Tillman Brother Speaks Out Against War
2 Comments Ryan Welton on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 1:33 PM.
The brother of former Arizona Cardinals star Pat Tillman has officially spoken out against the War in Iraq.
Kevin is a former Ranger who served with his brother, who died in 2004 in what was later discovered to be a friendly fire incident.
For a piece he wrote on truthdig.com, he said: "Somehow, the more soldiers that die, the more legitimate the illegal invasion becomes."
There is a lot of truth to that. Listening briefly to Rush Limbaugh on Friday, I noticed he spent an inordinate amount of time not talking issues but making fun of "cut-and-run" Democrats. That sort of spin makes me believe even more firmly that the only moral solution to the war right now is to invoke a draft.
Make every kid under 26 be eligible to go. Whether he be in college, working, playing ball, whatever. It would not only render rich people helpless, particularly if loopholes were to be closed, it would ensure that an ordinate number of non-minority kids die over there.
More than anything else, a draft would get this war over quicker than you could imagine. Institute an active draft, and we're out of Iraq by the middle of next year for fear of an American government overthrow at the hands of competent, angry mothers.
Now, that would be a revolution.
Other tidbits from a weekend of cleaning, football and general non-work bliss:
1. Gut hunch says Bob Stoops leaves OU for Miami next year.
Larry Coker, who is an Oklahoma native from Okemah, is almost sure to be fired. As I write this, the Canes are beating lowly Duke only 10-0 late in the second quarter.
He's finished. But, that team has a ton of talent in need of discipline, both in terms of on-the-field play and in terms of just their behavior. Stoops made his mark in Florida, and with Urban Meyer entrenched for what could be a 15-year career in Gainesville, I think Stoops is the perfect hire for Coral Gables.
Plus, now that Adrian Peterson is gone, now that OU is staring a two to three-year downslide in the face, a mini-era of Sooners football in which we might be as bad in 2007 as we were at the end of the Blake era, it might just be best for Stoops to go.
No, it would not be best for us. Hell no. But, for him, maybe. He could win five titles in 10 years down there in Miami. Better talent, lesser competition.
2. I think I've finally kicked a habit.
I've managed not to play Mousebreaker's 9-ball pool video game for a week.
ok, I am going to pick you apart here a bit; EVERY KID UNDER 26? I know some mean 2 year olds, but come on, where is your humanity??? Second of all, and far more seriously, how can you even suggest a draft to get things moving??? That is akin to the pro-life movement bombing abortion clinics! Go out and picket, protest, use your talents and start an anti-war or anti-Bush website, but no draft, please. I have waited long enough for an explanation from our president, and I agree that we will never achieve stability in the middle east, so if everybody would start emailing their representatives, picketing, whatever is needed to affect a change, maybe we can get out of this mess. But no draft please. It is bad enough that 18 year old boys that volunteer are losing their lives without dragging the sacrifices kicking and screaming to the alter. Rant over.
Actually, you kinda just proved my point. At the mere mention of a draft, you got passionate, no? Think about all the other pissed-off mothers out there who would be even moreso.
Truth is, a draft -- if done equitably -- would be the one righteous way to fight a righteous war, ensuring that white kids get killed at a proportional rate as minority kids. The rich as equitably as poor, in theory.
Unfortunately, this war is not righteous.
As to your analogy though, I am not anti-war. A truly pro-life individual would certainly never espouse opening an abortion clinic. However, I am not an anti-war individual.
Institute a draft, and the war is over in a month.