26 X World Champs said:
NO! It was a racial slur, not an attempt at humor at all. To condone comments like that is to condone any "joke" made at the expense of nationalities or races. Anyone who accepts slurs as jokes is equally guilty of using this slur to demean.
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Don't you know..IYARIOK (If Your A Republican It's O K)
The people in the military aren't just mindless robots, they can think freely on their own. They can make the distinction between being against the war and FOR the troops. These are some comments from military in the Pensacola area (they have a naval air station there).
"I have run into people who don't support the president's views on Iraq or our objectives, but I haven't run into a single person who said (he or she) doesn't support the troops," said Jason Crawford, a Purple Heart recipient who was shot in the face by opposition forces in December 2003 while in Iraq. "I think our society learned from Vietnam that it's not the men and women who sacrifice their lives and signed on the dotted lines who make up the plans and objectives. I think pretty much everyone supports the troops."
While many troops wish more Americans would support the war effort, some said it's heartening to know the folks back home wish them nothing but the best. "They might not agree with (the war)," said Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Bentele, 29, who returned from Iraq in May. "But they show us respect."
It's Vietnam veterans who are most appreciative, he said. "They thank us the most," he said. "They had a hard time coming back and are truly appreciative of the job we're doing."
. . . Army Reserves Lt. Col. Alice Bell, 46, who spent 10 months in Kuwait in support of the Iraq invasion, said she has heard nothing but praise since returning home. "It's not like in Vietnam, when they spat on troops coming back," she said. "Some people don't agree with the mission itself. But even if they're against the war effort, they're for the troops. They realize we're doing what we have to do, what we've been ordered to do, whether we agree with it or not."
Army National Guard Sgt. Shelton Johnson spent nearly a year in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. When he's in uniform, people often stop to offer him a verbal salute, he said. "In Wal-Mart, customers come over and say 'Thank you,' " said Johnson, manager at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Milton. "Most people are just real appreciative toward the soldiers."
Crawford, who now works for a health-care company, said he's not hurt by anti-war protests. On the contrary, he feels protests are a vital part of American democracy. "As long as they're not defiant against the troops or the president, then I think it's actually healthy for our society and government," he
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