Comments on: Further Reading On The Iraq War http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/ Hating Everyone Since 2005 .............(This Could Take Awhile) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Devon88 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-6729 Devon88 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:18:44 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/30/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-6729 I personally interpreted this a whole other way and actually would like to know who this Commanding Officer is, as I could only wish to speak of the things I found interesting! I just read Colby's book, which was required for my Sociology of War class and this specifically raised high question relative about several other things of high interest. I don't know what the hell these guys are talking about above me lol, it makes me think that maybe i'm the weird one, but i'm not alone by any means. And I am actually fairly new to this research and things like this are symbolic to me in many ways. But i'm probably talking about something totally different.. either way, Colby, i'm not joining lol i dont know what the fuck i'm going to do but the military is definitely x'ed out for starting off. And I wish the combat zone was the reason why, i'm glad to have lived through your experiences as well as thankful for your actions. Your Comrad, and a devoted one, DV I personally interpreted this a whole other way and actually would like to know who this Commanding Officer is, as I could only wish to speak of the things I found interesting! I just read Colby’s book, which was required for my Sociology of War class and this specifically raised high question relative about several other things of high interest. I don’t know what the hell these guys are talking about above me lol, it makes me think that maybe i’m the weird one, but i’m not alone by any means. And I am actually fairly new to this research and things like this are symbolic to me in many ways. But i’m probably talking about something totally different.. either way, Colby, i’m not joining lol i dont know what the fuck i’m going to do but the military is definitely x’ed out for starting off. And I wish the combat zone was the reason why, i’m glad to have lived through your experiences as well as thankful for your actions. Your Comrad, and a devoted one,

DV

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]]> By: andyfox1979 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1147 andyfox1979 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:59:49 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/30/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1147 You're such a liberal. This reminds me of that time you told me about that guy on death row who killed himself an hour before he was about to get the chair. I was like "So did they give him the chair?" You were like "He was dead already" And I was like "So what, he was sentenced to the chair, he should've gotten the chair" And you were like "But he was dead already, why give him the chair too?" And I was like "you liberal". Very similar to that time. You’re such a liberal. This reminds me of that time you told me about that guy on death row who killed himself an hour before he was about to get the chair.

I was like “So did they give him the chair?”

You were like “He was dead already”

And I was like “So what, he was sentenced to the chair, he should’ve gotten the chair”

And you were like “But he was dead already, why give him the chair too?”

And I was like “you liberal”.

Very similar to that time.

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1146 Jeremy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:51:39 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/30/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1146 And yet, what are we doing to help low income, uneducated young American men? Besides enlisting them in the army? And yet, what are we doing to help low income, uneducated young American men? Besides enlisting them in the army?

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]]> By: andyfox1979 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1145 andyfox1979 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/30/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1145 I think you're missing the point Jeremy. The need to free Iraqis from a dangerous dictator (to be clear: dangerous to them via his actions with other nations, not necessarily directly)and instill some self-determination and freedom, to use a word that somehow tires you, is apart of a larger goal in the region and in the Muslim world. Sure it's not completely altruistic that we'd like to help low income, uneducated young Arab men not take on radical views and dead end jobs (insurgent, suicide bomber) and instead build a new, free country in a region that is becoming increasingly stone age ideologically. This, of course, isn't cute and doesn't fit on a bumper sticker (which you say you dislike, but seem to be looking for) but is the motive behind building a new Iraq. I think you’re missing the point Jeremy. The need to free Iraqis from a dangerous dictator (to be clear: dangerous to them via his actions with other nations, not necessarily directly)and instill some self-determination and freedom, to use a word that somehow tires you, is apart of a larger goal in the region and in the Muslim world.

Sure it’s not completely altruistic that we’d like to help low income, uneducated young Arab men not take on radical views and dead end jobs (insurgent, suicide bomber) and instead build a new, free country in a region that is becoming increasingly stone age ideologically.

This, of course, isn’t cute and doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker (which you say you dislike, but seem to be looking for) but is the motive behind building a new Iraq.

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.misanthropytoday.com/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1143 Jeremy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/04/30/further-reading-on-the-iraq-war/#comment-1143 As naive is it is to believe that the war is only about oil or personal glory, it's equally naive to think that the war hinges entirely upon some altruistic desire to liberate a foreign populace, regardless of the cost. If this were at all true, the war would be supported by the majority of US citizens, and perhaps even the majority of the world. Sadly, this is not the case. I think it's high time that both sides of this political conflict hang up the cute slogans and tired catch phrases. No one's mind is going to be changed without honest communication, something that both the pro-war and the anti-war activists seem to be unable to achieve with one another. As naive is it is to believe that the war is only about oil or personal glory, it’s equally naive to think that the war hinges entirely upon some altruistic desire to liberate a foreign populace, regardless of the cost.

If this were at all true, the war would be supported by the majority of US citizens, and perhaps even the majority of the world. Sadly, this is not the case.

I think it’s high time that both sides of this political conflict hang up the cute slogans and tired catch phrases. No one’s mind is going to be changed without honest communication, something that both the pro-war and the anti-war activists seem to be unable to achieve with one another.

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