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Just thought I'd share this well-written article with you about our brave men who went in and took out Bin Laden.
A fine, upstanding group of killers if ever there was one.
One of whom is my baby brother. Which is interesting, since I'm Quaker.
Is he?
Quaker? Ah, no. We disagree over a few things. But he's a good kid, just one with a different path than mine. He's also no longer "operational" as they term it in the SEALs, so that's one less thing for me to worry about.
A fine, upstanding group of killers if ever there was one.
A fine, upstanding group of killers if ever there was one.
Not sure how to take that Diana.
If this is how you define these men who are trained to do a job others don't want or can't do, then how do you define Bin Laden and his group of killers?
I'm sure you didn't mean that in a combative sort of way.
Ah, an easy one.
I don't believe in murder. Period. I will not make distinctions between types of killers. Period. War does not make it not murder. Period. When one joins the military one joins with the knowledge that one may be asked to kill aka murder someone. Some people buy the song and dance about patriotism and protecting the country and are carried away by it. I understand that. But, to me, a killer is a killer. There is no good reason--perhaps aside from direct self-defense--to kill. I don't know if that aswers the question or not, but that's my answer.
But on the other hand, Diana is right, and no amount of sugar coating can change this: The military exists to kill people.
I'm conflicted by our armed forces. On the one hand, there are a lot of things that are wholly commendable about them. Reading this training, you really get a sense of the people who can do this...good people. Honestly good people, at least in my opinion.
But on the other hand, Diana is right, and no amount of sugar coating can change this: The military exists to kill people.
This raises many emotions, all of them complicated.
Well, that's good news then, the no longer operational bit, just to be clear.
A fine, upstanding group of killers if ever there was one.
It seems to me like your words might be construed to represent a bit of shit stirring too, but maybe that's just me.I am the spirit of balance. My words represent my opinion and everyone is entitled to theirs.
It seems to me like your words might be construed to represent a bit of shit stirring too, but maybe that's just me.
There's a big difference between a local police force, and armed forces occupying another country.A very narrow view of what the military does. Are we to equate Policemen then as trained killers since part of their job may require them to take out a bad guy? .