[antimedia] antimedia: This is the kind of....

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This is the kind of....
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   ....[1]despicable crap that we vets have had to put up with for thirty
   years now.

     LISTENING TO President Bush's speech on Iraq earlier this month, my
     first thought was: "Where the heck are we going to get 21,500 more
     soldiers to send to Iraq?" Our Reserves are depleted, our National
     Guard is worn out, our Army and Marine Corps are stretched to the
     limit.
     Then it hit me: Re-up our Vietnam War veterans and send them.
     They're trained. They're battle-hardened. Many already have
     post-traumatic stress disorder. Also, some have their own vehicles
     â Harleys mostly, which are cheap to run, make small targets and
     are highly mobile. I'll even bet that lots of these guys still have
     guns (you know, just in case).
     OK, some vets are a bit long in the tooth (or don't have teeth â
     because of Agent Orange?). Or their eyesight isn't what it was. Or
     their reflexes have slowed. But with today's modern weaponry, how
     well do you have to see?
     Too out of shape, you say? Listen, if Rocky Balboa can step back
     into the ring at age 60, all these Vietnam War vets need is a
     little boot-camp magic and they'll be good to go. I mean, who
     doesn't want to drop a few pounds?
     Don't want geezers fighting for us? Well, let's face it, our young
     people have greater value right here. Most of us want to retire and
     collect our hard-earned Social Security, and we need those
     youngsters here, working and paying taxes â lots of taxes.
     Finally, these Vietnam War guys are hungry for revenge. After all,
     they fought in the only war the U.S. ever lost. And they didn't
     even get a parade. So this is their chance. We can throw them that
     big parade when they come marching home.

   If I was face to face with this guy, well, it's a good thing I'm not.
   In the space of a couple of hundred words, this jerk uses every
   hackneyed lie ever told about Vietnam and Vietnam vets.
   Scumbags like him don't deserve to call America home. And they damn
   sure don't amount to a pimple on a vet's ass. (Hat tip to a fellow vet
   who was just as outraged as I am.)

References

   1. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-modestproposal21jan21,0,1717035.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions