yeah, just those damn LIEberals agin…..

bottom line, folks, is whether we want this war to go on forever…..if so, by all means, try real hard to piss off the locals, friendly as well as hostile.

If it’s worth doing, this war on terrorism, it’s worth sacrifice. Sacrifice on everyone’s part. The same objections I had to Vietnam (and I was there as a Marine in 69/70) apply today. We aren’t being asked to drive less, give up meat, stop drinking beer, etc. There are no war profits taxes, no one is forced to give up their job or their position of power in persuit of a greater national interest.

This all means that the American public (and rightly so) regards the war on terror as a farce. The only inconvenience the war causes them is a long wait at the airport while grandma gets checked for explosives. It’s going to inconvenience my grandchildren and yours as well.

I could rant forever about why references to bible verses on rifle sites (that will also be used by Muslims) are a bad idea. The Pashtun, just to name one ethnic group are not unintelligent or even ignorant about the bible. No need to get this to be a Christianity vs Islam struggle or our grandchildren’s grandchildren will still be fighting.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/trijicon_will_end_bible_inscriptions_on_military_r.php?ref=fpb

I think you don’t know what a holy war is.

There has ALWAYS been a Holy War between the West and the East: we just keep it going, and going and going because “human being” only know one way to solve problems. KILL EACH OTHER..

If by Holy War you mean â??tensionâ?, then maybe, but no more so than between any other hazily defined groups.

Yes. And American civilians. We’re gift wrapping evidence that America is fighting a holy war against Islam, whether or not it’s true. It’s just like when Bush referred to the war as a crusade. It definitely doesn’t help our soldiers, and gives people more reason to want to kill us. What’s so hard to understand?

It’s all about perception. (and the first amendment!) The United States government should not be purchasing overtly Christian products. If the company that makes the scopes was owned by a person of the Muslim faith and there was Islamic scripture on all the scopes… how do you think these same folks defending this company would feel then? All our boys in uniform carrying around weapons extolling the virtues of Muhammad and Islam! Yeah, that’d go over just swell!