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I seriously doubt that the Democrats that have served in the military loath the military, and that Democrats in general loath the military; the statement just smacks a bit too much like Republican hyperbole.
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"Republican hyperbole", eh?</p>
<p>Don't take my word for it. Look at some examples:</p>
<p>John Murtha (EX-Marine, not FORMER Marine) basically goes out and calls his brother Marines murderers and worse before the facts are even in. It's so egregous that one of those Marines is now suing Murtha for defamation.</p>
<p>Remember Dick Durban (Dick Turban) and what HE said about our troops, and how the entire Democrat party lined up behind him until the outcry forced him to "apologize"?</p>
<p>Ever been over on Democratic Underground? These people ADORE all the idiots that are posted above with military service. I'm going to go find the link to a thread where a story about a young Marine sniper doing his job is posted, and let you see just how much they "support" the military.</p>
<p>I was in during the Clinton years. The only real budget CUTS were in the military. I remember squadrons having to canibalize aircraft for spares. I remember my own ship not getting underway one time because we didn't have the money to pay for the FUEL OIL.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah. They love them, all right. :rolleyes:</p>
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On the other hand, it sometimes seems that those who have never seen combat are all to often drawn to the “glamour” of war so long as others are doing the fighting.
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You were mentioning something about "hyperbole"? :rolleyes:</p>
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I'm also very reluctant to take a politician seriously with regard to matters of war if they haven't served themselves.
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Neither Clinton nor Reagan served. Which one did you blow off while still retaining a shred of credibility? You can't blow off both and not have done a complete flip-flop somewhere in between.</p>
<p>Interesting. You seem to suggest that only those who served should be in power. At one time, the Left excoriated the Right for bringing up military service, and accused them of trying to limit elected officials to only those who had served (real love for the military once again displayed). Now, they hold up their false-medal heroes and say, "SEE? It doesn't matter what else he thijnks, HE SERVED!" </p>
<p>Also, a good number of those honorable democrats you listed above voted FOR this war, and when given the chance to vote AGAINST it, DIDN'T. I guess they left their guts behind when they took off that uniform (or threw their medals over the White House fence). :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I'd rather serve under someone who didn't, but supports those who do, than to serve under someone who did, but now spends his time undercutting those who do.</p>
<p>That's not hyperbole. It's FACT.</p>
<p>ETA: Oh, and to give you an idea of just how far supporting your nation in a time of war gets you in today's Democrat Party, look at Joe Lieberman. From VP candidate to ostracized loser in less than six years.</p>
<p>So much for "tolerance for alternative viewpoints". :rolleyes:</p>