tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post3380253780192362388..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: Grief Redefined: Did Joe Biden Sign Son's Death Warrant In Supporting Iraq War?Shaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-75456567768189454572016-03-01T09:52:47.701-05:002016-03-01T09:52:47.701-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alan Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903138982604085869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-56304512063944812352016-02-24T22:47:50.555-05:002016-02-24T22:47:50.555-05:00Having thought it over,I think that if I was joe B...Having thought it over,I think that if I was joe Biden and read your piece I would be highly offended. In other words,thoroughly disgusted and royally pissed. We'll see. (Maybe)NiBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-26562575462137773952016-02-23T19:23:28.549-05:002016-02-23T19:23:28.549-05:00Yeah. The LATimes obit suggests that neither fath...Yeah. The LATimes obit suggests that neither father nor son acknowledged the error, but I have read interviews with Zumwalt senior in which he did seem remorseful. In any case he always seemed a bit less two-dimensional than admirals and generals often seem. (Perhaps aren't really, in many cases.)<br /><br />Does Biden have a sense of guilt? Of remorse? Of personal responsibility? Has he every apologized for his shameful warmongering? Almost anything would be more becoming than his relentless self-pity. (Or so it comes across to me.)Alan Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903138982604085869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-76830080111726261572016-02-23T18:26:25.677-05:002016-02-23T18:26:25.677-05:00Thank you, Alan.
The father-son Zumwalt story c...Thank you, Alan. <br /><br />The father-son Zumwalt story crossed my mind as I was researching this one.<br /><br />Zumwalt the father was a changed man after his son's death and devoted the rest of his life to causes related to what killed his son. Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-79648146983212649442016-02-23T17:39:32.750-05:002016-02-23T17:39:32.750-05:00I don't particularly share Shaun's admirat...I don't particularly share Shaun's admiration for Joe Biden, or Beau, for that matter. But this proposed connection is worth thinking about.<br /><br />As someone who has spent a lot of time fighting incineration, I'm very aware of the harm done by breathing toxic air pollutants.<br /><br />Some might want to consider a similar situation:<br /><br />"Elmo R. Zumwalt III, who was exposed to Agent Orange after his admiral-father ordered the defoliant to be sprayed on the jungles of Vietnam, died from cancer Saturday at age 42."<br /><br />(http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-14/news/mn-793_1_agent-orange)<br /><br />Sometimes the chickens do come home to roost.Alan Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903138982604085869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-53874379242883461802016-02-23T15:00:34.696-05:002016-02-23T15:00:34.696-05:00Once again, Shaun, an intelligent and insightful a...Once again, Shaun, an intelligent and insightful article.K.J. Linheinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-80419123815630511992016-02-23T08:16:51.522-05:002016-02-23T08:16:51.522-05:00This is easily one of the most telling truths clos...This is easily one of the most telling truths close to home about our greatest challenge that faces America. There is no exemption to the toxic ingredients to war regardless of our supposed righteousness. Life is precious. Period. Untimely death is an unfortunate costly consequence for our supposed crusade for justice and peace. So sad.Kevin G A Melloynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-38640909115597867362016-02-22T23:20:38.023-05:002016-02-22T23:20:38.023-05:00This is a book I definitely want to read. Joe and ...This is a book I definitely want to read. Joe and his family are close friends of our family. A tragic loss twice for JoeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608143116426410656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-1240104165566279382016-02-22T23:19:17.521-05:002016-02-22T23:19:17.521-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608143116426410656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-45304820848306646372016-02-22T17:03:37.541-05:002016-02-22T17:03:37.541-05:00Though the headline/title is a "grabber',...Though the headline/title is a "grabber', it is a piece of the Iraq debacle I was not aware of. <br /><br />I met Beau a few times..my cousin actually coached him and his brother inlower school football at Wilmington Friends. He was a small kid at that time and the hardest tackler on the team . He was one of those no BS types who look you straight in the eye and say what they mean and mean what they say. He was not like his father, in that he was not a born politician. He was himself and a good person.Michael Faheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-91988045124252162162016-02-22T13:10:24.151-05:002016-02-22T13:10:24.151-05:00A touching story Shaun. A touching story Shaun. Ron Beasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442030471061531104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-54799701768074143542016-02-22T11:50:16.095-05:002016-02-22T11:50:16.095-05:00What a great review of what appears to be a great ...What a great review of what appears to be a great book about a horrific tragedy -- If one includes the devastating effects of the Iraq War on our troops, and other consequences, make that tragedies.<br /> <br />The only comment I would disagree with is:<br /><br />“Do the current crop of Republican chickenhawks like Ted Cruz understand that they are advocating making the same awful mistakes over again? Of course not.” <br /> <br />I would have said, “Of course they do, but they don’t give a damn!”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com