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ronnie624 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 10:02 AM
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86. US soldiers
are no more or less deserving of "support" than anyone else. I "support" the right of all people to live in a world free of military violence, and that includes US soldiers.

I am however far from being proud of their "service" in the destruction and rapine of another country, so if you don't mind, I will refrain from thanking them.

I apologize, if you consider this message a 'flame'. I do understand the need to assign noble motives, in some manner or other, to the State's military aggression, but I took an interest in reading at a young age, especially about war and oppression, and it has served me well, as a tool for resisting those feelings of nationalism.
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