>>The difference is the troops think of Bush as one of them>>
Ya, sure they do, lol. But they do know a phony chickenhawk shirker when they see one :
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The best moments in the speech came from a completely unexpected realm. Bush’s people salted the
room with young soldiers resplendent in their uniforms. The cameras flashed to them every time Bush
pledged his undying respect for them, and every time he said matters in Iraq are going famously well. The
soldiers reacted with dead faces, muted clapping, and about as much enthusiasm as one might find in the
waiting room outside a proctology clinic.
One soldier in particular, a young African American man, summed up the night. Bush was waxing
rhapsodic about a letter he received from a ten year old girl named Ashley Pearson. Ashley, it seems,
asked Bush to tell the soldiers she loved them. As Bush slogged through the saccharine, the camera
found this soldier. When Bush was done with Ashley, and the room rose yet again to applaud, this soldier
visibly rolled his eyes, laughed in obvious disgust, clapped once, and sat back down. The other soldiers
with him showed no emotion whatsoever.
The troops know the score. Believe it. Hopefully, by now, the American people do as well. |
