"Excuse me miss, I'd like to have an argument, please."

I found it cumbersome to respond to my brother Miguel on the commenting system so I'm putting it down here.

I've been reading too much Ayn Rand?

I don't think you've read enough, then. The system you're thinking of where you deserve something because you need it is Communism.

I was using that argument because it is closer to your values system.

The Red Cross provides a service to soldiers to transport them home should an emergency arise. That is their criteria.

Since this is not an emergency, it is not an accordance with that criteria. (Analogy here:) Like writing a wheelchair off to your health insurance because you don't feel like walking.

After discussing it with Donaldo, it seems The Red Cross is smarter than I thought. Because it wasn't anything dire, they didn't actually pay for his travel; they only authorized his leave from his unit.

If you wish to argue further, you're going to have to stop saying things like:

"put your money where your mouth is by paying that so called soldier back,"

Your constant attaching of emotions to my statements is annoying. I didn't say I was sad about it. If the money is there, I say use it. Just don't pretend it isn't needed by someone else, in this case, other American soldiers.

"You think that the system is so ill designed that its sapping someone elses resources??"

Oh, is it one of those systems that magically uses its resources without using any of its resources?

"Also your analogy is erroneous as is your logic.

you think I would be pleased if Anya had stubbed her toe and someone called me and said hey Anya is hurt please call back....??"

Eh...I said "I would wonder how pleased you would be" and then made my analogy. You misread it. I know it can be hard to detect sarcasm in print, but please, make an effort. You wouldn't be pleased, which is my point. You would be frantic with worry. Which is what you did to Donaldo when you called him.

"you made a comment about how I should calm down because it wasnt like he was in the intensive care unit or dying."
"You made your assnine comment before you had the facts in front of you."

I was just waking up, but I think I did say that you should calm down because he wasn't in intensive care unit or dying. I made that "asinine comment" because, well, he wasn't in intensive care at the time. Is that what you mean by "not having the facts?" By your logic (here comes another analogy,) if I described someone as "alive" while they were alive and then they later died, I would be wrong for ever calling them alive.

When he did go into intensive care, I was right there with him. I helped move him from his old room to the IC Unit. I stayed there for some time speaking to the staff. They informed me that he had stabilized and was already improving before I left that afternoon.

"annoyed at worrying over a loved one?
seriously.."

I said I was annoyed because everyone was "acting like he was dying". That statement is what the kids call "hyperbole"; an exaggeration to emphasize a point. It was made off-hand. I mean that some people believed that Luis was much worse off than he is without any basis for it.

And finally:

"let other people worry about what they think they should do."

Just like you're doing right now, right? (That was sarcasm.)

"heres a spoon to eat your words."

I don't need a spoon. You've been putting words right into my mouth.