i was reading the cincinnati enquirer this morn.

[blueknight]

about a soldier from cincy that got killed yesterday in iraq. the reporter was talking to his mom and she said her son didn't die in vain because "we all remember what happened on 9-11". im sorry this lady lost her son, a true tragedy. but, IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9-11! damn! this pisses me off sooooo much! dont people watch the news? look at the internet? read papers? sheesh! this kind of shit drive me nucking futs!

[Deja Q]

1. People choose to be fools but blindly believe what they are told.

Most of us, to varying degrees, either look at many sources at once or at least remain open-minded for when somebody else provides a different viewpoint.

The truth is often in the middle. (though that doesn't mean I'm a 'centrist' as they like to call themselves...)

[electropop]

4. The truth isn't halway between a lie and reality.

It's not something you can compromise and give half of it away. Saddam had zero to do with 9/11, not 50%, not 10%, zero.

[chalky]

2. Right now let her live with that fantasy. It's helping her through her

grief.

But make no mistake--the truth will come out. And George will soon suffer the raging fury of at least 2000 parents who have lost their children to a lie.

[lostnfound]

6. "Not everyone can carry the weight of the world"

It's a lyric from an old REM song.

Carrying the weight of a lost child is more burden than anyone should have to handle.

Adding the ugly reality of a war built on lies to that would be "cruel and unusual"..

Damn the powerful who care so little about a mother's grief or about a young man's life and future.

[liberalnurse]

3. Yea, the repugs in Cincinnati drank the kool-aide.

:banghead:

[Demit]

5. I can't feel too harsh about the woman wanting to believe her son died for

a noble cause. I imagine the need to do so is a form of psychological self-preservation. I'll bet she knows in her heart of hearts that her son's death was a needless one. If not now, at some point she will, and that pain will probably be even worse than what she's feeling now.

[berner59]

7. This is why the truth needs to come out...

These poor families...I agree that they need to use whatever reason they can to get by the shock but not ONE more soldier or ONE more parent should have to go through this...

The wrath of these parents is not something Bush would want to see...but I of course hopes he does.

[Daphne08]

8. Unfortunately, too many people do not read

reputable newspapers and magazines, and that fact alone could lead to the death of our republic (as we know it).

It's a dire situation, but we simply cannot force people to keep themselves informed. Sad and frightening. :-(

[BlueJac]

It just goes to show...........

that all the Bush campaign lies are still thought of as truths by some people!

[BlueJac]

9. delete

[salin]

10. Frankly, I can't blame someone for trying to rationalize/justify

the extreme pain of the loss of a child.

Other folks making this equation - drive me nuts.

One in deep loss, I can forgive - it is the psychological way that sometimes is needed to be able to live with the loss.