[markedman]

"Nobody in America is asked to sacrifice, except us," said one officer just back from a yearlong tour in Iraq, voicing a frustration now drawing the attention of academic specialists in military sociology."

He's right. There is not enough cheering from the sidelines. Not enough bed sheets slung out the window painted broadly with "Welcome Home Billy!" when one of "Ours" makes it home safely.

Markedman

[NY Attitude]

Flashbacks of when I returned from Nam.

[livius]

Well, the NYT and its ilk have had a lot to do with making people feel distant from or even ashamed of the war. Who better than the Times to now write an article pretending to be "concerned" about having achieved their goal?

[tillacum]

Well we can thank the presstitutes of the msm for not cheering our troops on. We are. Most FReepers know what these men and women are doing, but not the presstitutes and their bosses. But then these numbskulls have little use for the men and women who allow them the privilege of writing scathing reports about the military's sacrifices. I imagine if Thom Shanker visited Iraq or Afphanistan he would only write about the things not done for these people, or report only the death count.