On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:46:54 -0700, Jim Stewart
wrote:

Halcitron wrote:

Cliff wrote:

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:47:14 -0400, "John"

wrote:

http://mindprod.com/iraq.html#FALLUJAPIX

Go USA

snipped rubbish

The American Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine, knows full well what
his/her reasons for volunteering for enlistment/commission are, what
the consequences of military service are, what a contractual obligation
is, if he/or she will or will not continue, What the benefits of
sticking to your committments are, and where failure can lead you.

Cliff, please tell us about your military servce or lack thereof.

Simply put, unless you have served under the flag, you cannot fathom
the responsibility, pride, and commraderie, of service, and the customs
and traditions of each branch.

Well said.

http://mindprod.com/patriotism.html

"Quotations about Patriotism."

[
Patriotism Is Nothing To be Proud Of
"War does not determine who is right — only who is left."
~ Anonymous
"A sea of red coats and white trousers, in perfect step, the airs of
the Republic blasted with particular gusto, the kind of sing-along oom
pah pah of which patriotism is made."
~ Anonymous

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and,
exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her
perpetually."
~ James Baldwin

"Patriotism is fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a
stone, and as irrational as a headless hen."
~ Ambrose Bierce

"Patriotism: combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one
ambitious to illuminate his name."
~ Ambrose Bierce

"God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for
oppression and bloodshed."
~ Louis Buñuel

"Patriotism is the religion of hell."
~ James Branch Cabell

"I found out why war is hell — army authority is absolute. You are
defended and judged by the same kind of people who accuse and
prosecute you."
~ Michael Caine, Playboy, 1996

"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love
stop at the border?"
~ Pablo Casals

"'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think
of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother,
drunk or sober.'"
~ G. K. Chesterton

"Many a bum show has been saved by the flag."
~ George M. Cohan

snip as there's a copyright on the collection as a whole
]

Missed all of that, did you?
Been well indocrinated & brainwashed?
--
Cliff