Comments on: Instant Messages from Behind the Lines http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/ True Dating Horror Stories and Tips from Real People Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Ivan G. http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-335 Ivan G. Thu, 24 May 2007 00:58:24 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-335 Dear Jennifer, I, a 6-foot-4 Adonis, with Olympic Gold in three sports, and several Ph.D.s., am a little busy right now curing cancer, but perhaps at a later date we can meet and compare stories about all these lying, exaggerating creeps. Dear Jennifer,
I, a 6-foot-4 Adonis, with Olympic Gold in three sports, and several Ph.D.s., am a little busy right now curing cancer, but perhaps at a later date we can meet and compare stories about all these lying, exaggerating creeps.

]]> By: Moondanzer http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-375 Moondanzer Thu, 31 May 2007 11:47:38 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-375 As the mother-in-law of a soldier at this very minute preparing for deployment to Iraq. I for one wish to have no contact with anyone who even suggests that they are involved in the Iraqi forces in anyway. I do not trust the current Iraqi government. Do I have empathy for the poor souls who truly do want a new governtment and a new future...yes. However, I think the entire Iraqi police force and current Iraqi leadership is simply untrustworthy. Just one American woman's opinion. Good Luck....I hope you are not being decieved! As the mother-in-law of a soldier at this very minute preparing for deployment to Iraq. I for one wish to have no contact with anyone who even suggests that they are involved in the Iraqi forces in anyway. I do not trust the current Iraqi government. Do I have empathy for the poor souls who truly do want a new governtment and a new future…yes. However, I think the entire Iraqi police force and current Iraqi leadership is simply untrustworthy. Just one American woman’s opinion. Good Luck….I hope you are not being decieved!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-390 Cindy Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:47:08 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-390 Moondanzer, Thanks for your feedback :) Sometimes I'm quite amazed that a lot of people don't realize that we are in a state of war. Most likely with the people are just "numbed" to hearing same news every day : "X number of soilders killed in Iraq today".... Frankly the issue of the war politics is quite complicated and I can see the both side's point. Although I don't have any related family or friends in Iraq now I do wish the best to the your son-in-law and the fellow troops. Moondanzer,

Thanks for your feedback :)

Sometimes I’m quite amazed that a lot of people don’t realize that we are in a state of war. Most likely with the people are just “numbed” to hearing same news every day : “X number of soilders killed in Iraq today”….

Frankly the issue of the war politics is quite complicated and I can see the both side’s point. Although I don’t have any related family or friends in Iraq now I do wish the best to the your son-in-law and the fellow troops.

]]> By: Lawliet http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20435 Lawliet Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20435 I disagree. I cannot stand people who do not know how to form a sentence while using the computer. These are the same kind of people who will open any attachment and install any program as long as it has a cover story. People who use the computer really need to smarten up. They are hurting us all. I disagree. I cannot stand people who do not know how to form a sentence while using the computer. These are the same kind of people who will open any attachment and install any program as long as it has a cover story. People who use the computer really need to smarten up. They are hurting us all.

