Have I made it clear how much I love IVAW? Seriously, they could write that the sky was blue, and I would contact 3 meteorologists and an astronomer.
Luckily, they are usually so retarded I don’t even need to look. They are about to have a Winter Soldier: Germany. And, look what it says there:
The words “Winter Soldier” were inspired by Thomas Paine in Valley Forge at a time when America was a revolutionary country, a revolutionary concept, and the soldiers of the revolution were freezing and starving outside of Philadelphia.
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country;
Um. Yeah. Couple problems there history buff. “Winter Soldier” comes from Thomas Paine’s Common Sense*, written in January, 1776. America you may recall would not declare her independance for another 6 months. If Thomas Paine wrote it from Valley Forge, he was pretty damn lonely, since the Continental troops wouldn’t be there for another 2 years. Also, if there were any troops starving and freezing outside Philly, it was likely because they pulled an IVAW, since at the time the Continental Army was invading Canada.
*Update, amazingly, ArmySergeant corrected me. This was from “Crisis” which still doesn’t fix the larger issue since this was written in Dec of 1776, (still a year early) and teh army was at that time was IN Philly. (2x correction). However, kudos to Ms AS.




