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Old 10-20-2006, 05:54 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by non sequitur View Post
You're correct. Every war is brutal. And we should be reminded of that fact constantly. It shouldn't be sanitized. It shouldn't be abstracted. And it shouldn't be sloganized. It is unconsionable that politicians would minimize the devastation of this war for the sake of political expediency. It's also unconsionable that support for this war should be framed by some as a benchmark of one's patriotism. That's political pandering at its worst.
And the way to be reminded of that is by showing an insurgent sniper's view and fatal hits on our soldiers?
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