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Fred’s Sense Of History (III)
Via Ross, I see that Mark Steyn makes the right points about Fred “Our Casualty Numbers Are Bigger Than Yours” Thompson: It‘s unbecoming for a serious nation to get into a pissing match about whose pile of war dead is higher. And: It should not be necessary in “supporting our troops” to denigrate everybody’s else. […]
Via Ross, I see that Mark Steyn makes the right points about Fred “Our Casualty Numbers Are Bigger Than Yours” Thompson:
It‘s unbecoming for a serious nation to get into a pissing match about whose pile of war dead is higher.
And:
It should not be necessary in “supporting our troops” to denigrate everybody’s else.
And:
That’s President Reagan addressing “the boys of Pointe du Hoc” at Normandy in 1984. I know everyone wants Fred to be the new Ron, but I miss the old one’s generosity of spirit.
And:
But Senator Thompson’s line is a gross sentimentalization.
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