On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:27:32 GMT, Lostgallifreyan
wrote:

John Fields wrote in
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On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 22:07:33 GMT, The God of Odd Statements
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:53:19 -0500, John Fields did most oddly state:
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:57:29 GMT, "Homer J Simpson" wrote:

Hmmm, and what has happened to the servicemen injured saving Kuwait?
The ones who are in wheel chairs or blind living in run down
trailers? Any money for them?

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Nope. That wasn't part of the deal.

Gee, why am _I_ not surprised? Of course, who cares what happens to a
bunch of worthless, lowlife grunts who were lucky enough to visit the
Middle East on the taxpayer's dime?

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Their families and friends do, and their country does.


No it doesn't. That wasn't part of the deal, as you said yourself and now
appear to contradict. The sooner people take some personal responsibility
instead of displacing and enshrining it in some kind of veneer of
patriotism, the sooner people will stop dying stupidly for nothing.

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That's not what I said.

The question was: "Who cares what happens to a bunch of worthless,
lowlife grunts who were lucky enough to visit the Middle East on the
taxpayer's dime?"

I think it's pretty clear that their families and friends will care
about what happens to them, don't you?

As far as the country is concerned, (or let's say the government,
instead) the care there will be financial. A soldier who comes back
unhurt won't have to use the VA's medical facilities or cause the
government to spend anything else (with some exceptions) once the
soldier goes back to civilian life.

I agree with the taking personal responsibility part, BTW.
Unfortunately, not everyone is capable of taking responsibility for
themselves, and I suppose that's where cannon fodder comes from.


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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer