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Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:00 AM

American war culture in a nutshell

Sitting around, war supporter Fred Kagan demands that troops be denied any relief until they win.

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  • Saturday, September 15, 2007 07:47 AM

    Mutiny against the War Wimps

    With this shameless batch of War Wimps (the late, great Mike Royko's term for Chickenhawks) providing the "intellectual" and "moral" justifications for the neocons' endless wars, at some point our soldiers will say "Enough!"

    That they haven't already is testament to their valor and professionalism.

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