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That is the enemy's entire war objective: to inflict pain. And that is why it would be a strategic error to amplify and broadcast that pain by making great public shows of sorrow presided over by the President himself. In the midst of an ongoing war, a guerrilla war, a war that will be won and lost as a contest of wills, the Commander in Chief--despite what he feels in his heart--must not permit himself to show that he bleeds. He is required to show, yes, a certain callousness. He must appear that way to the insurgents...
...Army private Jessica Lynch is a brave young woman but certainly no hero [Nov. 17]. In wartime, heroes do something extra to save or protect their fellow soldiers or inflict great losses on the enemy, without thought for themselves. They attack the enemy vigorously with all means available, carrying out the mission assigned to them. Lynch was wounded grievously but exhibited none of the traits of a hero. I respect her will to survive, but she will not be in my book of heroes. COMMANDER VICTOR WOOD, U.S. NAVY (RET.) Indian Rocks Beach...
...Private Jessica Lynch U.S. Army private Jessica lynch is a brave young woman but certainly no hero [Nov. 17]. In wartime, heroes do something extra to save or protect their fellow soldiers or inflict great losses on the enemy without thought for themselves. They attack the enemy vigorously with all means available, carrying out the mission assigned to them. Lynch was wounded grievously but exhibited none of the traits of a hero. I respect her will to survive, but she will not be in my book of heroes. Commander Victor Wood U.S. Navy (ret.) Indian Rocks Beach...
...Iraq. Whatever the merits of having gone to war in the first place, these forces are doing their best to restore civilized authority over a nation used to dictatorial suppression. Saddam Hussein's regime was not at all innocent, and its agents have been lying low only to inflict maximum damage in the subsequent guerrilla war. Jagmohan M. Manchanda New Delhi...
Kerry’s opposition to the war in Vietnam was not based on the premise that our actions in Vietnam were evil or malicious. His primary mode of criticism was not that the government was trying to inflict misery on the Vietnamese population, nor was it that we had alienated ourselves from world opinion. Rather, as a courageous veteran of the war (he was awarded three purple hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star) he criticized the Vietnam War because of the devastating effects it had on our men in uniform—the 58,000 deaths...