“We shouldn’t be here,” said one Marine infantryman bluntly. “There was no reason for invading this country in the first place. We just came here and [angered people] and killed a lot of innocent people,” said the marine, who has seen regular combat in Ramadi. “I don’t enjoy killing women and children, it’s not my thing.”
That’s what a small but more and more vocal minority in the US military are saying. Meanwhile, there’s a very, very large push on to get their absentee ballots properly postmarked and counted this time around. Either way they vote, O.K. by me, because in 2000 a lot of their votes didn’t get counted at all.
The story is originally from the Christian Science Monitor, which is a fine upstanding news source and unlikely to cause problems. The Smirking Chimp one might be a bit dicey for some people.
On the other hand, a true patriot site like the General’s is probably quite safe.
Gee, funny you should mention that. I can’t get to a the Smirking Chimp or Making Light or Electrolite —-all sites that criticize the current administration. But that creepy one you mentioned? Oh, that one I can get to just fine.
What a coincidence. I’m sure. Just that.
the Patriot Boy one? Jesus’ General? That’s a parody site. He writes fake letters to Congresscritters as if he’s some sort of whacked out neocon loony with a fixation on his Little Soldier. When he refers to his Inner Frenchman, he’s talking about his true liberal self.
Thank God. I work with a couple people who aren’t faking it, though, and it sort of erodes your view of the humor potential. And they don’t seem really odd, either. Well, except for that fixation on Ann Coulter. Isn’t she about due for that distemper booster shot?