Lilred's Rant of the Week...dignity of our armed forces

[Aim to maim]

Originally posted by Lilred
Sorry iffin ya'll took it that way...so i reckon i'll put it this way:

To me, if you are enlisted in the armed forces in the US, and you have served your country in conflict, you are my hero.

I am quite fond of Marse Robert myself, which is exactly why I don't like seeing him compared favorably with Osama Bin Ladan and his minions. That may not have been your intention, but it certainly came across that way to me.

Benedict Arnold enlisted in the armed forces of the U.S. and he served his country (quite well for a while). I doubt he is your hero. Again, I am a great admirer of Robert E. Lee, but I find your arguments to be a bit disingenuous.

And before you start; no, I'm not comparing Robert E. Lee to Benedict Arnold.