tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post7126764313709170703..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: BloodlettingAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-30885714057113648322007-10-23T22:26:00.000-07:002007-10-23T22:26:00.000-07:00Ian : Blackwater is now training our troops, Ian. ...Ian : Blackwater is now training our troops, Ian. <BR/>The Canadian military spokesperson said : "They're accredited, they're recognized, they're specialists."<BR/><BR/>Neumann is pointing out that it is not as easy to separate 'the troops' from 'the mission' as a slogan like "Support the troops Bring then home" would indicate. He gets points from me for biting that bullet even if I do not agree with his central premise that the slogan is ineffective. <BR/><BR/>I want our troops separated from that mission. I want us to stop fucking over Afghanistan as part of US mideast imperialistic ambitions. That's it.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-74901079606699193162007-10-23T17:26:00.000-07:002007-10-23T17:26:00.000-07:00Wow.While I prefer your bloodletting analogy to Ne...Wow.<BR/>While I prefer your bloodletting analogy to Neumann's TB one, I'm surprised you support this essay - up till now you've always been very strong on fuck the war and support the troops.<BR/>Alison, we are all exasperated to see the politicians backpedalling on pulling out of Afghanistan but this essay does not help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com