Sunday, August 19, 2007

Coulter on Cleland

Max Cleland was a war hero who lost his limbs as a result of Viet Cong grenades, giving him the stature to gleefully taunt George Bush and Dick Cheney. "Where the hell were you in the Vietnam War?" Cleland responded to Cheney. "If you had gone to Vietnam like the rest of us, maybe you would have learned something about war."

Then we learned Cleland was a victim only of his own clumsiness and had dropped the grenade on himself in Vietnam after stopping for a beer.

A blog I rarely visit really tore in to Ann Coulter for the article linked above in which she marginalized the wounds suffered by liberal anti-war activist Max Cleland while serving his country in Vietnam.

Here is a simple rule for Ann to follow in the future to protect her from such criticism.

A. If a man returns wounded from Vietnam and rapes 8-year-old little girls - then it is permissible for the prosecutor to question the way in which his wounds were contracted in order to secure a guilty verdict.

B. If a man returns wounded from Vietnam and causes the deaths of 18 and 19-year-old young Americans by speaking treason, and thus encouraging the enemy - then questioning the way his wounds were contracted is not allowed.


I hope that helps, Ann.

1 comment:

Tsofah said...

I'm sorry this guy had his legs blown off. Really.

But to say this gives him the right to speak out against Iraq is patently false. Many lost limbs, ability to speak, and sight. I do not think Max had to deal with inadequate gear due to IED's in Nam. I know my dad didn't...and he lost part of his foot because a buddy of his stepped on a mine while on maneuvers.

I support our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world.