I'm not here to impress you, or anyone else. And I am not "debunking" anything. I am stating facts that are a matter of historical record. You know, I would think that you would want to make your statement, and further your cause and beliefs with material that is authentic, and has credibility. I'm sure there are plenty of videos out there that actually have honest veterans with legitimate gripes about the military, why don't you come up with a video like that?
The OP video is specifically aimed at dissuading young people from joining the army by challenging the powerful myths that are used to recruit them. I am interested to see how these myths are sustained and how, for example, a woman seeking to prevent other people's children from being duped into fighting useless, destructive wars is perceived as "pissing on her son's grave".
Also, it is not an ad-hom attack to bring attention to someones poor military record. If you did even the smallest amount of reading and research, you would see that PFC Hicks READILY ADMITS to the criminal charges he recieved in the Army, and he admits to having a long series of disciplinary actions taken against him. He also states in plain english when he's not in front of any cameras or crowds, that he hates the Army and those with whom he served. He has an axe to grind and is telling outrageous lies to get back at the Army and those who he hates.
So, since he has admitted all of these things, does that mean that he is engaging in an ad-hom attack against himself?
What is relevance of his record of miltary indiscipline to his testimony? What's wrong with hating the Army?
He has an axe to grind and is telling outrageous lies to get back at the Army and those who he hates.
Is that a fact or did you just make it up?
And, the US Army phrase "Army Strong" is neither a "lie" nor is it a "truth". It's simply a catch phrase used in print and television commercials for crying out loud.
"Army Strong" is a recruiting slogan that is used by the United States Army. The "
Army Strong" video, juxtaposed in the OP video with some
Winter Soldier testimony, is part of a recruiting campaign for the army.
Do you think the Army Strong video comes remotely close to accurately portraying what successfully recruited young people will experience in their new job?
Why does everything with you have to be "truther" versus "debunker"? Why is it that you absolutely will not believe ANYTHING from anyone who you percieve as a debunker?
Please provide the concrete evidence on which you have based these rhetorical questions/assertions. There is no truth to them.
Why do you refuse to look at the military records of the people in this video? The info/records are readily available from many sources. I am quickly learning that trying to talk to you, and to others like you, is an exercise in futility.
I don't know whether Hicks is a fantasist. You certainly haven't provided any proof that he is. Even if he is, I doubt that all the Winter Soldier witnesses are lying. Centuries of historical reports and historical testimony support their sentiments.
I can never be right because to you I am a debunker.
Wrong.
And, you believe that because you are a truther that you could never, ever be wrong about anything.
Wrong.
Mind reading, though popular with many JREF "debunkers", is not a scientifically reliable method.
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Really?
What "brute force" ( and administered by who) "created" the Sandinistas, Taliban, Al Quieda and such?
Before I answer your question, by what definition are/were the Taliban and the Sandinistas "terrorists"?
If you get hit by a tank round, it doesn't matter much what it's made of.
If you don't get hit, depleted uranium isn't particularly dangerous. I wouldn't suggest that you grind it up and eat it - it's still a toxic heavy metal, though nowhere near as dangerous as cadmium or mercury. But if it's intact it's quite safe to handle.
How much of the hundreds of tons of the “not particularly dangerous", toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic depleted uranium dumped on Iraq is "intact"?
