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Gunsmoke
They are trained to kill so you can be safe to post inane questions. I know I'm going to get a ton of flack for saying it - I'm just calling it as I see it.
My son starts basic training a 2 weeks. I have do doubt that we have given
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They are trained to kill so you can be safe to post inane questions. I know I'm going to get a ton of flack for saying it - I'm just calling it as I see it.
My son starts basic training a 2 weeks. I have do doubt that we have given him ample ethical & moral training - and I'm just as sure that they will reinforce what he's already been taught.
Are there bad apples - yes there are. But there are many more bad apples who work with us and walk along side us every day.
The press just gets the biggest high out making our soldiers look bad.
When was the last time you read a story about how many civilian Afghans have been saved by our brave soldiers - it happens every day, but you never hear it do you?
Don't fall for the selective negative reporting that plagues our daily news reporting.
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I agree that the media tends to find the bad rather than the good nowadays. And a huge part of that is trying to make our soldiers look bad, when they are really just out there to save lives.
I know some losers who are in the military, but I know some strong, amazing, good-hearted people who want to make this the best country they can in the best way that they know how. Besides, lumping every one of them into gun-wielding lunatics wouldn't even be accurate, considering there are SO many "jobs" you can have in the military. It isn't all about death and destruction, it is about trying to create a positive tomorrow.
So really, being against the military is kinda like being against freedom and happiness. Without them, we'd probably all be nuked
