Memorial day USA

To say that you cheer when anybody is killed is tasteless
and foolish. I have read a few of your posts even though
they are often pointlessly argumentative and bigotted.
This one though, was just too much!

If you can't say anything sensible say nothing.

As I stated, I really just don't like the fact that there are those who
wish to politicize Memorial Day, an American holiday, that honors our
war dead. These people deserve to be respected, remembered, and
honored. This has nothing to do with someone in another country. It has
nothing to do with those who do not wish to honor them. They are free
to be ungrateful and ignore the day. That's the freedom we have. It was
paid for by the blood of the men and women we honor on this day. It has
nothing to do whatsoever with George W. Bush nor how the world feels
about his decision to invade Iraq. When someone like Jim Culp types a
message honoring these people, it galls me that someone has the nerve
to jump on him for it. The American soldiers that gave all for their
country and to liberate others deserve to be recognized, and respected.
DO NOT politicize their day!

That was my message. I stand behind it.

Jack Womack

At 14:18 29 May 2006, Jack wrote:
As I stated, I really just don't like the fact that
there are those who
wish to politicize Memorial Day, an American holiday,
that honors our
war dead. These people deserve to be respected, remembered,
and
honored. This has nothing to do with someone in another
country. It has
nothing to do with those who do not wish to honor them.
They are free
to be ungrateful and ignore the day. That's the freedom
we have. It was
paid for by the blood of the men and women we honor
on this day. It has
nothing to do whatsoever with George W. Bush nor how
the world feels
about his decision to invade Iraq. When someone like
Jim Culp types a
message honoring these people, it galls me that someone
has the nerve
to jump on him for it. The American soldiers that gave
all for their
country and to liberate others deserve to be recognized,
and respected.
DO NOT politicize their day!

That was my message. I stand behind it.

Jack Womack



+1

Perhaps we could focus on the brave men who flew
gliders on the morning of June 6, 1944 we could
agree on a reason to appreciate those who sacrificed
for us on Memorial Day.

Willie G.

Originally Posted by Jack

As I stated, I really just don't like the fact that there are those who
wish to politicize Memorial Day, an American holiday, that honors our
war dead. These people deserve to be respected, remembered, and
honored. This has nothing to do with someone in another country. It has
nothing to do with those who do not wish to honor them. They are free
to be ungrateful and ignore the day. That's the freedom we have. It was
paid for by the blood of the men and women we honor on this day. It has
nothing to do whatsoever with George W. Bush nor how the world feels
about his decision to invade Iraq. When someone like Jim Culp types a
message honoring these people, it galls me that someone has the nerve
to jump on him for it. The American soldiers that gave all for their
country and to liberate others deserve to be recognized, and respected.
DO NOT politicize their day!

That was my message. I stand behind it.

Jack Womack

Believe it or not - not everyone in the world (or this forum) is American.

Just to put the record straight on our freedom and
our perceived lack of gratitude. The UK managed to
fight off an attempted German invasion in 1940 without
any significant help from the USA, which was trying
to stay neutral at the time. This was almost entirely
due to the brave men of the Royal Air Force, in which
my late father served, and the Royal Navy. In fact
we managed to hold out until 1942 when the USA finally
become fully involved in the war after Pearl Harbour,
and by which time Adolf Hitler had turned his attentions
to attacking Russia. Fortunately for us he had failed
to learn the lessons of history from Napoleon's similar
doomed adventure.

However we would not have been in a position to re-invade
Europe and to liberate France without the USA's considerable
resources and manpower and we are grateful for this
help. I fully accept that many Americans fought and
died very bravely in this conflict and I am happy to
honour and respect them. Doesn't change my views on
the Iraq invasion though.

By the way, we have equivalents to Memorial Day in
the UK. Remembrance Day on the 11th November and Remembrance
Sunday on the following Sunday. I trust that you will
at least spare a thought for our millions of war dead
and veterans on these days.

Derek Copeland



At 14:18 29 May 2006, Jack wrote:
As I stated, I really just don't like the fact that
there are those who
wish to politicize Memorial Day, an American holiday,
that honors our
war dead. These people deserve to be respected, remembered,
and
honored. This has nothing to do with someone in another
country. It has
nothing to do with those who do not wish to honor them.
They are free
to be ungrateful and ignore the day. That's the freedom
we have. It was
paid for by the blood of the men and women we honor
on this day. It has
nothing to do whatsoever with George W. Bush nor how
the world feels
about his decision to invade Iraq. When someone like
Jim Culp types a
message honoring these people, it galls me that someone
has the nerve
to jump on him for it. The American soldiers that gave
all for their
country and to liberate others deserve to be recognized,
and respected.
DO NOT politicize their day!

That was my message. I stand behind it.

Jack Womack

No-one would have been killed at
all if this unsanctioned invasion hadn't been started!

And just who is it that you view as the person or group who is supposed to
"sanction" invasions and by what authority have they that power?

Derek Copeland wrote:
Just to put the record straight on our freedom and
our perceived lack of gratitude. The UK managed to
fight off an attempted German invasion in 1940 without
any significant help from the USA, which was trying
to stay neutral at the time. This was almost entirely
due to the brave men of the Royal Air Force, in which
my late father served, and the Royal Navy. In fact
we managed to hold out until 1942 when the USA finally
become fully involved in the war after Pearl Harbour,
and by which time Adolf Hitler had turned his attentions
to attacking Russia. Fortunately for us he had failed
to learn the lessons of history from Napoleon's similar
doomed adventure.

However we would not have been in a position to re-invade
Europe and to liberate France without the USA's considerable
resources and manpower and we are grateful for this
help. I fully accept that many Americans fought and
died very bravely in this conflict and I am happy to
honour and respect them. Doesn't change my views on
the Iraq invasion though.

By the way, we have equivalents to Memorial Day in
the UK. Remembrance Day on the 11th November and Remembrance
Sunday on the following Sunday. I trust that you will
at least spare a thought for our millions of war dead
and veterans on these days.

Derek Copeland



At 14:18 29 May 2006, Jack wrote:
As I stated, I really just don't like the fact that
there are those who
wish to politicize Memorial Day, an American holiday,
that honors our
war dead. These people deserve to be respected, remembered,
and
honored. This has nothing to do with someone in another
country. It has
nothing to do with those who do not wish to honor them.
They are free
to be ungrateful and ignore the day. That's the freedom
we have. It was
paid for by the blood of the men and women we honor
on this day. It has
nothing to do whatsoever with George W. Bush nor how
the world feels
about his decision to invade Iraq. When someone like
Jim Culp types a
message honoring these people, it galls me that someone
has the nerve
to jump on him for it. The American soldiers that gave
all for their
country and to liberate others deserve to be recognized,
and respected.
DO NOT politicize their day!

That was my message. I stand behind it.

Jack Womack

Ralph Steiner wrote:
No-one would have been killed at
all if this unsanctioned invasion hadn't been started!

And just who is it that you view as the person or group who is supposed to
"sanction" invasions and by what authority have they that power?


The fact that you ask this question is by itself a sufficient proof that
something is completely astray in you spirit and presumably the propaganda
with which you have been brainwashed. There is a group which has competency to
sanction invasions, it is called united nations organization. In the case
of the first Gulf War, it has sanctioned the Iraqui invasion of Kuwait and
justified retaliations against Iraq. Beleive it or not, there is no
justification to a war between nations without either an imminent danger
or a collective decisions between nations. Also you may not beleive it, but
frenchs do *not* hate americans, no more than americans hate frenchs.
In other words everything which is written in newspapers is not the absolute
truth.



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Michel TALON