[NicknamedBob]

What is that? The liberal book of the month club? Actually, if one is in a war, it is a soul-transforming series of events, and writing about it is a perfectly logical thing to do.

However, in today's climate of antagonism toward those who are prosecuting our efforts to stabilize a hostile world, why would I want to read something that might be considered demoralizing to the effort?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

We have one die hard liberal and Ms Woo-Woo. So in this case yes! The other four of us are relatively normal.

Actually we agreed to read it so the die hard would shut up about it. She BTW lied and said it was written from the view point of a South Vietnamese soldier. I thought that something from that point of view would be interesting so I didn't fight over it.

When I found it was from the VC point of view it was to late to argue.

So help me I am going to recommend one of O'Rourke's books next time.

[rzeznikj at stout]

At least there isn't a professor making ya read Ehrenreich ;)