Look BPD, I'm the furthest thing from an anti-war protester. My dad & grandfather were in the Navy (dad Vietnam, grandfather Korea & Vietnam). I support the means to win a war. I don't celebrate deaths caused by war because too easily if things went the other way, those civilians under the bomb could be my family. This is my last comment on this subject.

By the way, when did LK or myself say that we were celebrating the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians? We are celebrating the act that brought an end to World War II. If you choose not to celebrate, fine. That is your right. But, don't try to rain on our parade if we do.

I am proud of both of my grandfathers. They were part of the greatest generation our country has ever known. Since they fought in that war, I feel entitled to celebrate whatever brought them home to my grandmothers.

Honestly, and I know this is cold, I don't even consider the deaths when I celebrate the end of this war. Collateral damage happens, especially in war.

This thread was intended as a celbration of how much of a badass this great country is. You mess with the bull, you get the goddamned horns.

Japan found that out the hard way, and I am proud of it.

BPD: What happened to your uncle was horrible, and you should be incensed by it (as am I). But I would also urge you to keep in mind that innocent people -- of many nationalities (American, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc.) -- suffered from that war and many wars throughout history.

The way I choose to commemorate this anniversary is to be grateful for the American lives that it saved and at the same time saddened by the Japanese lives that were lost.

-JD

<small>[ August 09, 2002, 02:36 PM: Message edited by: JD Heel ]</small>

I feel no mercy for the enemy. I only care about the number of American lives saved and the victory we achieved. The lives lost were necessary to achieve our goals.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JD Heel:
BPD: What happened to your uncle was horrible, and you should be incensed by it (as am I). But I would also urge you to keep in mind that innocent people -- of many nationalities (American, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc.) -- suffered from that war and many wars throughout history.

The way I choose to commemorate this anniversary is to be grateful for the American lives that it saved and at the same time saddened by the Japanese lives that were lost.

-JD</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed. If it were up to me, the bad people would be the only ones to die. The innocent people would all live happily ever after. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.

<small>[ August 09, 2002, 02:57 PM: Message edited by: Big Pimpin Deac ]</small>

This will open up a huge can of worms (and part of me is sorry to do this because of how off-topic it might go), but I have a question to ask of you, LK:

Any Vietnamese civilians that were mistreated through various means (including rape) by American soldiers... was that merely necessary to achieve our goal? Are their lives that less valuable than American civilians?

-JD

Raping those civilians was not necessary to achieve our goals. Those soldiers should have had to ride the nuke out of the plane on it's way down to Japan.

Okay, that answer sounds good to me.

-JD

Yada, yada, yada...talk, talk, talk. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" />

Tasha

yada yada yada....pointless post....yada yada yada <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" />

If I post my opinion, all you're gonna do is comeback with all the bull$hit you have been replying back to Lucy, p5, and JD. This whole thread is pointless. But go ahead...act like the big man that you think you are. I am blinded by your pure intellect. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="redface.gif" />

Tasha

tasha, if you are afraid to post a response because you feel I will disagree with it then you have issues.

Oh yes...you just read my mind. That's EXACTLY what is going on. You are right again. <img border="0" alt="[Bow]" title="" src="graemlins/bow.gif" />

Tasha

Tasha,

Serious question: If this thread is pointless, why respond to it?

Just voicing my opinion on how pointless it is basically. Talk and more talk.

Tasha

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tasha:

Talk and more talk.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Which is all a message board is.

A sports message board. This was posted in the SPORTS Bar? Okay...uh-huh. But yeah...I'm not gonna argue anymore. It's cool as far as I'm concerned.

Tasha

You people are sick! <img border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" title="" src="graemlins/banghead.gif" />

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Liquid Karma:
Anyone else here think we wouldn't have people attacking the US if we had been a little less discriminate with our use of nukes over the past couple decades?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">WE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED REMEMBER 9/11



NEVER FORGET !!!!

<small>[ August 09, 2002, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: Yawhooos ]</small>