Introduction

[foxglovehp.livejournal.com]

I'm new here.  I was sent an invite, and I appreciate it.  I like this community's non-flaming, non-trolling all-parties attitude.  I have been avoiding posting on most of the political communities because, since I tend to be in both liberal and conservative, (and am thus libertarian) camps, I'll post to all of them if I have something to say.  Of course somebody somewhere will accuse me of trolling.

Anyway, I am a career soldier, now in the US Army reserve, and a lifelong Wiccan.  I am constitutionally conservative, and socially liberal.  Please drop by my LJ profile for more info.  Feel free to friend me as well if you like.  I have a fairly thick skin about most things and appreciate a good, reasoned argument where folks can disagree and not get their knickers in a twist about things.

Comments

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

Welcome. I'm especially glad to see that we now have a resident expert on Iraq and Afghanistan.

PEOPLE - THIS GUY KNOWS HIS STUFF!

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

What, prader and I don't make the cut?

It's because he's wiccan isn't it?


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[prader.livejournal.com]

Speaking for myself- No. I am not even remotely close to being an 'expert' on anything.

Well, I qualified 'expert' on a few weapons, but that was years ago.

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

I kid, I kid

[prader.livejournal.com]

But I've been to the Middle East. And Europe. (I wouldn't consider myself an expert on Germany, France, Austria, England, Spain and maybe a few others, either.)

I prefer to leave it at "I've blown shit up in more countries than probably most Americans have ever been to."

;D

[devil-ad-vocate.livejournal.com]

My apologies to you both. I slap my face repeatedly!

From past conversations with him, I think he knows stuff that - should he tell us - he would be required to kill us. ;)

[prader.livejournal.com]

I would tend to agree, just from the icon alone without even knowing him.

[foxglovehp.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that, though I don't consider myself and "expert" by any stretch. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I do keep my head in the game however, even when I am not deployed. And no one has ever accused me of NOT having an opinion!

And I'll state up front, devil_ad_vocate makes a valid point.