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| Mon, 09-13-2004 - 4:29pm |
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The first key to wisdom is constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth. - Peter Abelard




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Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
ITA where's the justice. Does it bother anyone else that young men risk life and limb at an increasing rate, while the party that sent to Iraq feels quite confident that "Americans are safer". Don't these American's count? We have mourned for three years the thousands killed at the WTC, but we haven't mourned one day for the thousand that died in Iraq. Is it a matter of numbers, i.e., not enough young men have died? Is is it a matter of priorities: those who die on American soil count more than those who die on foreign soil? We know know that it is only a matter of time before Iraq falls into civil war. Bush has has failed at every opportunity; he has a flat learning curve. How many more will die before W buys a clue?
Don't you know what the Bush supporters will say to this.....And I quote "The young men/women who died in this war volunteered, they knew what was being asked of them."(end quote). Basicly because they trusted their Commander in Chief, they signed their own death warrants.
Edited 9/14/2004 5:39 pm ET ET by baileyhouse
The quotation ought to be engraved over the door of the Oval Office and in the corridors of the Pentagon. But of course, that will never happen.
And to many people, the Iraqis aren't "us", they're "them", as are the soldiers to a lesser degree.
You're quite right that military recruiters never mention the possibility of death. They talk about world travel, learning job skills, and earning money for college. It's only when a unit is getting ready to deploy to what may be a combat zone that wills are written.
Was posting at the War on Iraq board for over a year, started about 1 1/2 months before war was declared. Saw some of the attitude that baileyhouse mentioned-- "The young men/women who died in this war volunteered, they knew what was being asked of them." To which, I have this reply--"No, they didn't, many of them were still little more than adolescents who believe they're indestructible, oh and by the way, why don't you go Cheney yourself if YOU won't sign up to go to Iraq!"
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
Yes, I can imagin this is what they would say. However, they are deaths that should be mourned because they made the greatest sacrifice for their country. I am continually amazed at how mean-spirited these so-called Christians can be.
Edited 9/15/2004 12:09 pm ET ET by hayashig
Agreed, and the truly sad part is that many young men chose this path because otherwise the future looked bleak.
Actually this is how I see it.....The way I understand Bush supporters regarding loss of military life.."it's business as usual", part of the "job"
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