More than 2000 Heroes
The attention being paid to the round number “milestone” of Americans killed in Iraq is about pushing political opposition to the war — not about honoring the heroes’ sacrifice. If you doubt it, do you know the number killed in Afghanistan or would you need to look it up? How about the number of police officers killed in the line of duty this year?
Perspective: to reach the Vietnam toll at this rate would take what? 60 years? How many commemorations would there have been in WW II if done 2000 at a time?
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October 27th, 2005 at 10:56 pm
You seem to be forgetting one thing. Most Americans, as far as I know, believed WWII to be a just cause. While many Americans do not believe the war in Iraq is a just war, many of whom believed in the war until they learned that they had been deceived concerning the WMD’s in Iraq. I am not sure how many Americans are opposed to the war in Iraq, but I think it could possibly be as high as 60%, though I would not bet on that number.
October 28th, 2005 at 7:37 am
No Rex, I have not forgotten. In fact, that is essential to my point.
The anti war crowd and the media are not primarily concerned with the deaths of Americans. They merely exploit the deaths for their political purposes. My point is that the heroes who die in Afghanistan and on the streets of our own cities deserve the honor of having their sacrifice commemorated too. But the press ignores them because their deaths aren’t as useful for manipulating public opinion in the direction they want.
October 28th, 2005 at 9:27 am
Yes I can honor these soldier for sacrificially giving their lives to a purpose they believed in (even if I myself find the means to be wrong).