Thank you DakotaRed. I read what you posted about me on another forum:
As a veteran myself, the outright disrespect and sometimes even hatred of those willing to fight for others really galls me. These kids ( to many of us, they are just kids) are fighting to free a people they don't even know. What will they receive back? Nothing, that's what. Maybe some will become disabled and have to fight for what pitiful little benefits were promised them. Some will die and end up being forgotten by most all but those close to them. But, no one better spit on any single one of them in my presence. They might discover this aging Vietnam Veteran still has some ire in him.
Simon Hound denies that he is anti_american, but he posts nothing anymore but anti-American rhetoric and his head is so far up Trauma Hounds ass he can't even see it as obvious lies and propaganda. Like, the recent "quote" from Secretary of State Colin Powell, supposedly saying that what use is there in fighting this war if we maintain a dominant presence there. Notice, he supplies no link to where it came from.
Simon can have Charlie and they can suck each others asses. I'm through over there. If America is so damned bad, why are they still here? Why do others seek to capitalize on us when they hate us so?
They complain about Friendly Fire? They haven't a clue about what happens so easily in the fog of combat. WW2 had more than it's share of it too, with one of the largest being right after D-Day.
They expect America to solve the Palestinian problem? Hell, why should we? Britain caused it by reneging on their original agreement of establishing a separate Arab and Jewish Palestinian State after the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WW1. Israel ended up with about half, or less, of the land promised them back then and today, they are supposed to give up more? As far as I'm concerned, let Jordan have the Palestinians. That was also part of Palestine and given to the Arabs by Britian.
I do not appreciate being mischaracterised like that. Just so you know:
What the arrangements are for payments to veterans is none of my concern and really between them and their employers.
Trauma Hound is given no special priveledges. We have fallen out many times in the past and his posts have been edited plenty of times as well as him being deleted. I'm sure he'll be the first to admit we are not 'best buddies'. However, I do not hold a grudge and try to be fair even with people I may have crossed swords with.
Do you espect you should be able to post your viewpoints and no one else should be allowed to post theirs? And because you don't get your way to use the forum for your own soapbox without interruptions you have run off moaning and bitching.
To top it all, you use my own forum to send messages to people inviting them to an alternate forum and constantly insulting me at the same time. Luckily, someone realised what a smack in the face this was and notified me. I see from the messages that you have been conspiring to cause trouble and try and make TH do something to get deactivated - this is disgusting behaviour IMHO and makes you a trouble maker. (as with the chat-logs, I look through the messages if I'm told something is untoward)
I'll save you the problem of making a dramatic exit by deleting you.
For anyone interested: EVERYONE is entitled to an opinion and to express it as long as they do so in a civil way. You should not express strong political views and then get upset if people disagree with you.
Of course I am allowed my own opinion just as everyone else is. I have been labelled as "AntiAmerican" simply because I want to speak out if I believe something is being done wrong or I am being lied to. If I believe someone is misrepresenting things then I will say so. It does not mean I hate America or Americans ... I love America - it's right next to the nicest country on earth . We have a lot of American friends that we care a great deal for and resent the insinuation that I hate them.
I do not care who posts where but do take personal insults personally.