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-L. wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > -L. wrote:

> <snip>
>
> > >

> > No one can account for racist attitudes. I won't say the wars taught him
> > anything one way or the other but he had no say in where government sent
> > him. He also hates cats, what can I say?

>
> LOL.... But I have to say, I find that pretty sad. I'd hope that
> anyone who participated in even one war would learn the futility of
> killing each other, and learn some compassion for his fellow man.



Unfortunately acts of war are sometimes not only useful, they're
sometimes the best possible avenue of action -- and thus necessary,
e.g. the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, the US Revolutionary
War, etc., etc....



> <snip>
>
> > Of course you will, just as I do Just saying... articles are just that.
> > Articles. Opinions.

>
> Yeah, and unfortunately, these kinds of "articles" are about all that
> we are "allowed" to read about this assinine war...THAT is what ****es
> me off. To get any decent news, you have to surf to Europe or the
> Middle East when they aren't blocking the connections...



Actually it's your tinfoil hat that is "blocking the connections"...

BTW, if you bother to read the _Times_ and other sources there are
plenty of articles about the war.

This particular article's topic happened to concern food items that
folks sent the troops...or did you read it?



> > Just like I'm not packing peanut butter because of
> > your adopted son,

>
> Humm....I didn't know we were going to be on the same flight!
> LOL...Seriously, I don't worry about the odd passenger with a
> peanutbutter cookie or sandwich - I can always ask to be moved. In
> fact, I don't expect anyone individual to take us into consideration.
> What I do worry about is an entire cabin or airplane filled with nuts.
> I just want the option of changing flights if nuts are served.



If I knew I was going to be on a flight with you lot I'd bring on TONS
of peanuts...


> >I'm also not adverse to shipping some cookies to folks
> > serving in Iraq.

>
> Neither am I. I feel sorry for the kids who feel like they have no
> option but to join the military because they are poor and not
> academically gifted. There's a whole hell of a lot of them giving
> their lives for being poor.



That's life...and *everybody* eventually dies.

--
Best
Greg

 
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