Today's encounters

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1. An old man (> 80) in full naval dress uniform, at the auto repair place. I guess he had come from a funeral or some remembrance event. He was yelling at the TV. "That Bush! He's sending those boys over there for nothing! Using them! It's a SHAME!"
   
   
2. A young woman at the same dealership (repair waiting room) whose boyfriend, brother, and cousin were all on duty in the war
   

This is a terribly sad business.

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[srl.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

A veteran I know (Korean War, I think) is in DC today with a group of other veterans, lobbying Congress against the war.

meanwhile...

[nosrialleon.livejournal.com]

My step-dad, who was in the service but not in a war - just like many of the administration's chicken hawks - keeps emailing me the most outrageous right-wing propaganda imaginable...