jparrott

jparrott

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I'd like to add one more comment. If any of you US servicemen or women are out and about in my town (and Police/Fire/EMT off duty)(Anchorage, AK) in dress Uniform, and I see you - I'll be happy to buy you a drink! JP

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GreenReaper, By no means were my comments to suggest that a stronger military would have prevented this, terrorism is terrorism-unpredicatable. However, passive response often begets more aggression. We have been (in the US) a passive nation for many years, as we think of ourselves as the 'holier-than-thou' keepers of civil liberties. If we had been more of a nation of 'lets all be one and like everyone else' we would never have become an independent nation (from England) in the

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As a former (9.5 years) Navy puke and a dependent of a (23.5 years) Air Force Officer, I would like to say that maybe now the US will recognize that their Military deserves respect, and should take pride in them. I've watched for years as liberals cut, and cut and cut benefits and positions to "scale down". 'A strong offense is the best defense'. When we again show ourselves as a strong united nation, we will see the terrorists as less of a threat. During and through WWI and WWII, American

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