Comments on: LI Contest: Win all Four of The War by Ken Burns Soundtracks on CD

By: diana lindeman

diana lindeman — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:39:39 +0000

The war was started with the best of intentions but we failed and need to find a way out of this sad sad situation which just makes the US look worse every day to the rest of the world.

By: Marie Noguerole

Marie Noguerole — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:26:30 +0000

Let me preface this note by saying “all” war is senseless and destroys not only the men and women who fight, but their famiies. That being said…it has become necessary at times in our history to engage in war. No one questions WWII because it was clearly provoked by the enemy. What most people fail to see in Iraq is a clear and present danger. But then most people didn’t see it in Vietnam either. Thousands died there and because of public opinion swayed by the media we withdrew leaving the job unfinished. Did we make mistake entering into Iraq…only time will tell. Maybe someone should ask the elderly people of places like South Korea,South Vietnam and other nations in the world were our soldiers have shed their blood to purchase their freedom. I know I am eternally grateful to those whose preserved mine.

By: tanya

tanya — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:51:53 +0000

I believe the liberal media fails to report all the good we are doing over there. I know the lives lost are many, but I hope they are not in vain. But, think about it, if we had reporters and real time video of all wars of the past, do you think the outcome would have been the same? I think not. World War 2 was worthwhile, and I feel this one is too.

By: susan smoaks

susan smoaks — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:23:37 +0000

I believe that we are in Iraq because of Bush’s ties to oil. I believe that it is a evil thing we are doing over there. No more blood for oil! We need to get out of there. We are not Team America World Police.

By: Suzanne Reichel

Suzanne Reichel — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:56:10 +0000

I believe we were right to go to war, and I support our troops, but I question whether we are making the same mistakes made in VietNam. A war is not a “police action”. If we’re going to send our young men to battle, we need to empower them to win by whatever means necessary so we can get them back home as soon as possible. Instead we send them into battle with their hands tied because we don’t want to “offend” the enemy. That’s crazy! If you want to talk about offending someone, how offensive is it that we try our soldiers for war crimes DURING the war? That is giving the enemy comfort, and I think our media and our government should be ashamed of themselves for doing that. Notice there’s no saying that “war is politically correct”? There’s a reason for that. WAR IS HELL.

By: JOHN M

JOHN M — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:18:56 +0000

GREAT WORK

By: Adhab Al-Farhan

Adhab Al-Farhan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:23:55 +0000

The entire war was based on false premises and for Jorge Bush to even actually request more funds and troops for the war is absolutely absurd. Why is he even getting away with all these? SHouldn’t the people of America have more rights than the President (which technically is the public’s servant, much like cops are to the general public). Someone hang that gimp!

By: Dominick

Dominick — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:17:34 +0000

Thanks everyone for entering. The winner of our contest is Jimmy.

Jimmy wrote:

I think the war is stupid. We’re not fighting for freedom. If we were, we’d be out finding Osama Bin Laden. This war was about revenge for the humiliation Big George felt after Desert Storm. Since Dubya’s such a puppet, his daddy probably told him to invade Iraq. Iraq & 9/11 have nothing to do with each other. I’d be more likely to support fighting those who caused 9/11 then a random country the president just happens to hate.

Congrats Jimmy!

Please email us your snail mail address so we can send you your soundtrack!

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:03:27 +0000

I believe in our troops. They are courageous people and should have the unwavering support of each and every American. Unfortunately, war is necessary to protect our freedom and sovereignty. My heart aches for the hardships that our troops and their families face. This country was built with the blood, sweat, and tears of our forefathers. It is their courage and dedication that has made the United States great. Our children are going to have to find the stamina to continue fighting for what makes this country great. It’s great that this documentary, The War, honors the greatest generation and shows our youngsters that the “bar” is set pretty high.
FREEDOM IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

By: g andolina

g andolina — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:50:03 +0000

The Iraq War proves to me that Jonathan Swift was short a chapter while writing Gulliver’s Travels.
If Swift where to have focused on a deliberately isolated group of people determined to not be cognizant of the relationship between cause and effect, profiteer at the negligible expense of patriotism, degrade their very own nation into marginality and change apres moi, le deluge to what avec moi, le deluge means in every interpretation, he would have had to invent the Bush League.

What the war means to me today is what we do about our future.
Unless we don’t just value accountability and responsibility as the direction to finger point, but turn it into the next logical step to right countless wrongs, we will live out even more of our lives, perhaps all, as part of the problem instead of its solution