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Honoring the Thousand
Tonight (September 9), moveon.org is holding candlelight vigils across the country to honor the 1000 American soldiers who have died in Iraq. The site http://www.moveon.org has information and http://action.moveon.org/vigil can help you find one near where you live. I think it would be great to have many people attend, including Greeks.
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Right...so honor these men in a celebration held by a group that says their deaths were for nothing.
-Rudey |
I don't think most of these soldiers would be honored by anything moveon.org has done.
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I respect that not everyone on GC agrees with moveon.org's ideology. However, they have promised that this would be "simple and dignified." They also say, "This is not a rally. Although we may be moved emotionally by our shared reflection and acknowledgement, this is not the place for speeches or announcements." Although I have some strong opinions, I was planning to abide by the ground rules and hope that everyone else there does too.
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"1,000 military men and women have now died in this misconceived war. On September 9th at 8pm, we're joining with the Win Without War coalition to hold hundreds of candlelight vigils. " Right... -Rudey --So basically let's hold a rally to say they died for nothing |
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So I guess I feel the same way about the soldiers who died in Iraq as I do about the soldiers that died in Vietnam. It wasn't their fault that they were there, and they deserve to be honored for their service. When I visited the Vietnam War memorial in DC, I was really moved, and I hope that something equally impressive is constructed for these soldiers. However, this still doesn't mean that I think that either war was justified. |
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Again, this organization has an agenda and it's not to honor the troops. In fact I feel sad that it's doing it because it's trying to piggy back on their sacrifices. That shouldn't be - not with any political part. I believe municipalities and organizations should honor them without any other motive whatsoever. -Rudey |
Until there's a draft, this ain't no Vietnam.
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Someone told me that years ago, the Prussian king had to ride out into the field after every war and look at the faces of the dead. We're not comfortable with this. Al-Jazeera's Baghdad office gets shut down for showing disturbing images, and there's a flap when coffins of returning soldiers are photographed. In the movie "Control Room," someone says, "Every war has a human cost." We should never forget this. |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you sign up to serve in the military don't you know that it means you may end up fighting in a war and it may be a war you don't believe in? I am sure it is hard for the soldiers and their families who don't believe in this war, but didn't they know going in that going off to war was a possibility?
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-Rudey |
What angers me is the illogic of this...where was the candlelight vigil for #1? #145? #999? Are their deaths less significant? Apparently so according to those that disagree with the war.
I don't recall ever reading any political or military manual that says once we reach x number of deaths, it's time for retreat. Sure, maybe on a percentage basis...but nothing about specific thresholds. Each and everyone of those killed or injured, or who will be in the future willingly volunteered for the risks, to defend our country and way of life, and to guarantee the rights for those who oppose the mission to be able to speak freely. Each one is a hero in my book. |
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What does this have to do with the vigil anyway? Are they going to be showing distrubing pictures of all the dead soldiers? There is nothing wrong with holding a vigil for these men but what gives moveon.org the right to host it. They clearly are doing it for political gain. |
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