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ZOT! The Walking Wounded
The American Conservative ^
| January 31, 2005
| Fred Reed
Posted on 02/03/2005 12:42:22 PM PST by hard_rocker1232
The observant will have noticed that we hear little from the troops in Iraq and see almost nothing of the wounded. Why, one might wonder, does not CNN put an enlisted Marine before a camera and, for 15 minutes without editing, let him say what he thinks? Is he not an adult and a citizen? Is he not engaged in important events on our behalf?
Sound political reasons exist. Soldiers are a risk PR-wise, the wounded a liability. No one can tell what they might say, and conspicuous dismemberment is bad for recruiting. An enlisted man in front of a camera is dangerous. He could wreck the governmental spin apparatus in five minutes. It is better to keep soldiers discreetly out of sight.
So we do not see much of the casualties, ours or theirs. Yet they are there, somewhere, with missing legs, blind, becoming accustomed to groping at things in their new darkness, learning to use the wheelchairs that will be theirs for 50 years. Some face worse fates than others. Quadriplegics will be warehoused in VA hospitals where nurses will turn them at intervals, like hamburgers, to prevent bedsores. Friends and relatives will soon forget them. Suicide will be a frequent thought. The less damaged will get around.
(Excerpt) Read more at amconmag.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: asspirate; dummy; dutroll; kittyfood; loser; narcolepsy; painfullynaive; paleoconservative; soldiers; veterans; vikingkitty; wia; wounded; zot; zotbait
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To: Fiddlstix
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It's all in the user interface.
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posted on
02/03/2005 3:30:56 PM PST
by
glock rocks
( Miss Kitty, the sun hasn't come up on the day that Marshal Dillon can't take care of himself.)
To: international american
Wonder how he knew of Russell Kirk, tho? Kirk was prominent in the 50's and 60's, not the 40's. His Poli/Sci Professor probably mentioned it today in lecture.
122
posted on
02/03/2005 3:45:57 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Now that we know Bush was right, will the moonbats apologize? ....we're waiting......)
To: MarineBrat
That's my new favorite kitty!
123
posted on
02/03/2005 3:48:04 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Now that we know Bush was right, will the moonbats apologize? ....we're waiting......)
To: hard_rocker1232
Crawl back into your hole with your gay "life partner" and sodomize each other!! Needed repeating!! ...only louder!
To: Darksheare
...stare in horrified fascination
Don't you mean cheer in glorified exhilaration?
125
posted on
02/03/2005 3:49:27 PM PST
by
phoenix0468
(One man with courage is a majority. (Thomas Jefferson))
To: phoenix0468
Well, yes.
But there's an image to uphold.
*chuckle*
;-)
126
posted on
02/03/2005 3:50:15 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Trolls beware, the icy hands of the forum wraith are behind you!)
To: Hi Heels
I have a cat that could tame your six dogs!
I am the lucky slave to a Japanese BobTail named Psycho (appropriately) and she used to whack my Rottweiler on the head and run away (laughing!)
127
posted on
02/03/2005 3:50:50 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(Now that we know Bush was right, will the moonbats apologize? ....we're waiting......)
To: OSHA
THANKS, Kirk sounds like a nut-case
128
posted on
02/03/2005 3:52:31 PM PST
by
proudmilitarymrs
(If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.)
To: Dashing Dasher
Hey, thanks! :) Makes me proud to be up there in kitty lore!
129
posted on
02/03/2005 3:54:47 PM PST
by
MarineBrat
("God is dead"- Nietzsche,1886. "Nietzsche is dead"- God,1901)
To: hard_rocker1232
The observant will have noticed*****************
Wow. A misstep right out of the gate.
130
posted on
02/03/2005 3:55:56 PM PST
by
trisham
To: Darksheare; Fiddlstix
haha! What's funny is that I copied JR's note just above my ping there,
then thought that I had written the typo.
131
posted on
02/03/2005 4:00:44 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Reborn
If a CNN reporter walked up to me while I was in the military, and asked to interview me, I would ask them if they mided if I spit on them too. "What do 'ya mean?" Well, Mr/Ms commie pinko liberal hippie MSM spew monkey, what I mean is, when you were there back in the sixties wearing that flower power dress and sandals, how many Soldiers did you spit on. CNN was on the beach in Somolia right? The did air the launching of the Tomahawks one hour before they were to bomb Bin Laden right? Well, Mr/Ms CNN reporter, you've been spitting on our troops for decades, now it's my turn!!
132
posted on
02/03/2005 4:05:20 PM PST
by
phoenix0468
(One man with courage is a majority. (Thomas Jefferson))
To: Brett66
133
posted on
02/03/2005 4:10:47 PM PST
by
phoenix0468
(One man with courage is a majority. (Thomas Jefferson))
To: MeekOneGOP
Egads.. typo demons got the Big Guy?!
Perhaps I should keep distance between he and I then, can't risk typo demon infection.
I know that my typos rub off on people.
134
posted on
02/03/2005 4:13:08 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Trolls beware, the icy hands of the forum wraith are behind you!)
To: Dashing Dasher
Hahahhhaa.... I once had two big Belgium Shepherds. About 120-135 lbs apiece. One was so protective, I had to leash him to the piano which he dragged across the room every time the pizza guy came. My ex one day, in his usual fog, adopted a Pekingese puppy. Her favorite game was to wait until the big dogs were asleep, dash over, take a hunk out of their lip, then run for cover on my ex's lap. One day...... ex wasn't there....hehhehe... Thought she was gonna pass out. Fortunately the Shepherd was still lashed to the piano, so I could get to her before him...barely.
135
posted on
02/03/2005 4:19:21 PM PST
by
Hi Heels
(Naked Mole Rats have feelings, too. Crunchy feelings. Someone get a hammer.)
To: MeekOneGOP
DARN! Missed the ZOT again!!!! Well, ya snooze, ya lose...
136
posted on
02/03/2005 4:21:15 PM PST
by
Purrcival
(George W. Bush IS my president (and he is the DUmmies' President, too))
To: glock rocks
I recieved a bimp on the forehead.
137
posted on
02/03/2005 4:22:04 PM PST
by
international american
(Tagline wanted.......must be fireproof.........will pay cash.)
To: TomB
Nah, he was just trying to "educate" us.
138
posted on
02/03/2005 4:23:48 PM PST
by
Purrcival
(George W. Bush IS my president (and he is the DUmmies' President, too))
To: Dashing Dasher
Yep. Most of our trolls aren't smart enough to be that tricky.
139
posted on
02/03/2005 4:24:36 PM PST
by
international american
(Tagline wanted.......must be fireproof.........will pay cash.)
To: hard_rocker1232
O.K. I gotta ask you something, even though you're ZOTTED and cannot respond. Is this you?
![](http://www.silverminenorth.com/2172_DR_EVIL.JPG.jpg)
If so, it explains a lot.
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