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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	This is what you said
	Date:	10/12/2008 3:54:21 PM

I'm not living a contridiction -- I don't support the war in Iraq. I think it is totally appropriate to support and respect the troops without supporting their mission -- afterall, they didn't chose their mission. They serve without personal comment.
And if you think I'm insulting the troops, so be it. There are a lot of uniformed people that know differently. I'll give you some of their names and phone numbers and you can call and whine to them about how you don't want your taxes raised. You might not get a lot of sympathy there though -- our most junior troops qualify for food stamps. And even the most senior general on active duty doesn't qualify in the top 1% of the income level of this country.

If you had ever served in the military yourself, I'd give you a pass; but you've never worn the uniform, you've never been deployed or had your assignment extended. You go home every night, safe and sound to your family. Don't delude yourself into thinking that all the people in the military support John McCain. The difference between you and them is that they aren't permitted to express their preference in public. Go to the military hospital in Bethesda and talk to some of the wounded soldiers there. Whine to them about your tax concerns. Tell them about how John McCain is their savior and see what they say.

You are totally clueless. You may know a bit about economics, but you no nothing about the military. If you want to take up for the military, set your business aside for a month or so and go visit Bethesda and Walter Reed; make a trip and go talk to some people in uniforms. Then come back and talk to me about the military. And maybe you'll stop posting this hogwash.