tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20279539.post1618818213757404649..comments2023-10-30T04:16:38.249-04:00Comments on Attentive Aphorist: DEJA VUS OR GHOSTS FROM THE PAST????themomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20279539.post-16048372487856092832009-08-23T14:57:25.449-04:002009-08-23T14:57:25.449-04:00like he and his crew were the only ones to do some...like he and his crew were the only ones to do something horrific in war...they're still doing it today in iraq and afghanastan..and all over the world..was...what is is good for..absolutely nothing.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20279539.post-82639105286183831922009-08-22T12:51:06.688-04:002009-08-22T12:51:06.688-04:00Just want to add, the Vietnam War was a horribly c...Just want to add, the Vietnam War was a horribly complex, morally difficult war, and I do honor anyone who served in it despite all the bad things that happened there. Don't mean to take anything away from those brave enough to go fight over there, including Lt. Calley. I know his intentions were good; just wonder whether he could have done something differently.<br /><br />It is those who gave the orders who are the most to blame and should certainly have been punished. Ditto on Abu Ghraib (still waiting for Cheney to be brought to justice)...Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20279539.post-64241277673780864692009-08-22T12:40:27.593-04:002009-08-22T12:40:27.593-04:00Agree he was definitely the fall guy - much like t...Agree he was definitely the fall guy - much like the one who got convicted for torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib. But it's always those following orders who actually do the crimes...the question is, what would happen if they all stopped following orders? "The Universal Soldier" by Buffy St. Marie (sung by Donovan) raises that issue - <br /><br />"But without him how would Hitler have <br />condemned him at Dachau<br />Without him Caesar would have stood alone<br />He's the one who gives his body <br />as a weapon to a war<br />and without him all this killing can't go on<br /><br />He's the universal soldier and he <br />really is to blame<br />His orders come from far away no more<br />They come from him, and you, and me<br />and brothers can't you see<br />this is not the way we put an end to war."<br /><br />I can't help but feel sympathy for all those who followed orders because they didn't know what else to do - and I'm not pretending I would have done differently if I were in the situation. But it's something to think about.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.com