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• Sunday, May 11, 2008 08:31 PM

  No apology necessary --

  "Sorry for threadjacking, I'll STFU now.

  "-- quickstrategy Sunday, May 11, 2008 03:46 PM"

  I've read several things you wrote that were spot-on, and moving. And I was moved to respond, but that would have meant much cutting, and relatively long responses, plus I've already probably overdone my allotment of posts in one sitting in this thread.

  Staying in the fight can be principled -- for which I admired Lindsey Graham, initially, in the torture issue. Then his party-before-country took over.

  And the JAGs who flew to NY to consult with Scott Horton about what to do re. (apparently) the torutre issue.

  And currently the former GITMO prosecutor has my admiration, respect, appreciation and thanks: enough principle not only to resign, in protest, and speak out, but also to testify, under oath, for the defense. A good man. We only want more of that.

  When all this is over, there are going to be a relatively few heroes as compared with the mass of go-along-to-get-along. But being exceptional is by definition to be an exception. And that falls to a minority.

  My father enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor. And I learned early the neglect, and worse, to which veterans are traditionally subjected when they are no longer "useful," so have had little positive regard for the military. (I also have an antipathy to authoritarianism.) But during these last 7+ years I've had no option -- or problem -- respecting some in the military: those like the former GITMO prosecutor, who put right, and thus country, before career, before personal interest, before even personal "safety".

  So: no apology necessary. It is heartening to read commentary from military which is up to required standard.

  —JNagarya Read JNagarya's other letters
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