dekeguy serves in the military. I think he fully understands honor and serving for one's country.
George Bush did not kill this woman's son. An Arab did (or whomever).
George Bush is not the end all, be all of government. People voted to go to Iraq. John Kerry is one such person who voted to fight in Iraq. However, John Kerry chose not to fund out soldiers after the war started and that funding could have possibly saved lives.
Again, why don't you question why Kerry's daughters aren't there? Are you somehow jaded that you have to keep bringing up Bush?
And again, this is a war. In a war people die. In a military people volunteer to join. Would you make this argument about any war?? Or did you just randomly pick Iraq?
The son served honorably and gave a great sacrifice not only to our country, America, but also to a country that was haunted by mass murders and torture at the hands of Saddam Hussein. The mother is understandably upset, but she has to accept this at some point.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by HelloKitty22
I'm sorry but no matter how patriotic you are or how much this country and its military honors the death of one of its soldiers who dies in battle, to a mother who has lost her son the death is just as painful as if he was killed here in a car accident or in a violent crime. There is little comfort in the "honor" of his death. Moreover, I find nothing dishonorable in the way in which this woman has acted. She is exercising the exact freedom her son fought to protect!!!
While you may not agree with the way this particular mother chose to exercise her first amendment rights, her actions are not "grossly innappropriate." The most fundamental cornerstone of the first amendment is that we should be able to question our political leaders. Mrs. Bush is campaigning for her husband and therefore is open to protests and questioning because she is choosing to make speeches and campaign for votes in a political campaign.
Furthermore, everyone seems to be avoiding the point of the mother's protest. Why aren't the children of members of congress serving in this war? Why aren't Mr. and Mrs. Bush sending their daughters to serve in the military? The political leaders of this country spend a tremendous amount of time telling us how important the war is and how we must sacrifice both financially and emotionally to send our sons and daughters oversees to win this war, yet only one member of Congress has made the ultimate sacrifice and sent a child to Iraq. If this war is so important to our safety and our survival as a nation, why aren't George and Laura sending Jenna and Barbara over there to fight??
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