You say you remember Viet Nam. That may be, but you sure didn't learn
anything from it. That war--like this war--was NOT winnable. As far as
troop morale goes, the troops also showed patriotism by coming home and
marching in the streets against the Viet Nam war. One of the most
poignant moments of the era was the Mother of a dead soldier who marched
with us during Moratorium. She was heartbroken that her son had died for
no reason, and didn't want it to happen to anybody else's Mother. Go to
iTunes, buy "Universal Soldier" by Donovan, and get radical. It's the
only way to end this madness.

Are you too young to remember Viet Nam? If so, here's how it works: Go
halfway around the world to a country that means absolutely nothing to
us and get plenty of our kids killed. (Make sure the war is unwinable.)
Piss off as many people and countries as possible, especially the
country you're "liberating." We're really doing a good job this time
because we're making enemies of every Islamic fundamentalist nutball in
the world. If things don't seem depressing enough, make it so a Marine
who fought on Iwo Jima can't light up at the V.F.W. That's what we did
here in Ohio, land of the free.

You write as if you're trying to convince yourself.

--Roc

Well, I've been married for 31 years, so it's too late to change now!
Sleeping without my wife would be like going without air.

--Roc

I like "Wicked Game" by Chris Izaak. What do you think?

--Roc