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May 28, 2007
Memorial Day
I was about to write something for Memorial Day when Juan Cole's post, "Memorial Day, 2007," stopped me cold. It is on target both in emotionally and politically. Here is his final paragraph.
Our job as the citizens of a democratic Republic is to ensure that we only ask them to risk everything (everything) when our Republic is genuinely in danger. Not for any other reason. They did their jobs. "It's just a job, sir." Have we done ours?
You'll learn the origin of "Its just a job, sir" when you read this wonderful post.
Posted by Duane Smith at May 28, 2007 10:41 AM | Read more on Current Events |
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