absolutely nothing about. I deliberately left the details vague, because this wasn't about the war! It's not even about my nephews. It's about people who will do anything the gov asks of them, even at the expense of their children!

But to satisfy your pharasiacal judgement, he's always been a very good boy, keeping good company, never doing drugs or alcohol. He did NOT choose to go back the second time. He was told he would not have to go back, but as usual, they lied to him and he was forced back a second time. He saw atrocities in his second tour that he cannot deal with.

It seems that giving judgement comes a little too easily here. First, you say my nephew chose bad friends and is an acloholic. Then you say I lied about the gov. Put your money where your mouth is: Show me where I lied.

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Replies:

You just love to make misstatements -- Bee, 08:48:16 03/29/05 Tue
- My mistake -- Chuck in ND, 12:35:57 03/29/05 Tue
  - You are sadly mistaken about ripping apart everything -- Bee, 15:32:35 03/29/05 Tue
    - sometimes you need to listen to others -- Jean, 04:18:19 04/01/05 Fri
      - Correction -- Bee, 09:59:54 04/04/05 Mon
        Bee your not listening.... -- Jean, 04:06:08 04/05/05 Tue
        First of all, I did not start -- Bee, 07:45:29 04/05/05 Tue
        you still do not hear what others are trying to tell you -- Jean, 16:06:51 04/05/05 Tue
        And you are not? -- Bee, 16:36:27 04/05/05 Tue
        ok, the next time you..... -- Jean, 04:17:41 04/06/05 Wed
        I doubt that one can be a racist without knowing that they -- Bee, 15:41:14 04/06/05 Wed
        I'm not talking about when you are being a racist.... -- Jean, 21:29:42 04/06/05 Wed
        Looking through a glass lightly -- Debbie, 03:11:03 04/07/05 Thu
        your right -- Jean, 14:54:25 04/07/05 Thu
  - You know what? -- Bee, 15:53:45 03/29/05 Tue
    - I Thought I Was Debating...That's All -- Eppy, 16:53:44 03/29/05 Tue
      - Eppy, Jean brings your post to my attention -- Chuck in ND, 17:55:19 03/29/05 Tue
- Just be at peace with your nephew's good intentions, Charlene -- Deb, 00:33:13 03/30/05 Wed
  - First of all -- Bee, 05:56:24 03/30/05 Wed
    - Still not seeing the connection you may see; I'll clarify a few points -- Deb, 23:02:32 04/01/05 Fri
      - Deb...Just A Comment Here... -- Eppy, 11:30:57 04/02/05 Sat
      - one more thought -- Bee, 09:52:01 04/07/05 Thu
        example of -- Jean, 14:57:26 04/07/05 Thu
        No it was typical. -- Bee, 07:45:29 04/08/05 Fri
        :-D -- Jean, 10:58:03 04/08/05 Fri
        OK...What is a Gospel Hobbyhorse???? (NT) -- Eppy, 17:59:37 04/08/05 Fri
once again -- Bee, 09:44:04 03/29/05 Tue