From: David Ball (vought@msn.com)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 11:05:28 PST
As much as I really really badly want to add my 2 cents here this non MV
political diatribe.
Zipping it closed for now........
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Fw: WHO IS SMARTER AND BETTER QUALIFIED?
> Bill,
>
> I just wanted to point one thing out...
>
> >Jane Fonda should have been tried as a traitor as it was obvious she gave
> >aide to the enemies of the United States of America during the time of
war.
>
> As much as I agree that traveling to a nation we are effectively at war
> with is despicable, it is not Treason unless war is actually declared.
> Since we never declared war on North Vietnam, and she didn't do take up
> arms against Americans, there is nothing illegal about what she did. And
> that includes Treason. It is our rights as Americans to disagree with
> the morality of her action just as it is for her to disagree with the
> morality of the government of her time.
>
> I for one am against significant military action with Congressional blank
> checks. Congress is supposed to formally declare war. It is what the
> Founding Fathers intended and is a MAJOR check and balance against the
> power of the Executive Branch. Unfortunately, Congress loves to duck
> responsibility and then take credit for success (or criticize for
> failure) after the fact. By NOT explicitly authorizing the use of
> military forces, they can do that.
>
> Personally, I am for the war and support of our troops 210%, but I am
> also very much against Bush and his heavy handed (and clumsy) handling of
> the diplomacy leading up to this war. It is my opinion, and the opinion
> of a significant number of "pro war" Americans, that has put our country
> at greater risk than it should be in right now. I am a historian and
> feel confident that in the near future most historians will view Bush's
> diplomatic and domestic performance quite unfavorably.
>
> Steve
>
>
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