Courageous Soldiers Go AWOL

The people of Darfur don't know if they will eat tomorrow nor if they will live through the night. I'd be willing to bet that you don't know a single American that has that problem. If you do, they have the ability to ask you for help or go to a salvation army for temporary assistance. Most Americans who do without can usually blame it on irresponsibility or missed opporitunities.
Humans of any race or creed are worthy of our concern and help. Freedom, health and safety, things taken so for granted by many of us are worthy causes for well to do people to make some sacrifices for. Concern for and action on the behalf of the have nots of the world should be on our shoulders as well as killing terrorist or enemies of this great nation. Made great by it's generosity as much as by it's power.

I am not suggesting we ignore the rest of the world, just pay attention to America first. The idealist side of me says to put our people to work rebuilding our urban areas and pay them for doing so. In the end, they will learn cooperation and the value of working together for the common good. This action will have many exceptional benefits for all Americans. In addition to building homes, it also instills a sense of pride in accomplishment.

The people of Darfur don't know if they will eat tomorrow nor if they will live through the night. I'd be willing to bet that you don't know a single American that has that problem. If you do, they have the ability to ask you for help or go to a salvation army for temporary assistance. Most Americans who do without can usually blame it on irresponsibility or missed opporitunities.
Humans of any race or creed are worthy of our concern and help. Freedom, health and safety, things taken so for granted by many of us are worthy causes for well to do people to make some sacrifices for. Concern for and action on the behalf of the have nots of the world should be on our shoulders as well as killing terrorist or enemies of this great nation. Made great by it's generosity as much as by it's power.

As humans yes, but it is not the .govs place to take MY money from MY family and spend it on aid to foreign countries. Maybe if the fed could fed all Americans, and make sure that in our economy we have jobs for everyone, and standard housing then we could worry about spreading our goodwill, but till then, it does NO good to transfer our monies to other nations.

Let me get this straight. You think the government is responsible for creating jobs for everyone? What if the jobs they create are not jobs that an individual wants? Check the want adds. They are full of jobs that don't get filled.
Housing? Does that mean that the U.S. should build a house for each U.S. citizen? Or will a trailer do? There's no way the U.S. or any other government is going to create a utopia that makes every single American a happy camper.
So, I reckon those people can just go on wondering where their next meal will come from. Those babies with their eyes bugging out of their heads and their bones showing through what's left of muscle can just die.
The only people worthy of simple help to stay alive are only worthy if they are American citizens?

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then we could worry about spreading our goodwill, but till then, it does NO good to transfer our monies to other nations.

Nice try putting words in my mouth, but no, I did not say that. The .gov has proven it can not fix America. And no, the only people worthy of simple help are not only Americans, but it is not my duty to, or the our governments duty to take my money to insure that they are fed.

I find it amusing when so called conservatives get all teary eyed at giving money to staving nations, and use it as talking points to support their agendas, but get their panties in a twist as soon as someone mentions taking care of our own nation. Some fucked up priorities people got.

No offense to anyone, but those who always and automatically look to government to solve all their problems simply don't understand the fundamental philosophies upon which America is founded. They're called capitalism, natural law, constitutionalism, and democracy. SOCIALISM is not included.

This guy does not look like a soldier. He must have been some tough guy though.

We don't know yet if he survived WW1 but it is to soldiers like him that we are not talking in German, Russian or living under Sharia. They didn't go AWOL.

I installed your previous post so that you may read your own words.

The stipulations you place on helping others until the genie comes out of the bottle to satisfy your every need ensures that "YOUR" money will never be wasted on such triviality. speaking of priorities.

Wrong. I don't care if the .gov could manage to do it right, I would still rather keep what's mine. So many assumptions, so little time.

Well then, it's settled. All for 92, 92 for 92. No more assumptions. All the world should be for themselves and themselves alone. About as realistic a notion as socialism.

Wouldn't you love to get his comments on people who go "awol"?
Jimmy Carter made going "awol" acceptable by pardoning Viet Nam era evaders.
Setting a new precedence. The media has made evaders seem like heros.

Comment on the title of this thread: Soldiers who go "AWOL" from an all volunteer military are the most despicable of all people. They wanted the benefits provided to warriors without fulfilling the agreement.

Blah, blah, blah, you say a lot of nothing. Individualism, and self reliance were founding principles of this country.

.......and RON PAUL, as well.

I still have yet to see a thread proving that even one of Ron Paul's ideas are bad. Not one thread, just off the cuff insults. I started talking about Dr. Paul to some friends, and a girl laughed explosively and exclaimed that "Ron Paul is an IDIOT!"
I asked her why she thought that, and she immediately became silent unable to think of a single reason. She finally responded with, "Well, he just is."
Later I found out she goes to a nationalized Baptist Church. The preacher told her not to vote for Ron Paul because he threatened the benefits that organized religions get from the government. Ron Paul believes in true separation of church and state which scares the sheeple herders to death.

Sorry for the threadjack.


BOT, Soldiers these days are mercenaries. Paid killers. If they don't do their job, they damn sure don't deserve my tax dollars.

I still have yet to see a thread proving that even one of Ron Paul's ideas are bad. Not one thread, just off the cuff insults. I started talking about Dr. Paul to some friends, and a girl laughed explosively and exclaimed that "Ron Paul is an IDIOT!"
I asked her why she thought that, and she immediately became silent unable to think of a single reason. She finally responded with, "Well, he just is."
Later I found out she goes to a nationalized Baptist Church. The preacher told her not to vote for Ron Paul because he threatened the benefits that organized religions get from the government. Ron Paul believes in true separation of church and state which scares the sheeple herders to death.

Sorry for the threadjack.


BOT, Soldiers these days are mercenaries. Paid killers. If they don't do their job, they damn sure don't deserve my tax dollars.