June 12, 2004
bush's shocktroops
I thought we fought WWII to get rid of this kind of stuff:
The defense offered by the GOP's local functionaries is that the soldiers asked to attend the rally "so they could show their support for their commander-in-chief before getting shipped out to fight the war on terrorism."Your assignment: Read the original news article and the rest of Bilmon's long post.And, of course, they were also given those t-shirts to wear. So at least they weren't in uniform.
So how could anyone - except maybe some pinko terrorist lover - complain about something so innocuous?
Well I wouldn't - if not for the fact that we already have several thousand years of history to draw on for examples of what happens when the armed forces of a powerful state dabble in politics - or, worse still, allow themselves to be transformed into the personal shocktroops of a political leader or party.
Study question: What is the role of the military in a free society?
Posted by Steve on June 12, 2004Comments
Um.... I know this... Uh....
To ensure a republican victory in 2004, sir!
Posted by Hal at June 12, 2004 7:10 PM