[Alberta's Child]

None. I turned down the opportunity to attend one of the U.S. military academies when it became clear to me that I had no interest in putting my fate in the hands of people like Richard Perle.

Which is also why you'll never hear me question another nation's courage when it comes to fighting wars on our side.

[11B3]

In other words, you've got ZERO military experience, which makes you a real expert on all things military. Yeah, right.

I'm sure glad that the Minutemen of the Revolutionary War weren't so concerned about whose hands they put their lives in, or the soldiers of WWII, the soldiers of the Cold War (which wasn't always "cold"), or those serving today.

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Q: What's the term for one who enjoys the freedoms that were paid for by the sacrifices of others?

A: Parasite. If the shoe fits........

[Lucky Dog]

You would have been happier to serve under the likes of Les Aspin (Clinton) or Cap Weinberger (Johnson)?

[Damagro]

Wow, you worked your tail off to get a Congressional appointment to a USA Military Academy and then turned it down? I don't believe a word of it.

[VaBthang4]

Right.

~wink~

Some could surmise that your unwilingness to serve the United States in a life and death capacity while it was engaged in the single greatest struggle of our age, bringing down the Soviet Union [Perle serving as Assistant SECDEF under Reagan] would qualify you as a coward.

And as such a bit of a hypocryte considering your weak attempt at impugning Perle for not having the experience you also lack.