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Speaking of dissent, we didn't care much for the "time to close ranks" arguments so popular with Administration officials--not to mention campus pro-war activists. Admittedly, anti-war demonstrations can lower troop morale. They can also bring unnecessary wars to a halt. The time for debate is never over. Never...
Katz takes a rather cynical view of Desert Storm supporters: "Pro-war students at Harvard, it seems, are willing to stand firmly behind Desert Storm--so long as they do not have to leave precious Cambridge to do it...If these privileged young men and women truly believe the national interest demands that American blood be shed in the Arabian desert, they should not shy away from doing their duty to America...
Katz's claim that pro-war students should be fighting in the war has been voiced repeatedly by antiwar students, but pro-war students have not yet responded, so I'll present my response...
What puzzles me is that Katz, who argued that "war is the only answer" in the latest Perspective, has not joined the armed forces as he advises other pro-war students to do. His lack of knowledge about the military's training system indicates that he has not even investigated the matter. Mark Moyar...
...were treated, celebrities of all political stripes have been rushing to show support for allied forces in the gulf. Nearly 100 actors, singers and athletes, ranging from Meryl Streep to Mike Tyson, got together to record Voices That Care, a pro-troop music video that made its debut last week on armed-forces television. "This isn't pro-war or antiwar," said songwriter Linda Thompson Jenner, who initiated the program and wrote the lyrics. "There are people involved in this project who stand firmly on both sides, but this is an apolitical message to tell the troops we're thinking...