noncredo wrote:The Hurt Locker was an awesome movie. Maybe a bit inaccurate; but then it was a movie, not a documentary. While you may think it was a worse movie with a worse director, the ones who make those decisoins seem to disagree with you.
Why is a doctor or a firefighter doing "much more" to contribute to society than a soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan? What about soldiers who aren't serving in Iraq or Afghanistan? What about military doctors or military firefighters serving in Iraq or Afghanistan?
As for ..."ought to keep that belief to herself..." Why? Is she not entitled to her opinion? Is she not entitled to state her opinion? Were there rules about such statements which prohibited her from making her comments? if not then I see no reason why she "ought to keep that belief to herself." anymore than you ought to keep your beliefs to yourself; or me, mine.
How are military doctors or military firefighters serving in Iraq & Afghanistan affecting American citizens? She said that "they're there for us." How exactly are they "there for us?"
There is no reason why I should have more respect for a soldier in Afghanistan than a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer, or fire-fighter.