And who could forget the sad sight of the Bush daughters, weeping upon finding out that their flat feet exempted them from military service in Iraq. "Servicing is what we know" said they, despondant.
Yeah. I though that during Bush's last big speech where he talked about stepping up and making sacrifices. I would expect to see his daughters in uniform, even safely serving in some backwater CONUS posting, about the same time I receive that unexpected $1 million check in the mail from Bill Gates.
An interesting video. Not overtly anti-Iraq war, just a statement, IMO, that you go to war and people die. The war had better be worth it, you shouldn't do it lightly, people don't come home or come home with pieces missing, etc. Things that a lot of people, IMO tend to overlook because their tulips and those of their immediate families are not on the line anymore. Statistics and images on the tube, a football game without the commercials or level of coverage, viewership and commentary.
IMO Iraq is shaping up not to be the next Vietnam, but the next Korea. Forgotten War II. No big demonstrations -- too many people supported it in the first place to admit they might be wrong and WTF are you going to do about it now the we are where we are. No direct impact for the vast majority of Americans, not even much indirect impact for the middle classes and above (they gave up the idea of "service" to the country in the ashes of Vietnam). No draft to worry about. Lots of little ribbons a few "thanks for your service" comments, then on with regular life.
Charon
