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To: goldworldnet who wrote (153281)	12/3/2004 4:44:44 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Goldworldnet, re: Right now we are fighting for our security, but I’m afraid if we ever have to collectively fight for our lives that a lot of Americans have gotten pretty soft. Most people who talk about how "soft" we've gotten are the war hawks. Most of them haven't even had a scent of combat. Their idea of soft people are those who question the necessity for war, whether the alternatives were truly exhausted, and whether the mission justifies the cost. Their judgement on who is too "soft" to get the job done in war is a joke. The "soft" people they label should not be confused with people who have too little courage to fight when it's necessary. Talking tough does not equate to being tough. I don't know how old you are but you may have noticed that the biggest cowards usually bluster the loudest? Most truly courageous people don't need to build up their egos by talking tough. Take a look at men like Chuck Hagel and our John McCain and contrast their "tough talk" to that of Bush, Cheney and a gaggle of war wimps in the Congress. Which of those men has been there and done that and which of those men talks the toughest? If it were necessary America would, as it always has, stand and fight for noble ideas in honest conflicts. Hopefully it will not long continue to fight for silly ideas in deceptive conflicts. The time to be tough is when it's really called for, not when you're posturing for pictures and have no personal risk. Anyone can say "bring em on" to the camera. Ed