Gunthr... read your post several times and can't make heads nor tails of it... please elaborate.
If you are basing your personal attack on my profile which stated under occupation that I am an "RC flying bum
" then let me explain. I just moved my family to MD from GA the first of July and changed my profile to reflect that. Also at that time I took 2 weeks off to be an "RC flying bum" because in the last 3 years I've only had one week of vacation. Sorry I never updated it since.
Also, I stated that I love my country. In fact, I served my country, fought for it, shed blood for it, and lost four friends for it. I just can't stand the condition its in today with the buffoonery leadership and policies in the Federal Govt. As my post was trying to point out (rather unsuccessfully) we will bring the power of our military to bear against any terrorist group in the middle east by violating sovereign countries' airspaces and international rights but we coddle to the corrupt governments of central/south america and push this phony notion that we have a "war on drugs" taking place. Any loss of our service men and women is sad, but its also sad to have so many of our civilians lives ruined and lost by other forms of terrorism. Sorry for not being a chest thumping America is right cheerleader.
Hamish, thanks for your current service to our country. You are right, never should have put that line in there about the crews, I don't blame them nor do I believe the sailors deserved to die.
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