*blinks in stunned silence*
Sep. 9th, 2004 04:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conuly
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/09/opinion/l09iraq.html
To the Editor:
As we solemnly observe the 1,000th American military death in Iraq, let us also remember that on one day alone - 9/11 - more than 3,000 deaths occurred here on our own soil.
Most of those casualties were civilians, who were coldbloodedly targeted by terrorists. The long, sad shadow of those attacks falls upon us as we mark the third year since their occurrence.
As former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has suggested, let all of us who were fortunate enough to survive rededicate our lives to ensure that no one else will be orphaned by terrorism.
By taking the war to the terrorists, rather than waiting for them to strike us again, President Bush has done so.
Darryl W. Jackson
Washington, Sept. 8, 2004
Yes, Bush took the war to the terrorists... wait, no. The terrorists then were primarily Saudis. We're still allied with them, aren't we? Yeah, and what ever happend to that Bin Ladin guy? Is he in Iraq nowadays? Did I miss something?
To the Editor:
As we solemnly observe the 1,000th American military death in Iraq, let us also remember that on one day alone - 9/11 - more than 3,000 deaths occurred here on our own soil.
Most of those casualties were civilians, who were coldbloodedly targeted by terrorists. The long, sad shadow of those attacks falls upon us as we mark the third year since their occurrence.
As former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has suggested, let all of us who were fortunate enough to survive rededicate our lives to ensure that no one else will be orphaned by terrorism.
By taking the war to the terrorists, rather than waiting for them to strike us again, President Bush has done so.
Darryl W. Jackson
Washington, Sept. 8, 2004
Yes, Bush took the war to the terrorists... wait, no. The terrorists then were primarily Saudis. We're still allied with them, aren't we? Yeah, and what ever happend to that Bin Ladin guy? Is he in Iraq nowadays? Did I miss something?
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Date: 2004-09-09 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-09-09 06:21 pm (UTC)People who say the war is wrong may be construed as saying the deaths were meaningless, though I wouldn't. I'd say that they were wrongful but not meaningless so long as the soldiers in question thought they were doing something worthwhile.
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Date: 2004-09-09 08:14 pm (UTC)Or at least, it always seems to work for me.
:-)
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Date: 2004-09-09 10:51 pm (UTC)I agree with you. Incidentally, as this is as good a place as any, thank you for pointing to something yesterday on the Democratic Underground. I hadn't heard of it before.
There is a CLEAR link between Iraq and Al Qaida
Date: 2004-09-10 06:44 am (UTC)Actually, the clear link would be the CIA and George Bush Sr. Seriously.
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Date: 2004-09-09 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-09 02:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-09 05:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-09 06:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-09 06:21 pm (UTC)People who say the war is wrong may be construed as saying the deaths were meaningless, though I wouldn't. I'd say that they were wrongful but not meaningless so long as the soldiers in question thought they were doing something worthwhile.
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Date: 2004-09-09 08:14 pm (UTC)Or at least, it always seems to work for me.
:-)
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Date: 2004-09-09 10:51 pm (UTC)I agree with you. Incidentally, as this is as good a place as any, thank you for pointing to something yesterday on the Democratic Underground. I hadn't heard of it before.
There is a CLEAR link between Iraq and Al Qaida
Date: 2004-09-10 06:44 am (UTC)Actually, the clear link would be the CIA and George Bush Sr. Seriously.