Comments on: No Other Choice http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: GI Joe http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91743 GI Joe Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:56:20 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91743 Aye, aye, Sir. Aye, aye, Sir.

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91742 matt Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:49:58 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91742 you've had your say. i feel no urge to respond, now just shut the fuck up. you’ve had your say. i feel no urge to respond, now just shut the fuck up.

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91738 GI Joe Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:45:25 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91738 enlighten me enlighten me

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91727 matt Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:29:42 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91727 you're pushing your luck. you’re pushing your luck.

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91725 GI Joe Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:24:51 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91725 I also can't believe that this topic has been sitting in your "Best Of" section for over 3 years, and people have let you get away with it. I also can’t believe that this topic has been sitting in your “Best Of” section for over 3 years, and people have let you get away with it.

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91718 GI Joe Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:15:01 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91718 Oh, and one little small factoid for you. In October 2007, during the height of the surge, 18 Marines died. Any idea where those Marines were when they died? Bingo! You're right! in the United States! Not in the Middle East. I'm actually more safe on patrol in Iraq than I am driving home from work, and I still get to earn tax free income and if I'm an immigrant, even my citizenship! Oh, and one little small factoid for you. In October 2007, during the height of the surge, 18 Marines died. Any idea where those Marines were when they died?

Bingo! You’re right! in the United States! Not in the Middle East.

I’m actually more safe on patrol in Iraq than I am driving home from work, and I still get to earn tax free income and if I’m an immigrant, even my citizenship!

]]> By: GI Joe http://www.1115.org/2005/08/05/green-card-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-91703 GI Joe Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:50:21 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=1684#comment-91703 You can't seriously be trying to tie sweat shops in the Mariana Islands to "misuse" of the military, and you also can't seriously believe that people join the military because they are so poor that there is no other option. I am a Marine in charge of 34 other Marines and less than 10% of those would have struggled to go to college to get an education and do something different. None of these guys joined because they were out of options and they all joined knowing that they could die. Furthermore, all of you bleeding hearts cry "woe, woe, woe" about the death toll in Iraq when the death toll in a single month and in some cases in single battles in every major conflict that this coutry has been involved in other than the first Gulf War has been greater than what we have experienced in just over 7 years since the start of the "War on Terror." Additionally, I have lost a number of Marines in combat and none of them were "poor young black men (I really can't believe you tried to bring race into it as well)." You really need to check your demographics, too. The majority of the front line infantrymen are actually caucasion, not that that matters. Of course, you, on your high throne would probably refer to them as poor white trash, clearly in need of coddeling and thirsting for your benevolent welfare, though they would probably knock you unconscious if you said it to their face. I cried my eyes out for every one of my Marines that have died, but they sacrificed willingly. You are so off base, with all of your statements, that I can hardly even believe you even figured out how to get out of bed to check your rediculous blog site this morning. Oh, and I'll bet the son of Fernando Suarez del Solar is rolling over in his grave, along with every other immigrant who has proven his loyalty to the country by joining the military. He, along with others who have gone the same route are well aware that you don't just join the military so that they U.S. government will give you a pay check and benefits while you sit around and do nothing. They joined because they want, more than anything to be Americans, and they know that being a productive part of any society requires service and sacrifice. You don't get to join and do nothing. Continue to bash the military and assume that we are all poor stupid simplton's who have been coaxed in to some deranged form of indentured servitude, and continue to bash the efforts in the middle east, but one day, God willing, you will manage to figure out how to prevent your misguided passion from ruling your ability to reason and use logic, you will understand the strategic implications of what we are doing there and realize that the last major source of instability in the world (other than eastern and central africa) is the Middle East, and that our efforts to stabalize the Middle East have been long overdue and have probably saved future generations no end of hardship and difficulty. Actually, you will probably never realize this, but that's ok. Those of us willing to sacrifice will drag you to safety kicking and screaming, regardless of how adled your mind is. Stop insulting us with your arrogant condescension. You can’t seriously be trying to tie sweat shops in the Mariana Islands to “misuse” of the military, and you also can’t seriously believe that people join the military because they are so poor that there is no other option. I am a Marine in charge of 34 other Marines and less than 10% of those would have struggled to go to college to get an education and do something different. None of these guys joined because they were out of options and they all joined knowing that they could die. Furthermore, all of you bleeding hearts cry “woe, woe, woe” about the death toll in Iraq when the death toll in a single month and in some cases in single battles in every major conflict that this coutry has been involved in other than the first Gulf War has been greater than what we have experienced in just over 7 years since the start of the “War on Terror.” Additionally, I have lost a number of Marines in combat and none of them were “poor young black men (I really can’t believe you tried to bring race into it as well).” You really need to check your demographics, too. The majority of the front line infantrymen are actually caucasion, not that that matters. Of course, you, on your high throne would probably refer to them as poor white trash, clearly in need of coddeling and thirsting for your benevolent welfare, though they would probably knock you unconscious if you said it to their face. I cried my eyes out for every one of my Marines that have died, but they sacrificed willingly. You are so off base, with all of your statements, that I can hardly even believe you even figured out how to get out of bed to check your rediculous blog site this morning.

Oh, and I’ll bet the son of Fernando Suarez del Solar is rolling over in his grave, along with every other immigrant who has proven his loyalty to the country by joining the military. He, along with others who have gone the same route are well aware that you don’t just join the military so that they U.S. government will give you a pay check and benefits while you sit around and do nothing. They joined because they want, more than anything to be Americans, and they know that being a productive part of any society requires service and sacrifice. You don’t get to join and do nothing.

Continue to bash the military and assume that we are all poor stupid simplton’s who have been coaxed in to some deranged form of indentured servitude, and continue to bash the efforts in the middle east, but one day, God willing, you will manage to figure out how to prevent your misguided passion from ruling your ability to reason and use logic, you will understand the strategic implications of what we are doing there and realize that the last major source of instability in the world (other than eastern and central africa) is the Middle East, and that our efforts to stabalize the Middle East have been long overdue and have probably saved future generations no end of hardship and difficulty. Actually, you will probably never realize this, but that’s ok. Those of us willing to sacrifice will drag you to safety kicking and screaming, regardless of how adled your mind is.

Stop insulting us with your arrogant condescension.

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