A Young Marine Speaks Out
I'm sick and
tired of this patriotic, nationalistic and fascist crap. I stood
through a memorial service today for a young Marine that was killed
in Iraq back in April. During this memorial a number of people spoke
about the guy and about his sacrifice for the country. How do you
justify 'sacrificing' your life for a war which is not only illegal,
but is being prosecuted to the extent where the only thing keeping
us there is one man's power, and his ego. A recent Marine Corps
intelligence report that was leaked said that the war in the al-Anbar
province is unwinnable. It said that there was nothing we could
do to win the hearts and minds, or the military operations in that
area. So I wonder, why are we still there? Democracy is not forced
upon people at gunpoint. It's the result of forward thinking individuals
who take the initiative and risks to give their fellow countrymen
a better way of life.
clipped from: www.lewrockwell.com