« Imposing a Travis County Fire Code | Main | If Only President Dwight Eisenhower Meant It »

Are They Actually 'Fighting for Our Freedom'?

Updates below.

This Russmo cartoon hits it perfectly. It is a depiction of a US soldier in Iraq reading a letter from his father. It describes the situaton back home with either the most sarcastic clenched-teeth anger I've read in some time or with the all-too-common complete naivete on display by so many of the war's supporters:

Dear Jimmy,

Hope all is well in Iraq. We are so proud of you for going over there to fight for our freedom. A lot has happened since you left...

Our home was taken by the feds for back taxes we owed, and then the family business was condemned by the city so they could build a football stadium.

Mom was arrested for carrying a gun in her purse and your brother is in prison for smoking a joint. At least your sister is okay, though she has to go to court for not wearing a seatbelt.

We wish you were here to help pay for all the legal fees, but just knowing you are over there fighting for the liberties we cherish makes it all worthwhile.

Love, Dad


I'll opt for the former.

This is why I inwardly sneer at the bumper stickers that proclaim "Freedom isn't Free." Yeah, apparently it isn't.

Russmo's also got good ones on the 2004 election cycle schematic and the direction of the Republican Party.

UPDATED 9/8/2009 10:11am
Not My Problem

Posted by drizzten on January 14, 2005 11:06 AM |

NOTICE
Comments will be held for moderation so they won't show up immediately. Please be patient.

By commenting here, you take responsiblity for what you write. Any grievances with what is posted in my comments should be directed to the person who wrote them, and that is not necessarily me.

I reserve the right to delete any comment I wish as this is my property you are commenting upon, but I'm pretty laid-back so it isn't likely to happen unless you are some psycho idiot jerk. Oh, and unless you have my permission to promote your good or service, you are wasting your time: unsolicited advertisements will result in comment deletion and URL banning. This blog ain't for you spammers or the crap you want to sell.

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)