article said:NEW YORK - The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.
First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the public gathered Monday at a waterfront viewing area, where they could see the crew standing at attention along the deck of the battleship gray vessel.
The big ship paused. Then the shots were fired, with a cracking sound, in three bursts.
21-gun salute for ship built with 9/11 steel - Military- msnbc.com
Honoring those who fell with a ship of war. Nice.
What's your issue with it?
Actually, I thought he was paying a compliment. Am I wrong?
It's more of the Twin Towers being an iconic symbol of the USA, not about simply the victims but about the US's lost as a nation.Given the two useless wars being fought right now, the dollars and lives lost doing it, and the political strife in the aftermath, I find it incredibly ironic and twisted that the steel from the fallen towers was used to make another apparatus of war.
It doesn't honor them. It disgraces them.
Given the two useless wars being fought right now, the dollars and lives lost doing it, and the political strife in the aftermath, I find it incredibly ironic and twisted that the steel from the fallen towers was used to make another apparatus of war.
It doesn't honor them. It disgraces them.
Given the two useless wars being fought right now, the dollars and lives lost doing it, and the political strife in the aftermath, I find it incredibly ironic and twisted that the steel from the fallen towers was used to make another apparatus of war.
It doesn't honor them. It disgraces them.
It is nice.Honoring those who fell with a ship of war. Nice.
It is nice.
A potent rendering of... “Don't Tread On Me”
While I appreciate the gesture, I don't like interfering with warship construction for political causes. The name is a fine way to honor the towers, the functional details of the warship should be decided only on its pragmatic merits.
So, honouring the dead of the Twin Towers = okay and acceptable for conservatives.... guess it is because Bush ordered the ship.
But honouring returning dead from war = horrible political photo op...?
Interesting double standard there...
One would think that honouring both would be on the mantra of the US right wing.. guess not.
21-gun salute for ship built with 9/11 steel - Military- msnbc.com
Honoring those who fell with a ship of war. Nice.
So, honouring the dead of the Twin Towers = okay and acceptable for conservatives.... guess it is because Bush ordered the ship.
But honouring returning dead from war = horrible political photo op...?
Interesting double standard there...
One would think that honouring both would be on the mantra of the US right wing.. guess not.
Thank God you live in Canada, where you can rely on those ships to defend you, without having to trouble your conscience about actually paying for them.
:roll:
I guess I missed that news. What are you defending us for again?
I don't agree with Catz's assessment. It's a mutual thing...:2razz:
Well I can agree with that. As far as I know, it is our tax dollars that are paying for our involvement in Afghanistan. And as far as I know, we are there to support our friendly neighbour.
Well I can agree with that. As far as I know, it is our tax dollars that are paying for our involvement in Afghanistan. And as far as I know, we are there to support our friendly neighbour.
England may have been our patriarch, but Canada is our BFF!
There is no dishonor in war. Only a *****fist (pacifist + *****, yeah its basically putting two synonymous words together to describe the same thing) would think there is. I guess you fail to see the meaning with using the steel from buildings our enemies destroyed to build a warship.21-gun salute for ship built with 9/11 steel - Military- msnbc.com
Honoring those who fell with a ship of war. Nice.
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