Comments on: Pro Troop Rally in DC http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pro-troop-rally-in-dc Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skye http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30742 Skye Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:32:10 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30742 <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f_6gNY6S5HE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f_6gNY6S5HE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

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]]> By: Scott http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30630 Scott Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:06:01 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30630 That's a different Scott btw :)

That’s a different Scott btw
:)

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]]> By: Scott http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30629 Scott Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:03:52 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-30629 What about the platform of IVAW do you dislike? You said you didn't even go to their event in your article, so... Are you familiar with their 3 goals? Also, your use of the word "pro-troop" to describe the pro-war crowd is misleading. We are all "pro-troop", we simply have different ideas of how to show it. The pro-Iraq-war crowd is stuck on the rhetoric of "winning", "victory", and other buzzwords. Win what? They are also fixated on the idea that if we pull out, the 4000 deaths so far would be in vain. In other words, they want others to die to satisfy their emotions and blind patriotism? The anti-Iraq-war crowd is diverse. Some are against all wars, and some just aren't happy with this one, considering we attacked a country that did nothing to us, on made up reasons. The only thing we have in common, is we want the troops home, safely. IVAW has 3 "goals", which is (1) withdrawal of occupying forces, (2) reparations for human and structural damages to help Iraqis control their own future, and (3) make sure returning troops get adequate health care and benefits. That's the platform. It's not so bad, is it? People like Gathering of Eagles, their main platform seems to be slandering veterans of the very war they support. Just look at the picture you included on your own blog, referring to us as commies. They call veterans phony and liars. They say we are undermining the troops, when we "are" and "were" the troops. How they relate wanting the troops home safely so they can protect our own country, to things like undermining, treason, communism, etc, is beyond me. They basically mislead the public. Their use of words like "raghead" when referring to Iraqis should tell you where their mindset and emotions are.

What about the platform of IVAW do you dislike? You said you didn’t even go to their event in your article, so… Are you familiar with their 3 goals?

Also, your use of the word "pro-troop" to describe the pro-war crowd is misleading. We are all "pro-troop", we simply have different ideas of how to show it. The pro-Iraq-war crowd is stuck on the rhetoric of "winning", "victory", and other buzzwords. Win what? They are also fixated on the idea that if we pull out, the 4000 deaths so far would be in vain. In other words, they want others to die to satisfy their emotions and blind patriotism?

The anti-Iraq-war crowd is diverse. Some are against all wars, and some just aren’t happy with this one, considering we attacked a country that did nothing to us, on made up reasons. The only thing we have in common, is we want the troops home, safely. IVAW has 3 "goals", which is (1) withdrawal of occupying forces, (2) reparations for human and structural damages to help Iraqis control their own future, and (3) make sure returning troops get adequate health care and benefits. That’s the platform. It’s not so bad, is it?

People like Gathering of Eagles, their main platform seems to be slandering veterans of the very war they support. Just look at the picture you included on your own blog, referring to us as commies. They call veterans phony and liars. They say we are undermining the troops, when we "are" and "were" the troops. How they relate wanting the troops home safely so they can protect our own country, to things like undermining, treason, communism, etc, is beyond me. They basically mislead the public. Their use of words like "raghead" when referring to Iraqis should tell you where their mindset and emotions are.

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]]> By: thebronze http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-28345 thebronze Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:53:12 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-28345 Anyone know where to get one of those flags?

Anyone know where to get one of those flags?

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]]> By: Snooper http://floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-28320 Snooper Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:47:42 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/21/pro-troop-rally-in-dc/#comment-28320 Captain America so rocked!!

Captain America so rocked!!

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