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July 9, 2007 at 07:17:52

Headlined on 7/9/07:
Is the American Public's Apathy About Iraq Actually an Encouraging Sign?

by Russ Wellen     Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Wait a minute. . . if we weren't spending with wanton abandon -- whether on the creative destruction of Iraq or the constructive re-creation of our troops -- who knows? The funds for a national health-care program might magically appear. No more casualties in Iraq, no more "sickos" at home. 

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Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues.

"It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."
-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

 

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Mark SashineA writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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I would agree

also Americans as people have a tendency to ' acknowledge the  success of the crooks'. That is we all know that Bush & Co are crooks and they have their Iraq for looting. As they have it why bother  making noises- everyone has something to loot, right?

Of course, there are young people dying there but it is their problem. Of course, Iraqi people die all the time but.. they die anyway(!).  Of course...  well, everyone is for himself and we all doubt that any money would be allocated for healthcare. In the Clinton times there was a suprlus   but instead of spending money at home our  ' cigar' president launched war in Jugoslavia.  Nooo.. Americans know that here  whoever has something- loots it. That simple.

Surely dumb and surely stupid but  ALL people ( not just Americans) think that way.

by Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 249 diaries, 3570 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 8:11:00 AM
 

Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues."It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency  
Russ WellenRuss Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues."It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency  

True, All People. . .

. . . think that way. We just used to think we were different.

When you came to the US were you surprised at how greedy and callous Americans were? Or did you already know that?

by Russ Wellen (58 articles, 1029 quicklinks, 66 diaries, 335 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 9:14:00 AM
 

A writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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Mark SashineA writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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a refugee period

kinda cures you of any illusions. Americans are not 'excessively  worse' than anone else- it is just that they  SAY they are much better than anyone else.  Of course, no all of them say that but the loudest voices  are heard the most.

by Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 249 diaries, 3570 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 9:54:06 AM
 

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Carrie.

Ignorant

I can't even beleive that some people are as ignorant as and would write that the best option is to let the soldiers die.  If you had watched the entire program and knew anything or did an research about the CSHs you would know that they care for American soldiers, Iraqi citizen's and even insurgents.  Whoever walks (or is carried) through their doors.  They are there to save lives regardless of their political views or opinion on the war.  At this point many of the hospitals see more Iraqi patients injured by Iraqis than they  do American soldiers. 

That is the purpose of a combat support hospital.  It is not a testing ground for new medical techniques.  Often they don't they need and exactly what they need and have to rig something up with what they have.  I have no issue with you expressing your opinion of the war but don't use the combat support hospitals to make your point.  You can not use the word enabling when lives are involved.  It's not that cut and dry and I think that by doing so you just prove your ignorance and you take credibility away from the rest of your article. 

by Carrie (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 9:51:00 AM
 

A writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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Mark SashineA writer is a rogue goose. All other gees fly in a flock formation; every goose knows his place and time for honking. The rogue goose is undisciplined. He leaves the formation indiscriminately to have a look at it from aside. He roams back and forth, takes a peep at the leader, honks a little bit from behind, distracts everyone and writes on what he sees. Time passes and as he wants to return back to his place he discovers someone else there. Thus he either has to wait until they land for rest...

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I did not find anything wrong

with the article and particulary  I did not  find any 'ignorance'. It was not an author who made  financial statements but the 60 minutes and  the people quoted. They just calmly stated the obvious since Ceasar- that the war does not  know the limits. But we here are the taxpayers and we  give that money. Thus as taxpayers we can and should wonder  about.. cost, you know.  If insurance companies can worry  about how our health costs we can worry about who uses our money and how and why.  If you are afraid of cynicism- please, relisten to Bush addresses from time to time. He uses much more callous language and he really does not care for anything.

And no onew wants the soldiers to die, especially  those of us who want them back here, all alive and well.

by Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 249 diaries, 3570 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 10:03:28 AM
 

Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues."It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency  
Russ WellenRuss Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues."It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency  

As I Said. . .

. . . when it comes to soldier's injuries, it's criminal to worry about the cost.

One only wishes that, once home, wounded soldiers would continue to receive the treatment which they earned and deserve.

by Russ Wellen (58 articles, 1029 quicklinks, 66 diaries, 335 comments) on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 1:49:04 PM
 

 

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