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[rvrcowboy]

Joan writes:  "Just as opposition to the war is not the same as opposing those who serve, support for U. S. soldiers is not support for the war." 

Gier goes way beyond this.  He salivates everytime one of our troops gets accused of some heinous crime or some insurgent accuses them of anything and everything.  People like him make it obvious they do not support the war OR THE SOLDIERS.

You, and others here, must equate yourselves to "people like Nick" since you take it so personally that someone recognizes the obvious in them concerning their feelings toward our troops.  At the very least, people like that have to believe our troops are stupid for volunteering to serve under a person they believe to be incompetent, a liar and a terrorist in his own right.
I have seen no evidence you are one of those people except for the fact you jump to the defense of Nick and his ilk.  

You say that you donate through anysoldier.com to our troops and that is commendable.  I only hope you are doing it because you truly support our troops and believe they are intelligent enough not to voluntarily engage in a mission that is criminal and without merit and not because you are trying to placate your own conscience.  They put their lives on the line for their mission, not out of stupidity but because they believe in it, unlike people like Nick. 

If you can admit to yourself you would be happy if the United States and allies win in Iraq and succeed in creating a democratic nation there, perhaps there is hope for you.  If, on the other hand, you would be happy to see the defeat of the coalition and the return of Iraq to a dictatorship like Saddam's, then you would be one of the "people like Nick."

Dick 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joan Opyr 
  To: Vision2020 Moscow 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:03 AM
  Subject: [Vision2020] anysoldier.com


  I won't bother to address the outrage of RV Cowboy's equating opposition to the war in Iraq with being "happy" when U. S. soldiers are killed. Chasuk has already dealt with this, and his comments are right on target. No need to muddy the waters with a slam of my own. Instead, I'd like to direct Visionaries' attention to the following website: http://www.anysoldier.com. At Any Soldier, you can donate care packages to service members in Iraq. Perhaps some of you know a service member; you can address your package to him or her. Or, like me, you can pick any soldier, any Marine, any sailor, or any Coast Guard member and mail that unknown person a care package. From cookies to calling cards, from entertainment packages to personal hygiene products, you can send someone overseas something to show that you really do give a damn. Just as opposition to the war is not the same as opposing those who serve, support for U. S. soldiers is not support for the war. 

  FYI, you can also just write any soldier a letter. Not everyone serving in Iraq has family with whom to correspond. Even if your "any soldier" does, can you get too many letters when you're frightened to death and far from home? The soldiers I know have said that getting a letter when serving in hostile territory can help get you through the day. Help someone get through his or her day. Help someone feel less alone. That magnetic yellow ribbon on the back of your car is a political statement. A letter or a care package is one human being reaching out to another. 

  Apart from putting in a quick plug for Doctors Without Borders, I'll leave it to others to identify charities that are helping the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. I believe in doing that, too. Directing our generosity and kindness toward the people of those countries is, I think, a moral and ethical responsibility. If you can't see that, then consider this less-than-altruistic observation: the life you save may be your own. Our standing in the world is at an all-time low. We might try sowing a bit of international goodwill for our own selfish sakes.

  Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
  www.joanopyr.com



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