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To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (22968)	7/23/2003 10:46:33 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

I happen to agree with you that it is NOT self defense (in Iraq)- but you cannot have an army that thinks for itself, because that would not be an army- and let me tell you, you DO need an army. So, imo, the two issues are separate- and there is not need to slam the men and women of the armed forces because you do not like the commander in chief, and what he has them doing. I don't like what he is doing either. I know exactly what the Nazi's said- and they were right. They WERE just following orders. Those who did not, were killed. I hope you've read enough about WWII to know that. I have never thought it made sense to hold common soldiers to the same standards as the men who order them around. You can HOPE that common soldiers will not commit crimes against humanity, but you cannot (imo) expect it- because of the way all militaries are.