Excellent, Scott. Slef E.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 1:50 PM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] The faces of war > The point that in order to honor them and their sacrifice, there must be a political > agenda behind it. These people have lost their life and left behind > families...momma's, daddies, sisters, brothers, wives and worst of all...children. > It matters not whether the reason is politically justifiable or not. They are > missing from their loved ones lives regardless. I think it detracts from their > memory to attempt (successfully or not, it doesn't matter) to add any political > rhetoric. Their death is a fact independent of politics. Their and their families' > loss is a fact independent of any justification or lack thereof. > > It should sadden all of us, whether the politics behind them being in a position to > lose the precious gift of life is good, bad or indifferent. Feeling the need to > justify their death misses the true point and appears to color their death with the > foul stench of politics. Maybe I missed to portion of the site that injected > politics....it seemed entirely focused upon the individuals and their ultimate > sacrifice and that is all it should be. > > It seems the reality of death and war disturb us in different ways largely unique to > each individual. I think it was > Stephen Decatur who said something to the effect of " "Our country! In her > intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, > right or wrong!" I think most everyone one of us believe this. > > ScR ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
