found this GREAT Editorial link at BUZZFLASH
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http://nhgazette.com/another_casualty.htmlAnother Casualty of the Iraq War
By Richard J. Ducey
It appears that the war may be lost. Not the non-war in Iraq, to free the people who keep shooting at our soldiers, but the "Big One" right here in America.
I apologize to the greatest generation of veterans who thought they already won the Big One some sixty odd years ago. I don't mean to confuse them, given their inability to afford their medications, and their government's refusal to provide them, but there is a new Big One. It's the war for truth, and a free press.
In this era of bumper sticker patriotism, where medals are awarded to you for being a cute white blonde, and the American people appear to be begging to be lied to, we may be about to suffer our greatest defeat. The rest of the world may not be impressed with our cowboy diplomacy, and bully foreign policy, but Americans are eating it up like puppy chow.
Don't get me wrong, I do not blame Jessica Lynch for any of this. Poor Jessica has been date-raped by the press. And like many victims she is not screaming bloody murder because she feels like somehow it must be her fault. But let's look at the facts.
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Don't get me wrong, I consider myself damned lucky. I have a friend who just had his leg amputated at age 53 from a condition related to his exposure to Agent Orange, the defoliant used in Vietnam. No Purple Heart for him, or for the tens of thousands that are dying of cancer from the same herbicide exposure. But the Army of our illustrious Commander-in- Chief has bent all the rules in this case. He needed to create a hero to keep up support for the war and keep the American people from noticing the dead bodies being shipped home every day. He needed to draw attention away from the fact that the week we invaded Iraq the United States Congress proposed the largest cut in medical care for the disabled veterans of the last four wars in the history of the Veterans Administration.
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and look whats at the end of article ......
The author understands that this article may offend some people. However, unless you vote, do volunteer work in your community, and otherwise support our democracy, he really doesn't give a damn about your opinion.
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