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Originally Posted by jimmy-3-way
R-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght. Well we'll have to agree to disagree because I don't think for one second that highly expensive moronic millitary misadventures secure my freedom in any way shape or form. All Pat Tilman did was catch a bullet from another American soldier. Not exactly my idea of 'giving up your life to save others'.
And frankly I would have been more likely to think that the people on Flight 93 were heroes if their plane and ACTUALLY hit the White House.
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How he died is irrelelvant. Fact is this: He gave up his life, millions and his family to follow principles he believed in. Whether you find that heroic or not, whether you agree with those principles or not...he deserves your respect. And it is ignorant to think that without disrupting the operations of terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere with our military that it hasn't prevented other terrorist attacks on this country. Just because you don't see the results everyday when you wake up or don't feel the results every time you sit down on your ass and watch TV doesn't mean that you aren't benefiting from our military's actions overseas. I'd like to see how you felt if you lost someone in the Trade Center. I am by no means a Bush supporter, but I love this country and believe that our people overseas are heroic for the fact that they are willing to sacrifice their lives for us back home. Judging by how you've worded your posts, it's my guess that you probably woudn't give up anything for causes other than your own. Bottom line is this: Being selfless is heroic and comendable. More people in this country should do it and it would be a better place.