Glenn Greenwald stomps the war cheerleaders a new asshole:
The real reason that Bush -- while spewing lofty War of Civilization rhetoric for years -- never even suggested, let alone compelled, a duty of military service is because he knows better than anyone that we are a Nation of George W. Bushs -- a nation of Rich Lowrys, Rush Limbaughs, Michael O'Hanlons, Glenn Reynolds, Joe Liebermans, Victor Davis Hansons -- people who love to talk about and wallow in wars fought by others, who have an insatiable quest to feel powerful and purposeful and "Churchillian" from watching it all unfold and theorizing and talking and typing about it, but who will never risk or sacrifice anything for it.
Look back at Churchill's involvement in World War I. After planning the catastrophe at Gallipoli as Lord of the Admiralty, Churchill didn't spend the next few years prancing around shouting out bogus claims of victory; dressing up like a warrior, or that the murderous disaster wasn't his fault? No; he sucked it up, resigned his position and volunteered to fight in the fetid, stench ridden trenches of France.
Where was our Churchill?
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