Saturday, October 21, 2006

Pat Tillman's brother has something to say


Now out of the service, former Army Ranger Kevin Tillman -- whose brother, former NFL player Pat Tillman, was killed by friendly fire as they served together in Afghanistan -- has something to say about the war in Iraq . . . and about what we've become as a nation. Agree with him or not, it's worthwhile reading.

And, Lord knows, he's earned the right to say it. As loudly as he wants.

Here is the money passage, from Truthdig.com:

Somehow America has become a country that projects everything that it is not and condemns everything that it is.

Somehow the most reasonable, trusted and respected country in the world has become one of the most irrational, belligerent, feared, and distrusted countries in the world.

Somehow being politically informed, diligent, and skeptical has been replaced by apathy
through active ignorance.

Somehow the same incompetent, narcissistic, virtueless, vacuous, malicious criminals are still in charge of this country.

Somehow this is tolerated.

Somehow nobody is accountable for this.

In a democracy, the policy of the leaders is the policy of the people. So don’t be shocked when our grandkids bury much of this generation as traitors to the nation, to the world and to humanity. Most likely, they will come to know that “somehow” was nurtured by fear, insecurity and indifference, leaving the country vulnerable to unchecked, unchallenged parasites.

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