Postby Steeler [Crawler2] » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:49 am
"mad jew,"
I am not Jewish. Nor was a born into a Jewish family. My mother was Irish and my father was half Scotish and half native American.
"you do not feel sorry for anyone because you can relate to the peoples sufferings."
I can relate. But sometimes I choose not too. The people of southern Lebanon made a deal with the devil. The Israelis, by consistently supporting hawkish factions, made a deal with the devil. I am short on sympathy for both sides. They have openly supported governing bodies that have brought them conflict.
"you grew up in peaceful massachussetts in a modest income household, joined the army, were based in some compound in mogdishu"
This is true. I went to Norwich in 1980, graduated in 84 and entered the Army. I did grow up in a modest, middle class home. We were neither rich nor poor, but I never went hungary.
"where you worked as a secretary filing the military files and taking phone calls,"
No, I was the Brigade Intelligence officer for the QRF. I am sure you can fact check this. Get the book "Falcon Brigade" by Larry Casper to confirm.
"left the army over when the u.s pulled out and now you chase tyrannys in thailand."
I haven't left the Army yet. I am still on active duty. BUT, I do plan to retire next June, move to Thailand, and open "MAC's Cafe" in either Mukdahan or Nakhon Phanom (not sure on location just yet). So you weren't all that far off.
"how can anyone expect you to relate to the lebonese and israelis. you do not even understand the sufferings that come along with war. for someone who has experienced war and the sh*t that comes along with it first hand, i can tell you it is not something you would wish on anyone or even be indifferent about."
Actually, you might be surprised. I have a great deal of compassion for the truly "innocent" victims. Esspecially the kids. But not in the Levant. It would be easier to have compassion if these same people who are now crying about how innocent they were did not supply their sons to be Hizbollah militiamen. If they did not allow Hizbollah to hide their weapons in their basements and neighborhoods. If they were not at rallys last week screaming "death to Israel" and burning Israeli flags. Come on man, you know what's going on here. You can't support violent conflict and then claim innocence. The innocent in Qansa left that town when the fighting first broke out. After the first day or two of fighting, only the hard core Hizbollah supporters were left.
In Somalia I felt truly bad for some of the poor victims there. People who really were just unfortunates caught up in the whole thing. BUT, those were people who when the bullets were flying were taking cover, who did not try and plant land mines, who did not support those who did, who just wanted to get their families someplace safe. If you start supporting militias, if you start participating in gunfights - you are no longer innocent, regardless of how justifiable your cause. I would never claim that US soldiers fighting in Mog were "innocent". Neither were most of the Haber Gedir.
Well, the innocent Lebanese of Southern Lebanon are long gone. Hard core supporters of Hizbollah are what remain.