http://bearcreekledger.com/2006/02/01/washington-post-beyond-tastelessness/ US Troop Support and Conservative Banter Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:42:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://bearcreekledger.com/2006/02/01/washington-post-beyond-tastelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 W. Moore Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:55:05 +0000 http://bearcreekledger.com/?p=1293#comment-1737 Toles is probably an educated man, but with the common liberal media agenda of attacking the federal government (or at least the traditionally conservative elements thereof - like the DOD). However, his ignorance shines when labeling the level of injuries as CATASTROPHIC in the war with Iraq. No one comments about non-sensical comments like his because we all agree that ANY loss of life (or limb) is not a good thing. But you don't have to look back too far to see a real catastrophic level in warfare - how about Pearl Harbor and WWII for that matter. Even Vietnam produced FAR more KIA and WIA than this present conflict. But no one is going to make comparisons like I just did because the same media will label you as insensitive. I am in the military (22 years) and feel that the great majority of servicemen look at the loss of life in the way I do, but deem it a sacrifice worth taking when one considers the alternatives. Sept 11, 2001 was a catastrophe and I don't want to see it repeated. No, this was just Tom Toles taking another callous shot at the Bush administration. If only 100 men and women were lost in the GWOT, he would still be leveraging that against those he despises so. Toles is probably an educated man, but with the common liberal media agenda of attacking the federal government (or at least the traditionally conservative elements thereof – like the DOD). However, his ignorance shines when labeling the level of injuries as CATASTROPHIC in the war with Iraq. No one comments about non-sensical comments like his because we all agree that ANY loss of life (or limb) is not a good thing. But you don’t have to look back too far to see a real catastrophic level in warfare – how about Pearl Harbor and WWII for that matter. Even Vietnam produced FAR more KIA and WIA than this present conflict. But no one is going to make comparisons like I just did because the same media will label you as insensitive. I am in the military (22 years) and feel that the great majority of servicemen look at the loss of life in the way I do, but deem it a sacrifice worth taking when one considers the alternatives. Sept 11, 2001 was a catastrophe and I don’t want to see it repeated. No, this was just Tom Toles taking another callous shot at the Bush administration. If only 100 men and women were lost in the GWOT, he would still be leveraging that against those he despises so.

]]> http://bearcreekledger.com/2006/02/01/washington-post-beyond-tastelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 snakeeater Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:59:07 +0000 http://bearcreekledger.com/?p=1293#comment-1736 I'm not sure if the cartoon shows a lack of thought, a lack of compassion, or genuine hostility. In any of those cases, it should have been intercepted and removed by any edior worthy of the title. I’m not sure if the cartoon shows a lack of thought, a lack of compassion, or genuine hostility. In any of those cases, it should have been intercepted and removed by any edior worthy of the title.

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