Friday, May 21, 2004
What is sacrifice?
This week Senator John McCain talked about his thoughts regarding war and what it means to sacrifice, "Throughout our history, wartime has been a time of sacrifice. ... What have we sacrificed?" "I don't remember ever in the history of warfare when we cut taxes."
His colleague in the House, Dennis Hastert disagreed with McCain's assessment:
"If you want to see sacrifice, John McCain ought to visit our young men and women" recovering from their wounds at local military hospitals. "There's the sacrifice in this country," "We're trying to make sure that they have the ability to fight this war. ... At the same time, we have to react to keep this country strong not only militarily but economically."
In my opinion few people understand "sacrifice" in a time of war better than John McCain who has most know was captured in Vietnam and spent five years at the Hanoi Hilton. When the Vietnamese found out McCain's father was an Admiral...they offered to send him home. McCain chose to stay with the other prisoners refusing special treatment.
That said I wonder what the average American should be doing or could be doing to demonstrate sacrifice during this time?
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His colleague in the House, Dennis Hastert disagreed with McCain's assessment:
"If you want to see sacrifice, John McCain ought to visit our young men and women" recovering from their wounds at local military hospitals. "There's the sacrifice in this country," "We're trying to make sure that they have the ability to fight this war. ... At the same time, we have to react to keep this country strong not only militarily but economically."
In my opinion few people understand "sacrifice" in a time of war better than John McCain who has most know was captured in Vietnam and spent five years at the Hanoi Hilton. When the Vietnamese found out McCain's father was an Admiral...they offered to send him home. McCain chose to stay with the other prisoners refusing special treatment.
That said I wonder what the average American should be doing or could be doing to demonstrate sacrifice during this time?
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