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Originally Posted by amacontent
The politicians here in the USA are fighting to destoy that same freedom.
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Sadly amacontent, it has nothing to do with fighting for "our way of life". Neither Saddam or Iraq threatened the way of life of anyone in the US - it's like saying they threatened the Icelandic way of life - other nations don't have the same views they are threatened.
Sadly again, the very fact that a person is a politician means (at least as a group), that they can not be trusted with shit. That is not to say there are not some very honorable men in "politics" (of all flavors), but the track record leaves no doubt they are crass crap as a group. If they were operating within a commercial org, they'd all be sacked.
On soliders, - they do as they are told, - that was the deal. Despite that, and also being paid peanuts for the "privilege" of serving their country, they are lied to as well.
Rumsfeld happened to be addressing some recent grads into the forces last week. His speech to these men and women was an utter disgrace and loaded with Rumsfeld's blend of warped politics and distortions of truth - this was the basis he expected these people to serve their country? They'd be safer listening to bin Laden, the IRA or ETTA. (BTW.. I know nothing, but suspect their is more "honor" in these terrorist orgs than in government).
OK.. Gittin to the point :-) You are correct in that politicians, for their own perverse reasons, can end up destroying elements of a nation that others have fought for, - the US is not alone in this, - it's just the human nature of the political beast.