Rooney: US Troops NOT Heroes

[newsguyatl]

instead, they're victims.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20040412/1057793.asp


this is a good read if you have the time.

[LittleApple81]

1. I agree with him. n/t

[LARED]

2. I think Andy

missed his nap.

[Amerpie]

3. On Rooney

Andy Rooney is a WW2 vet who. as a military journalist, flew bombing raids over germany and was at the liberation of Dacchau

[Larkspur]

4. Andy is wrong about Bush's intentions in taking us to Iraq

They were NOT honorable.

[Eric J in MN]

5. regarding the line about intentions

"America's intentions are honorable."

I don't think one should generalize about intentions.

Different people in the White House had different reasons for supporting the war; different people in the private sector who support the war have different reasons.

Some people genuinely want a democratic Iraq because they think that democracy will spread throughout the Middle East and the world will be a better place.

Other people are motivated by greed. They profit from the $87 billion, through a corrupt bidding process and being allowed to overcharge, thanks to no-law-against-profiteering and no-GAO-oversight.

Lastly, among people in the general public who supported the war, some were scared by Bush's talks of wmd and thought we had to attack Iraq or Iraq would attack us.

[Amerpie]

6. Wouldn't we all

Rather be judged on our intentions instead of our actions?