Comments on: Obama To Army Vet: No Lower Drinking Age

At MTV Forum, Democrat Says He Sympathizes But Would Keep Drinking Age At 21

[ranger1948]

brianbwb
Since the person outranked her she was not allowed to address his attitude. She therefore reported it to her senior officer who happens to be a woman and th officer dealt with it immediately. There was no fault by the senior officer.

[ranger1948]

floydzep
You sound like a terrorist or at least a sympathizer.

[ranger1948]

I have no desire to kill anyone again but i would make an exception for terrorists. No amount of talking is going to settle an issue with a terrorist. They have been so brainwashed by their leaders there is no getting thru to them. Like a mad dog you have no choice but to destroy it. I also do not consider terrorists Muslims as they go against the teachings of the true Muslim faith.

[ranger1948]

juwboy
Then that would explain the lack of response from him. I ask if a person has served, because unless they have been in combat they really have no idea what these soldiers go thru.

[ranger1948]

the soldier was already back from Iraq. He was asking obama about lowering the drinking age for soldiers, not being allowed to drink while serving in iraq. Yes I think i need to get my keyboard cleaned, it seems to stick a lot.

[juwboy]

ranger1948:

Over the weekend, you repeatedly asked FeelFreek1 if he had served in the military.

Of course he hasn''t.

He''s a Moslem Arab, who''s being paid by a terorist group to pose as a patriotic American on this Comment board.

[jasonwlh]

GrammaWhamma
I think this is about the legal drinking age, for anyone. Not an ''I''ll join the army so I can start drinking earlier'' issue. The last thing you want is to give them recruiters another carrot to lure kids into fighting wars. Uncle Sam wants you to start drinking beer!

[grammawhamma]

People this article is not about drinking alcohol while on active duty. This is about the right of young veterans, those that make it home, having the opportunity to order a drink legally even if they are under 21.

[skyk-2009]

I''''m happy to hear that your daughter is such a responsible person. However, I''''m sure she is an exception, rather than the norm. Now let''''s get back on topic. I come from a country where the legal age of drinking and military draft are both 18. We were young and silly, had money, and nothing else better to spend it on. I can tell you most of us have drunk ourselves silly back then. Often just before reporting for duty. Having an 18 year-old fight a war for you is bad enough. But an 18 year-old kid with no self-control running around Iraq with a rifle and a hangover?

By the way, I think your capslock key was stuck.


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Posted by jasonwlh at 05:05 AM : Mar 18, 2008
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I agree! It''s bad enough that they are glorified policemen in this horrible situation where they haven''t a clue who or what the enemy may be but adding the effects of Alcohol to that mix is a really bad idea.

[brianbwb-2009]

"My daughter carries her weight and asks for no special treatment." Posted by ranger1948

That means that you raised her right, but let''s face it, she shouldn''t have to "deal with" such abuse. She is already carrying more than her weight serving in the present mess, and all the more reason that the soldiers and officers should be sober, so they cannot blame alcohol for their own weaknesses. Her senior officer should be processed for harassment, and booted out, the present state of "war" is no excuse for such.

She might have been well able to "deal with" the scum, but the next victim of this pathetic excuse for human might not be as strong.