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irateplatypus · 11-05-2004, 06:13 AM

two points to address this thread...

first, i can't be sure of the original poster, so i'm not directly speaking to him... but i do know that i hear no condemnation from the left when such things are used in their favor. just check out some of the other threads... it's not hypocrisy its "art". i'm suspicious that the real sentiment is a political motivation and not moral outrage.

secondly, if you're going to degrade Bush by hiding the physical remains of US casualties... you must also take issue with the first President Bush, Reagan, Nixon, Johnson, JFK, Eisenhower, FDR etc... it has always been US policy to restrict media images of U.S. dead. in fact, the rules used to be much stricter than they are now. i think the discussion should be aimed at the historical policy of the US government, not just another hackneyed stab at the Bush administration.

11-05-2004, 06:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	two points to address this thread... first, i can't be sure of the original poster, so i'm not directly speaking to him... but i do know that i hear no condemnation from the left when such things are used in their favor. just check out some of the other threads... it's not hypocrisy its "art". i'm suspicious that the real sentiment is a political motivation and not moral outrage. secondly, if you're going to degrade Bush by hiding the physical remains of US casualties... you must also take issue with the first President Bush, Reagan, Nixon, Johnson, JFK, Eisenhower, FDR etc... it has always been US policy to restrict media images of U.S. dead. in fact, the rules used to be much stricter than they are now. i think the discussion should be aimed at the historical policy of the US government, not just another hackneyed stab at the Bush administration. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 11-05-2004 at 06:15 AM..