[conservativephilosopher] Keith Burgess-Jackson: From Today's *New York Times*

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Posted by Keith Burgess-Jackson:
>From Today's *New York Times*
http://www.conservativephilosopher.com/posts/1122498051.shtml


   To the Editor:

   As "The Rural War," by Robert Cushing and Bill Bishop (Op-Ed, July
   20), illustrated so well, America's rural areas have indeed borne the
   casualty burden of the Iraq war to a greater degree than urban and
   suburban areas. But to state that this is primarily an "economics
   story" is to overlook the fact that citizens on farms and in smaller
   towns are often more conservative in nature regardless of party
   affiliation and more likely to have a positive view of military
   service.

   I know this to be true from my own personal experience. I grew up in a
   rural area, enlisted in the Army and now live and work in the Chicago
   area.

   The difference in outlook between many of those I work and live
   alongside now, and those I grew up with, is significant and worth
   noting.

   Matt Kaufman
   Palatine, Ill., July 21, 2005