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   Mitchell Holman  wrote in   
   news:Xns94915CA2C230Eta2eenew@216.148.227.77:   
      
   > R. David Steele  wrote in   
   > news:e8913055pq0ud0abugo4qmgjgqkihjmajd@4ax.com:   
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   >>   
   >>|> The vast majority of those serving in Iraq will vote Republican this   
   >>|> November.  Are they cowards too?   
   >>|   
   >>|Duh. Obviously they are not cowards. They all volunteered to serve and   
   >>|reported for service, God bless them and their families. Unlike Bush   
   who   
   >>|missed a year or so while he was protecting Texas from the Viet Cong   
   air   
   >>|force.   
   >>   
   >> What you may not seem to understand is that the typical guy in   
   >> the ranks tends to love this president as much as they disliked   
   >> Clinton.  It is because Clinton despise them and Bush really   
   >> likes them.   
   >   
   >   
   >    Bush likes vets. That's why the Repugs are   
   > cutting VA benefits. Right.   
   >   
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   >> It is as simple as that.  Plus many of them WANTED   
   >> to go to war.  They wanted to prove themselves.  They want   
   >> hardship and testing.   
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   >   
   >     I am sure that would make a great eulogy for   
   > those killed in Iraq. "Hey, he WANTED to go to   
   > war. What are you crying for, lady".   
   >   
   >     PS: Re-enlistment figures are way down, so   
   > I hear. Apparently the troops are not so eaten   
   > up with "proving themselves" anymore..........   
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   Just some thoughts from a retired officer - very few enlisted members   
   vote and only some of the officers. Generally the days are blurred with   
   working 16 hour days and training exercises. The vast majority of   
   enlisted members are from poor families and about 40% are minorities. For   
   this guy to think they are all Republicans is nuts. Along with that most   
   folks that do combat duty find themselves more liberal than before. You   
   learn to count on others - they take care of you and you take care of   
   them. The selfish don't last long in combat.   
      
   --   
   "Any man who works for a living and votes Republican is a fool"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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