tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post873195663879091699..comments2023-09-12T04:13:03.469-05:00Comments on LiteralDan: Five years later.LiteralDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-41634565966174040692008-10-25T17:09:00.000-05:002008-10-25T17:09:00.000-05:00Every time anyone points out that we shouldn't hav...Every time anyone points out that we shouldn't have been there in the first place, someone else makes the understandable point that it doesn't help us much now.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping blame is placed appropriately and punishment served once all is said and done.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-6562434236600801152008-10-10T19:33:00.000-05:002008-10-10T19:33:00.000-05:00p.s. This post IS patriotism; I'm glad that you'v...p.s. This post IS patriotism; I'm glad that you've labeled it such. <BR/><BR/>Also, your 5 things, one for each year, is absolutely right on.VERNACULARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190270245402234655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-82833227237789119242008-10-10T19:30:00.000-05:002008-10-10T19:30:00.000-05:00One thing (among a few) making me nauseous in this...One thing (among a few) making me nauseous in this election season: Neither party is recognizing the full-out idiocy of us being at war in Iraq in the first place. The UN disagreed; there were no weapons; Richard Clark (remember him?) said that Bush came to him after 9/11 and said "Find a way that this is tied to Iraq." We need to just be done there. <BR/> <BR/>I like what Obama says about restoring our reputation around the world. For Bush & Co. have ruined it. I am all for a president who would rather have unilateral, non-preconditioned talks than one who creates a preemptive, shock-and-awe (motherfuckers) war.<BR/><BR/>For the entirety of my kindergartners' short lives, we have been warring with Iraq.VERNACULARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190270245402234655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-4551201190525008002008-09-11T23:27:00.000-05:002008-09-11T23:27:00.000-05:00Kori: Thanks. It was kind of depressing to reread ...<B>Kori:</B> Thanks. It was kind of depressing to reread this, but nice to imagine the alternative world.<BR/><BR/><B>muskrat:</B> Absolutely-- I've always been grateful for people willing to sign up to be on call to defend our nation and serve in other worthy causes all over the world, and I can only hope this mess they threw you all into doesn't discourage too many people from serving in the future.<BR/><BR/>I planned to sign up myself after 9/11, figuring we were all off to defend the nation and there was no other honorable option, a la WWII, but in retrospect I'm glad I hesitated to see how things panned out in the immediate aftermath (aka who was responsible and what were we doing about it), since they decided to send everyone to Iraq instead of finishing the job in Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>I feel so badly for everyone sent off to Iraq who had volunteered to defend <I>America</I> (or their home nation in other cases), and who feel angry and frustrated but who were then left without a choice. I feel even worse for those who fulfilled their end of the bargain but who were then pulled back in for more than they signed up for, just because The Administration is having understandable recruitment troubles for their war.<BR/><BR/>It's just a whole series of tragedies all around, leaving widow(er)s, orphans, and grieving parents all over our country and others.<BR/><BR/>I'm very glad for your service, admiring of your going back so many times, and happy for your loved ones that you made it back safely. Hopefully you and many others won't have to go back again.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-83610167825597522482008-09-11T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-11T15:43:00.000-05:00Yeah, and here's to the > 100k who deploy a...Yeah, and here's to the > 100k who deploy and leave all that (and all whom) they care about for months and months and months.<BR/><BR/>one year ago today, i was on the plane for war (for the 3rd time). <BR/><BR/>utter misery.Michael from dadcation.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961356620989366475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-39122487898014085372008-09-11T14:50:00.000-05:002008-09-11T14:50:00.000-05:00Beautiful and spot on.Beautiful and spot on.Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-39417801590188442452008-03-29T12:16:00.000-05:002008-03-29T12:16:00.000-05:00Let's just hope we don't have too many more of the...Let's just hope we don't have too many more of these kinds of anniversaries.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-72557639144654264092008-03-28T22:26:00.000-05:002008-03-28T22:26:00.000-05:00And Amen again!And Amen again!SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986540464794429363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-44597691299392253372008-03-19T11:47:00.000-05:002008-03-19T11:47:00.000-05:00Well said.Well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com