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   garysr87 said, 12 months ago

   ’nuff said
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   Ms. Ima said, 12 months ago

   Thanks to all that have served for America.
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   dtroutma said, 12 months ago

   Actually, I hate Memorial Day, because all the “flag wavers” who sent us “out there”, come out of their closets, and bunkers, where they hid, counting their profits from our blood.
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   josefw said, 12 months ago

   @dtroutma

   I know you served our country and I “THANK YOU” for that.

   
   You just seem to harbor some hate. I hope you get a chance to see a professional about that.
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   Jeff Kiser said, 12 months ago

   Most, almost all, of those who went are the flag wavers. You can’t separate the two and presume ignorantly of that fact. It is self centered and without justification.
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   onguard said, 12 months ago

   @dtroutma

   You prove over and over you hate America….a Pity.
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   onguard said, 12 months ago

   @josefw

   What you actually know is that he Said he served his county………………http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/05/false_claims_of_military_servi.html
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   dtroutma said, 12 months ago

   The tiny minds who fail to see that whether Krupp, or Lockheed, it is the INDUSTRY OF WAR, irrespective of “nation”, that waves the flags and sends soldiers to kill, and to their deaths.

   
   If YOU feel anger, or “abused”, instead of guilt about that, YOU are the one who needs the mental health professional.

   
   Afghanistan and Iraq, may be just the most egregious examples of wars for profit, and needless loss. We, as a nation, should think about that, as some in our midst speak; “Iran”.
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   trm said, 12 months ago

   @trout: “wars for profit” – do you really believe that the US has gotten involved in various wars just so some eeeeeeeevil capitalist boogeyman can “profit”?
   That’s as silly as those numbskulls in the 19th century who believed wars were all instigated by munitions manufacturers in order to make money.
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    Tigger said, 12 months ago

    Been like this since God populated Earth with Humans, and will be like this until God finally has had enough and smites Earth as we know it and then he will start over with humans with better brain power and more compassion for fellow humans and animals.
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    Jeff Kiser said, 12 months ago

    @dtroutma

    Actually the “industry of war” is a smaller part of our economy than it has ever been. One could also argue that isolationism directly led to WWI, and then WWII. No industry there, but world war because people felt that it “wasn’t our business”. Well, Afghanistan “wasn’t our business” until 9-11. South Korea would be a starving wreck if it were “none of our business”, and Eastern Europe would still be “Soviet Bloc” if it were “none of our business”. Sometimes its not pretty, indeed it can be messy, but the alternative has been even worse.
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    Jeff Kiser said, 12 months ago

    As for the veterans that paid the ultimate price. I would suggest that you honor them and their memories instead of dishonoring them. They are the ultimate flag wavers. One wonders what others who harangue them have done to protect us.
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    markjoseph125 said, 12 months ago

    “Young men and women who refuse military service are the forerunners of a world without war.” (attributed to Albert Einstein)
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    DrCanuck said, 12 months ago

    Tigger said, “Been like this since God populated Earth with Humans…”

    
    Then it’s about time we told God to “stick it” and got to work creating peace.
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    rightisright said, 12 months ago

    @dtroutma

    The Doc’s got a point, folks, and it IS possible to disagree without “hating” America.
    
    War profiteering is a part of the narrative and deserves some scrutiny. Even on Memorial Day.
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