Originally posted by bigwhitecobra :
That's better.
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By the way, jackass', not only did I serve four years in the Marine Corps, I am very seriously concidering going to Iraq to help rebuild, and support our boys over there anyway I can. Say what ever you want about be, but don't question my patriotism. If there was a way I could trade my life for ANY and ALL the people that died on September 11, 2001 I would without thinking twice. Given the chance I would give up my life for any and all Americans that have had their lives cut short in war, combat or what have you.
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I thank you for your service to our nation and I commend your possible journey to Iraq to help those people. I have an acquaintance who is doing just that right now and he reports that it's dangerous at times but the work is rewarding. He's part of a team of specialists working to rebuild the Iraqi prison system into an humane and secure place instead of the filthy torture-chamber it was under Saddam Hussein and his party of thugs.
Let's be clear: I never 'questioned your patriotism' and for you to interpret my comments as doing so is your error, not mine. I questioned your judgement and ridiculed your 'plan' for not voting as a protest - or whatever it was supposed to do. It was simply an inane idea - and I said so. As we've never met, and never will, I cannot 'know' anything about you except for the comments you choose to post here. When they are foolish, saying so is not a slur on your patriotism, your compassion or even your manhood.
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Of course these are just words to you. They don't mean anything.
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In fact, words mean very much to me and I trust that my post's show this. I would suggest to you that name-calling and bravado are a poor substitute for cogent arguments and have a tendency to denigrate your credibility.
Indeed.