by kevin tillman.
editors note: kevin tillman joined the army with his brother pat in 2002, and they served together in iraq and afghanistan.
pat was killed in afghanistan on april 22, 2004. kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.. .
I thought the war was finished. Must have missed something
Not looking for an arguement or a political debate, just replying to a previous poster who made the comment that
If we actually supported our soldiers, this war would probably end much sooner
by kevin tillman.
editors note: kevin tillman joined the army with his brother pat in 2002, and they served together in iraq and afghanistan.
pat was killed in afghanistan on april 22, 2004. kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.. .
If we actually supported our soldiers, this war would probably end much sooner
If Rumsfeld would have taken the advice of General Shinsecki and gone in with 450,000 troops to begin with then this war probably would have ended sooner. We have the most professional, highly trained, qualified, selfless and determined military on this earth. They were sent into Iraq without the proper equipment (armor among other things) and without the proper troop strength. The most pathetic and unpatriotic theme that is beginning to unfold in Washington is that the military is at fault for the present condition.
If Rumsfeld supported our soldiers, this war would probably end much sooner.
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I prefer your example lovelylil
You are consistent and always post an even tempered and well thought out message. I would refer to you as a "Christian", a follower of Christ.
Steam you are a poser, a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not.
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Guess Who?
Mini-Miracle Wheat ?
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Steam,
The Miracle Wheat analogy makes perfect sense
He took regular wheat, marked it up 4 or 5 times and sold it as "Miracle Wheat"
Kind of like taking the bible, interpretting it his way, and reselling it as "The Truth"
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You forgot to mention that he brought the world "Miracle Wheat"...possibly his greatest accomplishment!
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Steam
If you want to worship Mr. Miracle Wheat, than more power to you....
With all due respect, I cannot nor could I ever reconcile other people claiming with absolute certainty to know "the truth" on one hand and then adding the "he is not infallible" clause. I read Russels interpretation line for line about Revelation in his own words. That was enough to convince me that his greatest attribute was a vivid imagination. I think most 12 year olds given the same assignment could do a better job.
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lovelylill
I thought that your post was great!
Use the bible....you have the Sermon on the Mount to build a religion around.....stick to that message....forget the interpretations.
Don't send Christ to the back ot the bus. Keep him front and center.
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Steam
In addition to going to the Bible Students Convention, do me a favor and save up your money and take a trip to Israel. Travel to the Dead Sea and look across at the desolate area surrounded by mountains and caves, climb Masada where the small band of 900 zealots held off the Romans for a long time before finally comitting suicide. Visit Jerusalem and lay your hands on the stones from the remaining Western Wall that dates from the Jewish second temple and the time of King Herod. Go to the mount of Megiddo which is the symbolic site of Armeggedon and look far off into the valley in all directions. Immerse yourself in the history of the area. These places exist. The history is real.
Then reread Russels interpretation of Revelation which according to him was written 2000 years ago to describe events happening in the late 1800's in America and all those new fangled inventions such as the steam engine and locomotive. This is the fantasy world of an eccentric pyramidologist.
Say hi to Freyda
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Steam....you are blowing smoke.......like the locomotive and steam engine that Russell refered to in his interpretation of Revelation.