]]> By: Ben http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20444 Ben Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:09:41 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20444 First thing first. Do you honestly believe that if you actually met an Iraqi insurgent on the internet, he, knowing nothing about you, would volunteer such important information so easily? You didn't ask him where he lived, or what political beliefs he held, or anything that should have naturally led into that answer. you asked a question which he could just as easily honestly answer as pharmacist. Instead he just comes right out with a claim that he is an Iraqi insurgent, which even if he doesn't believe means terrorist, he must realize that American forces WOULD consider that to mean terrorist. (P.S. Moondanzer you imply that he is a legitimate member of some form of the Iraqi armed forces, but that is not his claim, and we aren't at war with Iraq anymore, at least not the official government, we are at war with terror) I suspect Jennifer, that you are falling prey to either some sick scheme or a practical joke. Secondly it is your duty as a member of the armed forces and an American to report everything you know about this 'terrorist', since that is what he is claiming to be. More specifically he's an armed combatant, part of a group (Iraqi insurgents) who regularly kill not only your comrades deployed to Iraq, but innocent civilians. It's no wonder terrorist attacks are still a problem in Iraq since members of our own armed forces sit back and try to be friends. This is not the civil war and he is not your family, this is reporting a murderer, who you don't really even know, or at least a conspiritor in murder, to the authorities. No he's not inherintly evil, in fact he may act rather nice, but this does not preclude the fact that he and the rest of the insurgents need to be stopped and punished for their crimes. First thing first. Do you honestly believe that if you actually met an Iraqi insurgent on the internet, he, knowing nothing about you, would volunteer such important information so easily? You didn’t ask him where he lived, or what political beliefs he held, or anything that should have naturally led into that answer. you asked a question which he could just as easily honestly answer as pharmacist. Instead he just comes right out with a claim that he is an Iraqi insurgent, which even if he doesn’t believe means terrorist, he must realize that American forces WOULD consider that to mean terrorist. (P.S. Moondanzer you imply that he is a legitimate member of some form of the Iraqi armed forces, but that is not his claim, and we aren’t at war with Iraq anymore, at least not the official government, we are at war with terror) I suspect Jennifer, that you are falling prey to either some sick scheme or a practical joke. Secondly it is your duty as a member of the armed forces and an American to report everything you know about this ‘terrorist’, since that is what he is claiming to be. More specifically he’s an armed combatant, part of a group (Iraqi insurgents) who regularly kill not only your comrades deployed to Iraq, but innocent civilians. It’s no wonder terrorist attacks are still a problem in Iraq since members of our own armed forces sit back and try to be friends. This is not the civil war and he is not your family, this is reporting a murderer, who you don’t really even know, or at least a conspiritor in murder, to the authorities. No he’s not inherintly evil, in fact he may act rather nice, but this does not preclude the fact that he and the rest of the insurgents need to be stopped and punished for their crimes.

]]> By: JM http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20465 JM Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:40:57 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20465 War is a form of politics. Politics is about how people agree or disagree. To have meaningful solutions to political issues you have to have dialog. Dialog takes building mutual connections, even if it is a cup of coffee or a bag of suites. I am glad you see the fact that although you may be in conflict the people on the other side are always human too. This is a lesson many people don't get, or only get after fighting the war for a while. Don't be put off by the blow hards who have replied. They are polarized and inflexible in their views. Flexibility in view and outlook is a key to adapting to the challenges and issues faced in both war or politics. Understanding the people on the other side is critical to finding solutions. War is a form of politics. Politics is about how people agree or disagree. To have meaningful solutions to political issues you have to have dialog. Dialog takes building mutual connections, even if it is a cup of coffee or a bag of suites.

I am glad you see the fact that although you may be in conflict the people on the other side are always human too. This is a lesson many people don’t get, or only get after fighting the war for a while.

Don’t be put off by the blow hards who have replied. They are polarized and inflexible in their views. Flexibility in view and outlook is a key to adapting to the challenges and issues faced in both war or politics. Understanding the people on the other side is critical to finding solutions.

]]> By: Hyram H. Hackenbacker http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20468 Hyram H. Hackenbacker Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:29:16 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20468 The message in this posting is simplicity, yet profoundly elegant. Thank you for sharing. "Boredom strikes the minds of those that lack imagination." So true, and alas, so endemic in this juvenile, fractured society, and is evident wherever one finds a TV set. “What is the danger of befriending the enemy?” “Finding out the truth.” If you want to fight a real war, fight the war to regain control of your own mind -- turn off the television and throw it away. It is a weapon of mass distraction. The message in this posting is simplicity, yet profoundly elegant. Thank you for sharing.

“Boredom strikes the minds of those that lack imagination.” So true, and alas, so endemic in this juvenile, fractured society, and is evident wherever one finds a TV set.

“What is the danger of befriending the enemy?”
“Finding out the truth.”

If you want to fight a real war, fight the war to regain control of your own mind — turn off the television and throw it away. It is a weapon of mass distraction.

]]> By: Katt http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20470 Katt Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:52:37 +0000 http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/2007/05/22/instant-messages-from-behind-the-lines/#comment-20470 Just gonna throw this one out there: Seriously. Everyone's human. Believe it or not, there's no such thing as outright evil. It's just a perception. Deal. I think it's an awesome story. Just gonna throw this one out there:
Seriously. Everyone’s human. Believe it or not, there’s no such thing as outright evil. It’s just a perception. Deal.

I think it’s an awesome story.

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