tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578278693854789592.post211513178551693992..comments2023-10-30T03:34:50.592-05:00Comments on CORKSPHERE: EDITORIAL COMMENT BY BILL CORCORAN, EDITOR OF CORKSPHEREBill Corcoranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12254365388953871271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578278693854789592.post-26387484404207325352008-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:002008-04-11T08:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for your service to our country and thanks ...Thanks for your service to our country and thanks for your comment.<BR/>I think so much of the problem has to do with the lack of a vested interest in this war. For most people the war is just something that is happening thousands of miles away and they have no real personal involvement in it because they don't have anyone close to them in the military. I also blame the press for giving up on reporting on the war. They call it "Iraq Fatigue." Members of the media I've talked with claim the American public is tired of hearing about this endless conflict. If there were a draft, I think you would see both the media and the public suddenly start paying attention to what is happening to our brave young men and women in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>As for the comment about comparing deaths in a non-combat situation to deaths on a battlefied, I agree with your comment that it is "ignorance extraordinaire."<BR/><BR/>It is mind-boggling to think someone doesn't know the difference between battlefield deaths and deaths in the military that happen from accidents like getting drunk and falling out a window as you so aptly put it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your service and your personal knowledge of the topic I wrote about.<BR/><BR/>BillBill Corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254365388953871271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578278693854789592.post-25001619232246690822008-04-11T05:02:00.000-05:002008-04-11T05:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for that comment ,Bill!I am a Vietnam vet a...Thanks for that comment ,Bill!<BR/>I am a Vietnam vet and what your saying is the truth. These idiots get on the Bush train and like him, love to count the numbers and show the charts,disregarding the actual observation. I've said for a long time that this war is very similar to the war in Nam, for the fact is that we can not control the borders and a well-armed organized insurgency. We are told that we are going to stay for a hundred years if need be. Well I can tell anyone who cares to listen that we can't afford a hundred years and if we could, we would still be hearing about the insurgency from Bush's great-great grandson and how we just need more time.To compare deaths on the battlefield and deaths from drinking too much and falling out a window is "ignorance extraordinaire". Keep up the great work, Bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com