quick thought... June 7th, 2006 - 9:00PM
Sergeant Benjamin Flanders: …”So here’s a thought: why did we send troops to Iraq, what are they doing there and why? That sounds like a good question to ask the citizenry of the US, on behalf of whom these troops were sent. Don’t like it? Then do something about it rather than asking soldiers to not only carry the burden of war but also the burden of why they went to war.”…
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Great question Benjamin Flanders.
I would like to add another: Why, in this war, are we as citizens not being asked to sacrifice like in every other war? Why, when the wealth of the richest citizens is what is being ‘protected’ (increased), don’t they pay a little extra in taxes rather than getting tax cuts?
Answer that and we’ll both know.