Reply #40: My Response [View All]

It has nothing to do with a "glee club." We are here, we can disagree, and we do disagree all the time. That's fine with me. My problem with your comment was that is was a needless vitriolic one-liner. OK, so you hate the military. Please ask the National Guard to leave your neighborhood next time there is a hurricane, tornado or terrorist attack. Please spit on a soldier while you are at it. What's the military good for anyway? I mean they only protect you from people that don't want you flapping your gums in dissent of the gov't and even them.

I am not here to defend the military, but they are not all bad. Many people go there and are happy about their service. They support their families, get educations and hopefully come back better off. Besides that, every country has a military. They are used differently in different situations. It is the politicians that decide to "fight communism" not the military. The military makes it a success. In other words, it is a tool in the diplomatic process.

The problem is that you have "leaders" that misuse it. The other problem is that not everyone is on our side (our meaning US). We have enemies too. Sure you could have a philosophical conversation about "why they hate us", but that's not the point.

I don't see how you think Clark "has spent a career steeped in everything it (liberalism) opposes." How do you come to that? You're telling me to read "American Imperialism." Fine, and you read Winning Modern Wars. He does not want to fight. He knows better. You know we are the party of FDR, Truman, JFK, Clinton don't you. These guys were all "liberals" and they all used the military. Two of them used it to win WW2. They dropped "the bomb." Not the republicans. We are the party of John Kerry and Al Gore. Two Democrats that went to Vietnam. Not like our republican counterparts that supposedly support the military and are strong on defense, but don't show up. We have the warriors. We have the education. Some of our guys are brilliant.

So now we have a former General. But this former General is socially liberal. He runs to the word liberal while others run away. I don't like Clark just because of the brass. He has something to offer this country. He offers real proven leadership. He loves this country. He listened to JFK and sacrificed 35 years for it. He has an education that is unmatched in the military. He has a degree in economics. And he is someone who can bring some honesty and decency to the presidency. He is not someone that has been a politician all his life flapping his lips and taking donations.

I have a question for you and IndianaGreen. What would be your answer to this:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=569544&mesg_id=569544