Comments on: The Death Heads Are Just Dandy

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:31:40 +0000

Most Americans do not care about foreign policy and will not vote based on it, unless it affects them personally. Once upon a time (1968) foreign policy did affect large numbers of Americans, based on the war in Vietnam and the accompanying draft. I believe that our involvement there ended, not because of anti-war protests on college campuses, but because the “silent majority” referred to by Nixon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3K2N7FZSXc –average Americans–were sick and tired of seeing their sons returning from Southeast Asia in body bags.

There is nothing comparable today, with our “all volunteer” army. When the army (or any other branch of service) is seen by many American young people as offering “an opportunity” not available in civilian life, there will be hundreds of thousands of “takers.” Why worry too much about foreign (even civilian) deaths when you can have an income, training, and a shot at a college education?

By: Steve Hogan

Steve Hogan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:44 +0000

Gerson is a shill for the empire. That he would resort to the women’s lib excuse is an indication of just how desperate the warmongers are to keep the occupation going.

I’m actually embarrassed for the guy. Has he no shame?

By: Roger Chaillet

Roger Chaillet — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:31 +0000

Myron Pauli is correct.

But many of the “conservatives” he mentioned have, as they say here in Texas, no dog in this hunt.

Of course they are coming around only now, and not, say, 3 to 5 years ago.

Why?

Are they only now grasping the fact that there are no differences between the Administration and the former one(s)?

From open borders to the welfare state, and on to the warfare state and surveillance state, there are zero differences among the last 3 administrations.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:38:10 +0000

That’s a neat looking death’s head up there. Looks like the Waffen SS.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:51 +0000

OK, now what? Everybody has 20:20 hindsight. (I know Mercer, yours was foresight and the rest of us were fools.) But I ask, as I’ve asked before, over the years, how do we get out? Nobody has answered this one yet.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:28:52 +0000

As in Vietnam where the rationale for the war kept shifting (Domino theory, American credibility, Troops not dying in vein, Save the POW’s), the Afghan war’s justification keeps moving around. Mind you, Al Queda and the Taliban were booted OUT in 2001 but rather than leave ourselves, we stayed around to the point that most of the Pushtun areas are in Taliban or Taliban-like control. Now comes Bush speechwriter Michael “Axis of Evil” Gerson with his women’s liberation rationale:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/…/AR2010072604739.html

Yes, we must pummel Afghanistan into submission until they change their sexist culture! Why doesn’t Gerson and a few neocon feminists train the Afghan women on the use of Ak-47’s on their own nickel? Here is Fred Reed’s devastating answer to “make the world safe for feminism” warmongering:

http://www.fredoneverything.net/Mattis.shtml

Like Job, you (Ilana) have been right on the wars. Even many “conservatives “(Farah, Coulter, Will, Blankley) are coming around and realizing that the wisdom of Robert Taft, Douglas MacArthur, and others about fighting land wars in Asia still hold. The Hannity “conservatives” apishly repeat idiotic platitudes about credibility, democracy, serving as a base for Al Queda, “the troops”, the great Petreaus, the successful “surge” while the nation slides into bankruptcy.