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Monday, July 23, 2007 12:00 AM

The Weekly Standard's "9/11 Generation"

The ability to cheer on wars while insulating oneself completely from their risks is a unique attribute of the current American generation.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, July 23, 2007 06:52 PM

    Didn't Answer The Phone?

    Then how is it, pray tell, that over 58,000 of them wound up with their names etched in black granite in lieu of a long life well-spent?

    These right wing jerks love to profess their love and admiration for service of current war-fighters while crapping all over the memory and records of those who served in the past. This dismissal of the service of the Viet Nam generation is the written equivalent of spitting on the returning soldier. How about a nice Kerry-bashing purple heart band-aid? These people are quite literally beneath contempt. They believe honor goes only to those whom they believe share their political values or to those in whose glory they think they can cover themselves.

    DRAFT COLLEGE REPUBLICANS - knee problems (I played catcher in baseball) be damned!

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