May 28 2007
A must-read Memorial Day editorial
As our thoughts turn not only to to those soldiers who have died but to those now alive that sadly, will have to be remembered next and subsequent Memorial Days thanks to Bush’s war of choice, it is important that even as we pay respects, we need to keep the truth at the forefront of out hearts and minds. I read this op-ed in the Chattanoogan today, and it said something that needs to be screamed from the rooftops, as it should have been a few years ago when the propaganda was in full swing (emphasis mine):
The only way to truly honor our war dead and those that have fought in our wars would be to tell the truth about why they died and why they fought and why there must come a day - in honor of them - when we must put a stop to needless war and the killing and maiming, the ruining of lives and the heartbreak and suffering that comes from it.
The last time an American soldier died or fought for our freedom was World War II. That is the plain fact and the plain truth. To say that any soldier since World War II fought or gave up his life in order that we might enjoy our freedom is a horrible mistake in reasoning.
It is a horrible mistake because it is not just a mistake but a mistake that perpetuates and promotes our insatiable appetite for needless war and needless death and suffering under the guise that it was all for the cause of freedom.
No, it wasn’t. Every soldier that has died or fought under the American flag since World War II has done it because of the immoral and wrong-headed policies of our presidents and government leaders, backed by the ignorant and phony patriotism of the masses…those same masses that still believe even to this day that each one of our war dead gave up their lives for our freedom.
Other than reiterating how important and obvious the above statement should be to anyone with half a brain stem, there’s nothing else to say except as you remember those who have died, remember that many of them didn’t have to, and we should be never be afraid of reminding those who feel otherwise about that fact.
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