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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 11:57 PM Original message |
Troops not served well by perpetuating hero myth |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-05-07 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Defending a nation is heroic. Invading one, not so much. |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Defending isn't always heroic, either |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 02:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. Its a sign of the glorification of war for war's sake |
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rAVES (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 04:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. I guess 1.2 million Headstones for the Iraqis would be asking to much... |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. John Kerry's response to Sam Fox's "hero" label |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. "Hero" has become one of those words so over-used that it's lost its meaning. Our |
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classysassy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-06-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Hero |
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