I enjoyed reading it. I commented on it in basso's "taunt" debacle. Here's the quote... Yes, I certainly do. That is the reason, I'm sure, that "the WaPo is ignoring a story like this in its back yard, or why the NYTimes gives such prominence to the sheehan story, but doesn't report on this." (basso) They have the good taste not to give coverage that would encourage more protests of this nature. That doesn't fit basso's "anti-anything possibly critical of Bush and the War and Occupation of Iraq" mode of operations. It's getting pretty tiresome, basso. You posted a very good read with the blog thread recently. I hope LTC Kurilla recovers well from his wounds. Heck, he may end up at the soon-to-be-closing-and-it's-perverse, isn't it- Walter Reed. It'd be nice if you did more of that sort of thing, and less shilling for the far-right Bush extremists, in my opinion. And, by the way, the protesters think they are taunting the Bush Administration, not the soldiers. I think, in this case, they are misguided, but you could at least attempt a little objectivity, basso. Nice post, basso, and a gripping read. Stuff like this reminds me of why my Dad didn't tell me of his WWII combat experience until I was in my late 20's, and he felt mortality coming on. It's good that this is being recorded by people. You can bet that most involved in this kind of vicious combat won't want to speak of it when they get home. Regardless of how one might feel about the sanity of the President who took us into this nightmare, it is being fought by the finest soldiers on the damned planet. Keep D&D Civil!!
Not the most diplomatic way to phrase it but you do make a point. I waiver between my own lust for war and disgust for war. I support the military ouster of Saddam as a necessary and even humanitarian use of violence but I wonder if I would have answered the call to duty if I had been of an eligible age. When I was of age during Viet Nam I did not believe the cause was necessary enough for me to to join up as a grunt. I did try to join the Navy to get in to flight school but when I failed the eye test I didn't persue it any further ( I later got out of the draft via an asthma attack...from some moldy pot I think) I do think the Bush administration bungled the deal and could have persuaded the free world and other Moslem governments it was their duty to act but that's just Monday quaterbacking at this point. Calling out us chicken hawks is a legitimate. As we question our real commitment to the course of action it forces us to consider what it really means to the kids on the ground.
