> > > And just HOW many people die sacrificing themselves to save the President, General, etc.?
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> > I don't know, but if the situation arose, a patriotic brave souled soldier (which I seem to find very few on this board, or even future soldiers) would protect him with his life.
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> > -Gort "Future Grunt" Man64
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> So you're saying that someone who is not willing to give his life for the President, or a general, or the Secretary of State is an unpatriotic coward? I'm sorry, but that has got to be the most narrow minded view of patriotism I have ever seen.
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> What if said leader were on the order of Stalin or Hitler? Should I take a bullet for someone like that? Hell no. I don't care if he was democratically elected or not. Just because someone is in a position of power does not automatically elevate them to a deity-like level.
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> The very nature of this country and the principals upon with which it was founded very clearly state that every individual has the right to choose his or her path in life. If that right is ever taken away, God help us.
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> You still have never addressed the numerous posts asking you WHY you feel that every able bodied man and woman (with a few exceptions) should be required to join the military.
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> Kel"yep...still lurking around"ly

One average man is a small price to pay to keep the leader of the free world alive.