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Originally Posted by rockogre
Um folks, I'm not particularly upset or mad or hurt or anything, thanks just the same. I just feel I should have read it a few more times before I just threw it out there. I stay out of the politics threads relegioulsly because I'm just not that much into arguments. Just feel kind of stupid for not thinking things through.
I just mostly saw the parts in which you cannot necessarily define any of our countries citizens by race or religion or what you like to eat. The fact that America is not viewed as wonderful by everyone never really crossed my mind, even though I certainly understand.
I love my country, but keep a watchful eye on my government!
Anyway, lesson learned.
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rock, i love ya buddy; your heart's in the right place...
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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.
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