From: Gene McAloon 

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:11:29 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>Gene,
>
>At your age you question this?
>
>I have 2 boys, age 19 and 22, they are my children and I am a registered
voter.
>Do I consider them adults, yes, does that mean they are not my children, no.
>
>Explain to me the threat Iraq presented that would make it worth their lives.
>I'm not talking about what Bush thought or said was the threat, I'm talking
>about the reality. I understand it's possible Bush could have made a mistake
>(in fact I believe he did) and I also understand he must be held responsible
>for his decisions.

Geo. You should know by now that I despise Bush and everything he is and
stands for. Of course I opposed the Iraq war as well as a Afghan war. Both
were and are continuing disasters and obvious blunders.

That said, I cringe at any attitude that puts the sentiments of parents as
paramount when talking about soldiers and casualties. I care about the
soldiers, at least up to a point, and not a fig about the attitudes of
their parents. The last thing I would do is describe the casualties in Iraq
or Afghanistan, not as soldiers, but as someone's children.

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