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<blockquote data-quote="GolfWhiskey" data-source="post: 709241" data-attributes="member: 8068">I&#039;ve read the report described in the article featuring Napolitano. It describes the potential dangers of certain skill sets, not of veterans as a whole. As a veteran myself I understand and agree that thousands of US troopers are trained to accomplish tasks that are inherently dangerous and could pose a potential threat to the country.That doesn&#039;t mean I don&#039;t &quot;trust&quot; or &quot;respect&quot; military servicemen, it simply means that I can objectively assess the potential negative consequences and dangers of these skill sets. Judging the entire military by bad apples like McVeigh or Oswald is grossly unfair, but completely ignoring the dangerous skills acquired by military servicemen is grossly naive.Regarding Murtha and Haditha, do you consider Republican Representative John Kline (MN) to be unpatriotic because he stated that he believed the Marines involved in Haditha were actively covering up and lying about the incident? Murtha is definitely not alone in his assessment of the events at Haditha.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GolfWhiskey, post: 709241, member: 8068"] I've read the report described in the article featuring Napolitano. It describes the potential dangers of certain skill sets, not of veterans as a whole. As a veteran myself I understand and agree that thousands of US troopers are trained to accomplish tasks that are inherently dangerous and could pose a potential threat to the country. That doesn't mean I don't "trust" or "respect" military servicemen, it simply means that I can objectively assess the potential negative consequences and dangers of these skill sets. Judging the entire military by bad apples like McVeigh or Oswald is grossly unfair, but completely ignoring the dangerous skills acquired by military servicemen is grossly naive. Regarding Murtha and Haditha, do you consider Republican Representative John Kline (MN) to be unpatriotic because he stated that he believed the Marines involved in Haditha were actively covering up and lying about the incident? Murtha is definitely not alone in his assessment of the events at Haditha. [/QUOTE]

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