This commentary by Tom Tomorrow on the war is dead on. He is reacting to a discussion from Meet the Press.
MR. RUSSERT: And when we see pictures tonight of American men being executed, Michael Elliot, it’s very difficult to have any tolerance for people who are saying, "Wait a minute," although that is what America is all about.
And why is that, exactly, Mr. Russert?
Why is it "very difficult to have any tolerance" for the people who never wanted to send American soldiers into this battle to begin with?
In the exceedingly unlikely event that the anti-war movement had won the day, those servicemen would still be alive this morning.
It all unfolds with ritualized familiarity. The people who clamor for war downplay or ignore the obvious consequence of war--that human beings on both sides are going to lose their lives. Until the dying starts, and then their anger is focused on those who opposed the war from the start.
Right.
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