March 28, 2003
Anti-War Coverage
The most recent issue of the Onion has the best anti-war coverage I've seen.
According to reports from the front, many of the soldiers were initially suspicious of the president, doubtful that an Ivy Leaguer who once used powerful family connections to avoid service in Vietnam had what it took to face enemy fire head-on. However, Bush—or, as his fellow soldiers nicknamed him in a spirit of battlefield camaraderie, 'Big Tex'—quickly overcame the platoon's reluctance to having a "fancy-pants Yalie" in its ranks.
"Bush is the best soldier I've ever had the honor of fighting alongside," said Pvt. Jon Benjamin, 23. "I'd take a bullet for that man, because I know he'd take one for me if he had to."
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by Jonathan Edelstein
I've always wondered what might happen if modern war were fought according to medieval rules, with the head of state expected to lead his troops into battle.
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