it almost slipped my mind: the 15th anniversary of the war that made this war possible.
after that quick, easy, cheap triumph, elder bush exulted. if memory serves, he crowed "by god, we've kicked the vietnam syndrome once and for all!"
in the next few years his successor got branded a draft dodger and attacked as a traitor for taking part in an antiwar demo on foreign soil during his school days.
that gave but a hint of vicious things to come. 2004 confirmed that 41 had spoken way too soon, as old resentments vigorously bloomed anew and not so swift vets and nonvets climbed aboard the sinking ship of this warfare state, fighting here so we can keep fighting there so we don't have to fight here.
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