Originally posted by Soledad
When soldiers rule the government, maybe then I'll be able to dislike them. But when they are subject to the will of a few people (most of whom had not had the guts to serve themselves) I will hold no ill will towards them, as they are doing what they are told and do so with honorable intentions.

The quote is powerful because it gives one pause for thought. Could it be that our own leaders think similarly?? I have two words for you: Pax Americana.

gee i forgot ALL MY LATIN, son of a gun, and i was an altar boy too..............

you lose......first you shoot yourself in the foot by hinting that
the leaders want to take over Iraq, and the only way to do that is to send american soldiers there........but you can't bad mouth the soldiers because they are mindlessly obeying the boss???

honorable intentions????

pretzel logic........damn, i thought you had a point there and you go and screw it up............geez......

at times it's better to beat a hasty retreat than to be hastily beaten while retreating.......george custer