In America, Veterans Day has become as much about honoring those who risked (and sacrificed) their lives “to defend our freedoms” as Christmas Day has become about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. (And we all know how politically incorrect it is these days to display nativity scenes or even inscribe the name of Christ in Christmas….)
Hence, for anyone who thinks the march to war in Iraq was sheer folly (or politically contrived), the Veterans Day Speech President Bush delivered yesterday – at the dedication of a new Marine Corps Museum – must have been especially galling. Because he did not honor veterans so much as recite his patently discredited talking points to justify why over 3000 more dead and tens of thousands of walking wounded have been added to the ranks of America’s war veterans under his leadership. Or, indeed, and why so many others are being called-up to follow.
Meanwhile, more Americans will be concerned today about the prospect of holiday sales than about the fate of American soldiers serving in Iraq….
Veterans Day
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