Band of Brothers on DVD

[Leatherneck]

Not to be distracted by frootloops,
My work keeps me in contact with active-duty men and women from all the services, but mostly the Marine Corps

Almost without exception, I'm so proud I could bust at their pride, esprit, professionalism and dedication. And recall that there's not a one of them who didn't VOLUNTEER to be where they are. Look at the rush to enlist right after 9/11/2001. There are planty enough patriots out there to carry the load for the slackers and freeloaders.

TC
TFL Survivor

 

[Selfdfenz]

"Forget professional athletes and movie stars. They are nothing compared to the men who saved this nation during that pivotal point in history."

AMEN

Americans will always fight when the reason is clear, just and honorable. So has it been, so will it always be.

S-

 

[TheProfessor]

Americans will always fight when the reason is clear, just and honorable. So has it been, so will it always be.

I couldn't agree with you more.

The war we are in now is neither of these things though, that's why there is so much public sentiment against it.

 

[Russ]

Actually, there was more public sentiment against the first Gulf War. Once it was over however, it was extremely popular. If the up-coming war is short and relatively casualty free on the US side, the war will become quite popular. I frankly don't think we should stop with Iraq. The Arabs started this, we can finish it by taking the fight to them. What a great base Iraq would make to subdue the entire Middle East. Iran will take care of itself once the dictatorial Mulllahs are done away with. Those people have had a taste of freedom and they won't put up with the baloney that is being forced on them for much longer. When the Arabs made the US a battlefield, they lost all of my sympathy. We should take it to them. If blood is to be spilled, let it be there, not here in the US.

 

[amprecon]

For all you anti-war sympathizers there was a good discussion regarding the reasons for going or not going to war with Iraq. The following is a passage from that discussion for the reasons I believe SH is a threat.

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Allies

"As I have said before, we are at war against terrorism. Terrorism threatens peace, security and free trade. Without peace, security and the freedom to trade we regress. We retreat to within our own borders and other countries, whose very existence relies on trade, will shrivel up and die on the vine.

Unstable governments which possess, or are in the process of acquiring, weapons of mass destruction, constitute a clear and present danger to the peace and security and freedom to trade. This does not only threaten the United States, but every member of the entire global economy.

Iraq and North Korea, among others, represent this type of threat. Bush is merely refusing to allow these unstable entities from acquiring the means to hold the economy hostage. Now how in the h*ll can that be wrong?

Is it about oil? YES. Is it about money? YES. Is it about the rich getting richer? YES. But let me say this, money is what makes the world go 'round. We all need it, we all prosper when we acquire more of it than what it costs to live comfortably.

If the rich did not get richer, do you think they would invest any of that money? NO. Do you think they would expand the business which made them prosper? NO. When they refuse to further invest in your area because of the risks involved where will you go to work? You won't.

Lives become easier, better and more confortable. Technology is achieved through money spent, through investments in companies that have expertise in their particular fields. Some of those companies are trying to find cures for cancer, aids and other chronic and debilitating diseases.

In all your anti-war propoganda, you would rather see them not find a cure for cancer?"

BTW, I paid $89 for BoB at Best Buy, wally-mart was out and I couldn't wait.
I don't know that their patriotism was any more than it is today, but I believe they were tougher men, more of whom experienced hardships than those of today.