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Today's Laugh
In article ,
says...
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:58:19 -0700, jps wrote:
In article ,
says...
I would say that yes, the chances of being killed by bad guys is
higher than being killed driving across town, but if you pay
attention, trust your buddies and follow the lead of your Senior NCOs
- stay sharp, you'll be just fine.
If your grandchild weren't as smart as you'd like and couldn't
specialize in something that'd keep them out of combat, how could you
possibly advise them to put themselves in harm's way for an idiotic war
such as the one we're presently engaged?
Um...so what? What's smart got to do with it? Lot's of "smart"
people are combat soldiers. Lot's of "smart" people are fighter
jocks, helicopter pilots, SEALS, RECONN, Rangers...it's a uninformed
comment.
I certainly wouldn't want that on my conscience, especially if they
ended up being shooting practice for some freakin' insurgent in Baghdad.
Conscience has nothing to do with it. It's all about Fate and how
your particular hand is dealt. Would your "conscience" be affected if
you sent your grandchild down to the corner 7-11 for a gallon of milk
and said child was run over by a bus?
I'm into making my own luck and my own fate.
If the moon's alignment has something to do with it, fine. I'm not
counting on it.
jps
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