Gulf War Syndrome

[poliphilo]

Gulf War Syndrome exists but the U.S. and U.K. governments won't admit it.

A. Because they'd have to admit to fooling around with lots of bugs and chemicals and radioactive shit of the kind they say they're too civilized to fool around with.

B. Because they'd have to pay compensation.

Soldiers are there for politicians to use and throw away. There are few things more disgusting than the sight of a politician praising the nobility and self-sacrifice of our "wonderful men and women in uniform."

All politicians are as bad. The price of high office is that you sign away your humanity. It's a Faustian pact. "I get to be famous and powerful and the downside is that I will have to kill people (at a distance of course) and lie, lie, lie? O.K. I'm up for that. Better me than that other fellow!"

Comments

[morrison-maiden.livejournal.com]

There are few things more disgusting than the sight of a politician praising the nobility and self-sacrifice of our "wonderful men and women in uniform."

I agree 100% Everytime I hear "President" Bush speaking about their honor, I cringe. They're just so expendable to him :\

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It makes it worse that he skipped out of military service himself (and is now lying about it.)

People who have experienced war at first hand are usually a lot less willing to send others into harm's way.

[morrison-maiden.livejournal.com]

That's exactly how I feel about it. It's easier for him to send them off, because he doesn't know what it's like in battle :\

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

And it's true of nearly all these guys. Colin Powell was a professional soldier and he's the one whose been arguing (not hard enough) for moderation.