"They want to destroy [Scott Thomas Beauchamp] for describing things that have been described in war reporting since Homer so they can worship 'the troops' without having to admit that the whole endeavor is a bloody, horrible mess that only briefly, and rarely, offers opportunity for heroic battlefield courage (which, of course, it sometimes does as well.) Why are so many of these people such children in these matters? Rod Dreyer read All Quiet On The Western Front a couple of weeks ago and was so moved that he actually felt compelled to write a column about it. (I did too. In the eight grade—only I called it a book report.)"—Digby, in a must-read post, in honor of Scott, and Pat, and especially LaVena, on her birthday.
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