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The U.S. military’s ongoing slur of Native Americans
Washington Post ^ | Jun 26th 2014 | Simon Waxman

Posted on 06/27/2014 9:55:16 AM PDT by Second Amendment First

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To: rjsimmon
"Whatever courage they had, the U.S. military is not heir to it. If honor matters to the members of our armed forces, they will agree."

A warrior's combat worthiness is measured by the combat worthiness of the warriors he has defeated in combat.

With that in mind, defeating Arabs in combat isn't a noteworthy achievement, so I don't think any future U.S. Army aircraft will bear Arab names.

41 posted on 06/27/2014 10:40:32 AM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war,and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Second Amendment First
Denials of racism are further proof of your racism.

Now shut up and board the freight car.

42 posted on 06/27/2014 10:40:44 AM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: Second Amendment First

Why can’t these news rags just fold already?


43 posted on 06/27/2014 10:41:24 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Second Amendment First

now this is just getting silly.

Native Americans are part of our history as America.

its the same reason why we have Corinth Mississippi, Syracuse New York or a number of Londons are Berlins around the country.

Greek Titans aren’t real but we still name Missiles after them.


44 posted on 06/27/2014 10:44:29 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: TalBlack
We did to the Indians what they were trying to do to each other. We are, in sum, the best thing that has ever happened to Mankind period.

Indians WERE often as brave in battle as Men can be and as such are worthy of Tribute in the minds of Men who understand Human nature in battle.

I don't much care about what happened to the Indians. What happened to them has happened to every indigenous people when a more advanced civilization expanded into their area. The same thing happened to the Gauls, the Celts, etc in ancient times as the Romans moved further north and west. When descendants of those people moved into the New world, they moved out the primitive indigenous people here as well. It's always been that way. Somehow, the bad treatment of American Indians is the only instance of this that we ever hear about.

45 posted on 06/27/2014 10:45:03 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
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To: Second Amendment First

The US government has been using the letter “R” for decades. CENTURIES even!

Personally I am offended by the government’s profiteering and using the letter “R” in tax codes.

I demand that they pay me $9 Billion dollars.


46 posted on 06/27/2014 10:58:04 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: DugwayDuke
*Well, what about all those Army posts named after Confederate Generals? Lee, Hood, etc. Isn’t that ‘racist’?*

What about all the things that the military uses that are here on the Earth? The Earth was created by God. Everything that they use comes from the Earth or is on the Earth.

Isn't there some violation of the “separation of Church and state” by mentioning an object that is on the Earth? /s

47 posted on 06/27/2014 11:01:17 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: Second Amendment First
“Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Black Hawk, Tomahawk”
- Bad

“USS Gabby Kelly Giffords”
- Good

48 posted on 06/27/2014 11:06:01 AM PDT by Selene
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To: Sans-Culotte

I agree completely. The Indians lost because they fought using Stone-age tools against guns and cannon. And they were a bunch of backward barbarians who hadn’t progressed technologically in eons.

Time doesn’t stand still. So boo freakin’ hoo for the Indians. Crap like this isn’t going to help them get past their defeats.


49 posted on 06/27/2014 11:22:51 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: strider44

another moral of the story

look what happens when you have an open border policy


50 posted on 06/27/2014 11:28:50 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Army Air Corps

Noam Chumpsky, the human bladderstone!


51 posted on 06/27/2014 11:30:51 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Second Amendment First

I haven’t heard Simon Waxman’s take on Fauxcahontas yet.


52 posted on 06/27/2014 12:07:59 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Second Amendment First

Hey, Simon, ya’ idiot. It’s a sign of honor and respect for one group of warriors to another. But you wouldn’t understand that, would you?


53 posted on 06/27/2014 3:36:44 PM PDT by HiJinx (People were created to be Loved; Things were created to be Used.)
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To: Second Amendment First
Identifying our powerful weapons and victorious campaigns with those we subjugated serves to lighten the burden of our guilt.

The Left is delusional AND retarded.

54 posted on 06/27/2014 6:33:17 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Melowese Richardson - Democrat Vote Fraud Expert)
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To: Second Amendment First
Why do we name our battles and weapons after people we have vanquished?

Out of respect. The US Army regards the Native Americans as worthy foes, and uses many of their tactics as training tools. When I was trained in guerrilla warfare tactics, readings based upon Geronimo's and Sitting Bulls's tactics were mandatory.

55 posted on 06/27/2014 7:52:00 PM PDT by GingisK
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