No, not the Democratic primaries, I'm talking about Iraq. Hey! Where you going? Come back! You can't ignore it and hide under your failing economy. Remember School House Rock [I don't know where I'm going with this]? They did a segment on how our government works and there's actually three [count them, three not one, Mr. President] branches of government [not counting Dick Cheney]. The economy is highly influenced by the government and what the government does is reflected in the economy. So if our government spends billions of dollars in a war, then our economy suffers. That's that and there's no running away from it.
Let's forget about about all that for a minute but let's also keep American Idol off [stop it. It's the censorship and effect of the mass media รก la Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury]. Let's focus on the human aspect of the war in Iraq. It's a humanitarian mess, it's horrible for the Iraqi people. I may not fully understand the real nature of war and its consequences without being there myself, but I can still be aware. This post is a mini-clusterfuck, I can't gather my thoughts coherently to make an in-depth point.
This is what I wanted to show you. The War Tapes. A documentary filmed by three National Guardsmen while on their tour of duty in Iraq 2005-2006. I also wanted to show you Carrier, the Navy's point of view from the fine men and women on the carrier USS Nimitz. PBS recently shown the documentary and all 10 parts are available online. Carrier: it's about the life of the personels aboard the USS Nimitz, a [nuclear class] carrier that can support over 5000 sailors and personels.
The War Tapes
Carrier
Remember, we're still in Iraq. Bring em home.
Later,
- Anh
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