Marine sings answer to Dixie Chicks hit

Cowgirl

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vraiblonde said:
What did they think the military was for? :confused:
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Good grief, Vrai, I'm not talking about ALL war. Some people don't agree with this war, some didn't agree with Vietnam, etc. Just because you don't agree with a particular war doesn't mean you can't support your troops and want them to be safe.
 
Cowgirl

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toppick08 said:
:confused:


far from it. when the prez says go, you go, no questions allowed.
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Well then, let me explain it again. I'm not talking about the Commander in Chief, I'm talking about the troops. I know he's their boss, but we're not talking about him.
 
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Cowgirl said:
Well then, let me explain it again. I'm not talking about the Commander in Chief, I'm talking about the troops. I know he's their boss, but we're not talking about him.
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I undertand your concern, mine too, but it really doesn't matter.

The weight, and command of our military is on the President's shoulder.

Just the way it has, IS, and will be again.......:huggy:
 
Cowgirl

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toppick08 said:
I undertand your concern, mine too, but it really doesn't matter.

The weight, and command of our military is on the President's shoulder.

Just the way it has, IS, and will be again.......:huggy:
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I don't understand why you're telling me this.
 
jlynnpump

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It's a war that needs fighting, whether it here or there end of story. If it didn't happen now, it would have happened later, and then it would be your children, and your friends children fighting a much worse and much more advanced war. Only god knowing what could have and would have happened here on US soil between time. Any man or woman in the military knew what they could potentially be involved in when they signed up, so again no argument there.

Its difficult to support someone, and not support what they are doing with their life because of a biased mindset. If you don't support them for what they are doing in their life, what the hell do you support then?

Instead of people saying they don't support the war, I wish they would just be honest with the world and say, I'm sick of american soldiers dying, i'm sick of worrying about my loved ones, and I want them home... like yesterday. There's a huge difference in supporting your country and missing someone and wanting them home and some americans needs to know where to draw that line.

Now that that's out of the way...

Amazing song, I LOVE IT! Semper Fi.
 
Larry Gude

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nhboy said:
"Cpl. David Thibodeaux was in Iraq with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, when the Dixie Chicks partnered with anti-war group MoveOn.org in 2004. Despite the band making headlines with anti-war views, he didn’t know much about them, he says.

Nevertheless, Thibodeaux now sings “Not Ready to End the Fight,” an “answer song” to the Dixie Chicks’ 2006 anti-war hit, “Not Ready to Make Nice.”

“I’ve seen so many good things happen in Iraq, and I don’t think it’s time for the war to end,” said Thibodeaux, a member of the Chemical and Biological Incident Response Force. “Anybody who doesn’t think there are terrorists out there should open their eyes.”

Featuring backing music from members of Toby Keith’s Easy Money Band, the song has been played on radio stations across the country. A music video will be released soon.

How did a Louisiana native stationed in Indian Head, Md., find himself recording music in Nashville? It began when another Marine, Maj. Deryl Michael, and Tim Hernandez, a friend who had worked in the music business, watched the Dixie Chicks accept their Grammy on TV in 2007. They decided that night to write a response song and find an active-duty serviceman to sing it."

Marine sings answer to Dixie Chicks hit - Marine Corps News, news from Iraq - Marine Corps Times
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...crap makes my blood boil. There is no way in hell the United States military should be in any need of some sappy video to emote feelings and passions for what they do. After five freaking years the only videos we should be seeing are memorials to our fallen with their comrades in arms remembering them while pizzing on the graves of our enemies.

If only out troops were allowed to fight it...to do what they serve for.
 
foodcritic

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Cowgirl said:
It's possible to want to support the troops and give them the moral and material support they need, but not support the cause. You can't understand that?
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I don't know about you but most people who say this are the ones saying that Bush sucks to anybody who will listen, including the terroists, that america is doing something wrong and basically on the front lines of all the protests. How can you say that does not affect the soldiers fighting? I would think it would be very discouraging. I do feel bad for the families left behind but when you join the service you must understand that war can happen anytime and you can't pick and choose which war you want to fight and which one you don't. You should of never joined the service in the first place.
 
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sccrmommy said:
I don't support the war. I don't support that fact that my brothers were sent to defend a country they don't live in when they can't even drink.... but I support my brothers. I don't support my friend watching two of his men die because they were hit by an IED..... but I support my friend. I don't support my Father spending years away from me and his other children so he can walk through rubble and mortar........but I support my Father. I don't support my best friend being a "single Mom" for 2.5 out of the 4 years her son has been born so her husband can go defend the waters of a country we don't live in.......but I support my best friend. Now do you understand how you can support our soliders but not the war???
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Nope. Most people are proud to defend their country when they join the service. If they thought it would be an easy career they should of not joined. I understand how hard it is to be away from love ones, I've done it myself and have friends who have also, but I think military families need to stop moning and complaining. They should have known what they were getting themselves into.
 
vraiblonde

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mominsmc said:
Nope. Most people are proud to defend their country when they join the service. If they thought it would be an easy career they should of not joined. I understand how hard it is to be away from love ones, I've done it myself and have friends who have also, but I think military families need to stop moning and complaining. They should have known what they were getting themselves into.
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This was a wonderful post! :clap:
 
Cowgirl

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mominsmc said:
I don't know about you but most people who say this are the ones saying that Bush sucks to anybody who will listen, including the terroists, that america is doing something wrong and basically on the front lines of all the protests. How can you say that does not affect the soldiers fighting? I would think it would be very discouraging. I do feel bad for the families left behind but when you join the service you must understand that war can happen anytime and you can't pick and choose which war you want to fight and which one you don't. You should of never joined the service in the first place.
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Yes, we should all blindly follow our president. Everything he does must be right, because he's the president! :patriot: :sarcasm:






Seriously, I don't agree with the way the war was handled. I do feel badly for those who have lost loved ones, but I know they understood that was a possibility. It doesn't stop me from feeling badly for them though. This is my point though-just because I don't agree with the way Bush and whomever else is handling the war, doesn't mean I think the troops are wrong or bad people for it. They're just doing as they're told. I love my country, but I wouldn't want to be out there doing what they're doing. I respect them, and want them to be safe, I just don't think things were handled very well.

And I'll go ahead and answer this question, because I know that one of you will ask it. I don't have an answer for how it (the war)should have been handled. I'm not a politician. I don't get paid enough to do that, and I wouldn't have sex with a hooker, so I don't even think I'm qualified.
 
puggymom

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I have a kind of weird opinion. I did support the war. I do not like the war now in its current form.
Saddam Hussein was a vicious murderer who needed to be removed from power. That has happened. Now what?
I just do not like that there is no plan. I mean it seems like the goal of this war is to bring peace to the Middle East. There has not been peace there in 2000+ years. Is Bush seriously that arrogant that he thinks HE can accomplish that?
Obviously this is all my opinion but we need an exit strategy. That could mean 6 months or 6 years whatever we just need a plan with clear cut goals and objectives.
 
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