tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post1401417392716853045..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Busy Bak SonRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-33538095641581112122009-12-08T09:44:40.525-08:002009-12-08T09:44:40.525-08:00When you get a chance to visit those who have foug...When you get a chance to visit those who have fought in war personally, but then cancel the visit because you found out you wouldn't be allowed to bring camera crews and photographers, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what the con is.<br /><br />And the only instances where you do experience second hand the consequences of war is when you finally find a family that is willing to let their coffins be televised, and you use this as the justification for your experience, it might not even take someone of average perception to figure it out.Ymarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-91297826451134954552009-12-05T07:37:31.980-08:002009-12-05T07:37:31.980-08:00What could President Obama have said? "I'...What could President Obama have said? "I've seen the cost of war to the families of our service members." "I've seen the cost of war..."<br /><br />I don't KNOW the cost of war; I never served, especially in war time. Nor have I lived in a true war zone. (Sure, I lived through a notable portion of the Cold War. And the War on Terror is here now... but it's not nearly the same as facing rounds flying, IEDs, and empty beds that were occupied yesterday.) I do know the cost of working in LE, in holidays missed, memories not made, in family time lost... and in friends and colleagues killed or irreparably injured. I can extrapolate the cost of war from that experience; I can recognize those costs.jks9199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-49105202971292047392009-12-04T10:25:00.596-08:002009-12-04T10:25:00.596-08:00I think you are being a bit hard on the President,...I think you are being a bit hard on the President, what exactly would you hav wanted him to say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-66874677251253928232009-12-02T22:45:06.616-08:002009-12-02T22:45:06.616-08:00Peace... Many folks who work for peace are idealis...Peace... Many folks who work for peace are idealists. And, as idealists, they often seek a platonic ideal of peace... much like the people in Plato's cave. They don't want reality to intrude on their ideal.<br /><br />Regarding President Obama's statement about "knowing the cost of war." I yelled something unprintable when he said that. I've never served in the military and never been in a war zone; police work is a different experience entirely. If you ain't seen that particular elephant and got the t-shirt -- you don't KNOW the cost. Of course, I have a suspicion he's one of those idealists above...<br /><br />Good luck with your interview!jks9199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-67742523564899128512009-12-02T18:01:02.524-08:002009-12-02T18:01:02.524-08:00Break a leg.Break a leg.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-17471491234783046572009-12-02T14:25:41.072-08:002009-12-02T14:25:41.072-08:00The peace and other-societies panels were indeed a...The peace and other-societies panels were indeed a bit strange in the way you mention, peace in particular. To be seemingly so dedicated to a thing which one seems to have spent little time actually examining....seems strange to me. <br /><br />Good luck in the interview.Master Planhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699687565908188376noreply@blogger.com