Support the Troops!

I bet you're asking yourself how you can support the troops. If you're a New York Times editor, it's a no brainer. Simply selectively quote a dead soldier's last letter so the readership has no context or knowledge of who he was and what he thought of his place in Iraq. Always remember, our soldiers are children and victims of Bushitler, not free-willed, free-thinking adults with deeply held beliefs, aspirations, and convictions:

"Obviously if you are reading this then I have died in Iraq. I kind of predicted this, that is why I'm writing this in November. A third time just seemed like I'm pushing my chances. I don't regret going, everybody dies but few get to do it for something as important as freedom. It may seem confusing why we are in Iraq, it's not to me. I'm here helping these people, so that they can live the way we live. Not have to worry about tyrants or vicious dictators. To do what they want with their lives. To me that is why I died. Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark."

Naturally the best way to honor one of our best Americans is for the Times to leave any and all mention of this out of the article.

In a similar vein, I'd just like to throw out a piece of advice to any MoveOn types out there who may be floating on by. When you're having a "solemn vigil" for the "deeply sad" occasion of the 2000th combat death in Iraq, it's not supposed to look like the best time you've ever had at a cocktail party.

It must be an "Irish vigil."

Big shout out to the jack-ass in the bottom picture. Because when people see a bunch of lunatic moonbats dancing on the graves of our troops, oh yeah, I want them to connect it with gay rights.

Thanks bunches, asshole.

Update/correction: In comments, Paul points out the flag in the bottom picture is most likely an Italian "PACE" flag. If so, I'm mistaken. The man is still an asshole, but not for the reason I originally assigned to him.

Comments

[Paul]

I agree with your overall sentiment, but I think the flag in the last picture isn't "our" rainbow flag, but rather is the Italian "pace" flag. http://www.thepeacecompany.com/store/prod_flags_paceflag.php

[Robbie]

Ah, doh. Thanks for pointing that out. Corrected.

I suppose I'm not the only one who's going to make that mistake, which doesn't make me feel any better about it :X

[PatC]

In June of 2003, one of my customers said to me: "I'm just so glad that so many of our soldiers are being killed in Iraq because that means that Bush will not be re-elected."

The next day I had a stroke and had to close my restaurant. It was a blessing in disguise because it forced me to make a change and leave SF. I now live in the USA and am very happy.