February 25, 2008

support the Troops!!

Putting a human face on what's meant when people warn that Bush and Cheney are "breaking our military":

One full-moon night I was sitting outside a sandbag-reinforced hut with Kearney when a young sergeant stepped out hauling the garbage. He looked around at the illuminated mountains, the dust, the rocks, the garbage bin. The monkeys were screeching. “I hate this country!” he shouted. Then he smiled and walked back into the hut. “He’s on medication,” Kearney said quietly to me.
Then another soldier walked by and shouted, “Hey, I’m with you, sir!” and Kearney said to me, “Prozac. Serious P.T.S.D. from last tour.” Another one popped out of the HQ cursing and muttering. “Medicated,” Kearney said. “Last tour, if you didn’t give him information, he’d burn down your house. He killed so many people. He’s checked out.”
The patriotic chinese flag lapel wearing uber-patriotic military experts of the 101st fighting keyboarders are mobilizing to attack with a blitzkreig to the rear flank, checking out kitchen counter tops and looking for phony soldiers.
The Republicunts respond very quickly when politics are involved. It's disturbing they don't respond as quickly when soldiers' lives are on the line.

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