"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
> > "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote:
> > > "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
> > > > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> > > > > Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > > > > > Gloria P wrote:
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > [ . . . ]
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> Speaking of ethics - your old enough to have been alive during many
> wars this country has been involved in. Do you think that the
> baldfaced lying that the US Government has done through every
> war it's been involved in, to further it's goals, was ethical? If
> you have ever been in an army, can you say with a straight face
> that every single time you ever saw another serviceman stealing -
> perhaps the sargent lying on a requisition to get extra ammo
> for his platoon - that you reported it? Or is faking service reports
> OK in the military when it's for a "good cause"? Was it OK for
> the military to engineer the fake story of Jessica Lynch a few years
> back to drum up popular support for the Iraq war?
Yes, Ted. I remember WW II. Watched it on Pathe Movietone News every
Wednesday night. I served briefly in the Marine Corps during the Korean
War. I despised the Vietnam War, although I honor all those who've served.
The first Gulf War was well intentioned, but President Bush 41, copped out
without finishing the job. The current war in Iraq, was poorly planned,
well executed, succumbed to Political Correctness and is now getting
squared away. A serviceman stealing for his private use should be reported,
although I never saw it. A sgt or other, getting extra ammo or other needed
supplies for his unit, I would commend.
Don't get me wrong, Ted. I love my country and am prepared to defend it
against all enemies, foreign and domestic, but I despise my self-serving
government!
> Obviously, the OP's comment about her tax dollars supporting
> the packing materials was nothing more than a justification excuse.
> Laughable to me since besides being an excuse, the reality is
> that nobody's tax dollars were paying for the boxes, and in fact,
> the actual people paying for the boxes are doing so of their own
> free will - as they can choose to use a different shipper anytime,
> and thus not have to pay for boxes that someone else is using for
> storage. Thus, from one point-of-view, a justification excuse isn't
> even needed.
I often use UPS and occasionally FedEx. Sometimes for price, sometimes
because of contents.
BTW I have acted improperly in the past and I state my opinions without
casting stones.
--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!
I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish American War.
They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops.
You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper Fi~