[R-G] George McGovern re: Chickenhawks

[DavidMcR at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/28/02 3:02:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
geese4peace at yahoo.com writes:

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 from an essay by George McGovern in Harper's December 2002 issue:
 
 "One reason I am cautious about sending young men off to war is that I
 have seen what war does.  Half of the bomber crews that I flew with in
 WWII never made it home again.  The images remain with me after
 fifty-five years -- young airmen laughing and talking over breakfast
 before daylight, and then a few minutes later being blown to bits when
 their huge, overloaded bomber filled with men, bombs, and high-octane
 gasoline crashed during takeoff.  I see the image of a bomber taking a
 direct hit over the target, catching fire, exploding, and falling in
 pieces over hostile enemy territory.  I tell you these things because
 no man who has had these experiences will ever again speak carelessly
 about war.  It is the worst thing that men do to each other.  When I
 listen to the bombastic rhetoric of Messrs. Bush and Cheney and the war
 cries of Ms. Rice, I know that I'm hearing from people who've never
 been near a battlefield."
 
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 Chickenhawks: An Anti-war Video
  
 Take a look at this short video about the chickenhawks now
 in power who previously dodged direct military service or 
 action but now crow for continuous war.  
 http://www.symbolman.com/chickenhawks.html 
 
 Then forward hither & yon.
 
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