No and No More

Posted on December 5, 2006 in Journalists & Pundits Occupation of Iraq

Perhaps propelled by a hidden conservative hand, the media admits that it dispensed with actual journalism when weighing the need to intervene in Iraq, but nonetheless feels that it is important to brand as radical the electorate’s desire to get the hell out of the war.

Such moves are often justified in the name of “what did our boys die for?” I think I can answer this: they died to make the point that we should not squander their lives for reasons of panic or political maneuvering. They made it clear that they deserve more than a wasted effort. If we heed their message, future generations of soldiers will not be subjected to pointless service in pointless wars. This is the lesson we should have learned from Vietnam: now we should not hesitate to take it to heart.

Let’s bring our children home, to show them that we have matured as a nation. Let us make it possible for Congress to say “No” and “No More”.