re: #183 HappyWarrior

I think there were some Civil War photos of the dead that horrified many at the time. As I said earlier, my big problem with people like Bolton and those who think like him is they see war as a quick thing and don’t realize the costs it has not just for the troops but also their families and not to mention the people in those areas attacked. My grandfather was still grateful after 50 some years of being discharged that he managed to come back home alive. People like Bolton don’t seem to get that.

There’s a myth about war veterans. That they’re all gung ho and ready to fight in ANY war. Perhaps this is true of the current crop of white male post-911 Republican recruits but it’s not true overall. You know Dick Winter from the 101st, Easy Company, who was called back to “serve” in Korea. As is typical the US Army pulled the usual hurry up and wait routine but in the end he had enough service to avoid serving in Korea. His answer to that call was a resounding NO to go back to war and go to Korea.