smallwarsjournal.com - 12/16/2008
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Ain't this just dandy and a pisser to boot - those who have strived - and died - to ensure Iraq's freedom and future place as a responsible partner on the world scene are brushed aside for the latest bash Bush melodrama and a 'real hero' is on the scene - Iraqi who threw shoes at George Bush ...
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Such Ingratitude...
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
Dear Dave, I appreciate that Iraqi ingratitude must be grating to those who have seen friends fight and die in Iraq. I really do. The point, though, is that the Iraqis, by and large, would rather not have had 4300 Americans die on their behalf, or had some half a million of their countrymen slaughtered in order to "ensure Iraq's freedom and future place as a responsible partner on the world scene." It's not a sacrifice that they asked for, or that they asked to pay, so it's not quite fair to accuse them of being ingrates. Best, Rob ...
An Empire of Sentimentality
Matthew Yglesias —
... I think this kind of sentiment from Dave Dilegge at the COIN hotspot Small Wars Journal reflects some dangerous trends in American culture: ...
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