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Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal
RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal
(January 19, 2017 at 1:42 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:
(January 19, 2017 at 1:40 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: As I said, I don't know enough about this kind of thing to know exactly what the military should/should not be allowed to do.  

I was referring specifically to the Vietnam war, and that the way we fought it set too many unreasonable limits to the military for the sake of the politicians back home saving face. And in the end that just ended up hurting more lives, as the most innocent people among us are still suffering the consequences of how that war was fought, 4 decades later.

You won't get any argument from me regarding the Vietnam war.  It was a shitshow in every facet of the word.  I was more asking about your thoughts on warfare in general.  Sorry, I probably should've explained that a bit better.

Yeah, I don't know anything really about warfare. Just repeating what my husband told me about Vietnam and that it set an example of how not to fight a war.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal - by Catholic_Lady - January 19, 2017 at 1:46 pm

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