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Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers

Posted By: Dave, on host 156.153.255.134
Date: Friday, July 5, 2002, at 07:34:43
In Reply To: Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers posted by Gortman64 on Thursday, July 4, 2002, at 14:33:36:

> *Pointlessly* dying for your country will not
>benefit it. Sneaking deep into enemy territory and
>sabotaging a biological weapons factory sacrificing
>yourself for your country, will benefit it. Have you
>seen Air Force One? (The movie). The president is
>going to get killed, but the pilot sacrifices
>himself and flies his plane into the course of the
>missle. In a similar situation, sacrificing yourself
>*does* benefit your country.

This is the second time you've mentioned a movie or television show in support of your ideas. And yet you vehemently denied it when Brunnen-G suggested maybe you have too rosy a picture of military service from your years of watching action movies. Huh.

Perhaps a quote from Patton (the man *and* the movie) will help. "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other poor bastard die for his."

-- Dave

Replies To This Message

Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 09:50:04
- Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Grishny - Fri, 7/5/2002, 10:01:50
  - Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 11:09:52
    - Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Mia - Fri, 7/5/2002, 11:31:34
      - Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 12:12:51
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - whitehelm - Fri, 7/5/2002, 16:14:02
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Randy - Fri, 7/5/2002, 15:09:59
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Dave - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:49:25
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Kelly - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:01:25
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:23:55
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Faux Pas - Fri, 7/5/2002, 14:21:57
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Zarniwoop - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:38:57
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Kelly - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:53:34
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Nyperold - Fri, 7/5/2002, 18:46:33
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 22:18:49
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Mia - Fri, 7/5/2002, 12:53:04
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:27:41
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - wintermute - Sat, 7/6/2002, 04:02:35
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - wintermute - Sat, 7/6/2002, 06:04:48
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - TOM - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:11:31
        
        Re: Unpatriotic Draftdogers - Gortman64 - Fri, 7/5/2002, 13:30:11

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Message:	> > Pointlessly dying for your country will not > >benefit it. Sneaking deep into enemy territory and > >sabotaging a biological weapons factory sacrificing > >yourself for your country, will benefit it. Have you > >seen Air Force One? (The movie). The president is > >going to get killed, but the pilot sacrifices > >himself and flies his plane into the course of the > >missle. In a similar situation, sacrificing yourself > >does benefit your country. > > This is the second time you've mentioned a movie or television show in support of your ideas. And yet you vehemently denied it when Brunnen-G suggested maybe you have too rosy a picture of military service from your years of watching action movies. Huh. > > Perhaps a quote from Patton (the man and the movie) will help. "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other poor bastard die for his." > > -- Dave
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