According to her profile, Miranda was born in 1976, give or take a year. How in the hell would she know that the bulk of conscripts had a conscience and the bulk of volunteers didn't. If she didn't live in those times, and didn't serve with an almost indistinguishable mixture of conscripts and volunteers, as I and many of us on this forum DID, she ought not be making such foolish statements.Originally Posted by Miranda-E
Further, she impugns those who are serving, and daily risking death or massive injuries -- sent there by a President for whom she undoubtedly voted with great enthusiasm. What conscience did he display when he sent tens of thousands of them into harms' way in Afghanistan in what he knew beforehand was a probable lost cause, for whatever political advantage he thought he might gain at the time and further political advantage by pulling them out with the job not finished just in time for his reelection campaign.
Sorry if I got hot, but this thread should probably be closed anyway.
