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Originally posted by LightningGSX@Feb 20 2004, 04:37 AM
Everybody has the right to their own opinion and the right to question our government as much as they want, but when there are hundreds of thousands of US soldiers fighting in foreign lands, criticizing their commander in chief is damaging to morale, very unpatriotic and just plain wrong.*
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I agree with Eric that criticizing the Commander in Chief when it comes to the military actions commenced upon under his term is truly un-patriotic. Patriotism is defined as (courtsey of dictionary.com):
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Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.]* Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country
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Note the "devotion to the welfare of one's country" phrase in there. When you're sitting here bashing Bush about his military actions, not only are you criticizing Bush himself, but you are also criticizing the soldiers that are overseas risking their lives for our freedom. Bush's views about world politics and those situations that require military action is something that we can not control, we elected him, so live with it. He is commencing upon what he belives are the best actions for the welfare of the United States of America, and when you bash him, you are not showing patriotism. I am not saying anywhere that you have to agree with his choice of actions, but what I am saying is that you can not sit here and
bash George W. Bush and still call yourself patriotic. I personally do not agree with all of the decisions has undertaken during his time as President,
but I sure as hell am not going to sit and cut down Bush's military record down instead of supporting my fellow citizens 150% who are fighting for us, whether I agree with the basis of the cause or not.
Are we having fun yet or what 