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Originally posted by Cowperson+Sep 9 2004, 04:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Cowperson @ Sep 9 2004, 04:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Flame On@Sep 9 2004, 03:45 PM
It's interesting cause either people are more used to war and the resulting casualties, or they really think the war is worth it.# Which means somehow, Communism is less of a threat than an arguable terror threat.
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I posted a story earlier in the week which indicated terrorists are looking at more outlandish crimes, like the Breslan, Russia massacre, because its become more difficult to shock western audiences to get attention.
A few television news outlets - including CNN - today using the New York Times spread of head and shoulder pictures to illustrate lengthy pieces on the makeup of the American dead.
396 were fathers. Roughly four were mothers.
17 died from drowning.
26 suicides.
About 50 died in traffic accidents.
Etc, etc.
And yes, there is a large swath of people who feel the current fight - whether you disagree Iraq should be part of it - is the biggest this generation will face just as the previous generations faced down Communism and facism. Now . . . . some would argue that's a stretch.
Cowperson [/b][/quote]
The big difference between Viet Nam and Iraq is that there is no longer an American draft. Nobody is forced to go to Iraq so I don't see this New York Times spread bringing as big as a reaction. The draft brought the good possibility that each young man could be next. It became a lot more personal.