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Originally Posted by Kadath
So, "Rumsfeld and everything he stands for is being attacked", and I have twisted your words by saying you are portraying him as a victim? I honestly don't see how you are not doing that. You have taken the focus off the families and put it onto Rumsfeld. Please show me my error here.
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Your error in this particular case is that you seem to think I support Rumsfeld. I'm not saying Rumsfeld *shouldn't* be attacked for his role in the Iraq war, I'm just saying that he *is*. Stating a fact does not mean I support it.
And to go back to your initial post: it's entirely possible for *both* the dead soldiers and their family *and* Rumsfeld to be victims; these options are not mutually exclusive. The soldiers/families are victims of the war, while Rumsfeld may or may not be a victim of a smear campaign. Just sayin'.
Overall, I feel that it's hypocritical to attack Rumsfeld for this, because I feel it's not a big deal and didn't bother anyone before. Basically, I'd say that the emotions surrounding dead soldiers and their families are used (abused even!) to attack the war/Rumsfeld. If you see that as "portraying Rumsfeld as the victim" (as if there can be only one victim...), so be it.