So many republicans, conservatives or whatever claimed to support the troops and it turned out they didn't give a shit.
"Fifteen-month tours and repeated deployments are increasing the rate of suicide, divorce, and psychological problems, according to Pentagon data."
--Soldier rampage hints at stress of repeated deployments
Maybe you should step up and write something important.
Posted by Gus at May 12, 2009 11:14 PMGus:
Maybe you forgot. They signed up willingly for an incredibly tough and miserable job. No-one forced them--unlike the way they do in many of the countries you no doubt idolize more than your own.
Posted by MarkH at May 13, 2009 7:12 AMWhere is Adolf, to keep the company of Joe and Mao?
Socrates would stay to the last moment, to learn what happened to the civilization he started; and Shakespeare to do his own portrait of histories special monsters.
But I don't think it would be a meeting remembered fondly or productively. Birds of prey and birds of paradise do not flock together.
Gus,
Do your always inflate your airbags before you comment? If not, you should.
JW-- Click the link and look at the whole painting. You'll find Adolf toward the left-hand side.
Posted by Connecticut Yankee at May 13, 2009 10:12 AMWhat I find interesting about this painting is the cultural mash-up going on. The artists know their own (Chinese) culture and include several Chinese historical figures, but it is obvious that they are aware of a great deal of Western culture from the figures they included.
Gus' troll-fu is pretty weak.
Posted by Eric Blair at May 16, 2009 6:24 PM