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Bravo, Ted Koppel!

Part of Ted Koppel's closing remarks, after reading the names of our war dead on Friday night's "The Fallen" on ABC:

The reading tonight of those 721 names was neither intended to provoke opposition to the war, nor was it meant as an endorsement. Some of you doubt that. You are convinced that I am opposed to the war. I'm not. But that's beside the point.

I am opposed to sustaining the illusion that war can be waged by the sacrifice of a few, without burdening the rest of us in any way. I oppose the notion that to be at war is to forfeit the right to question, criticize, or debate our leaders' policies. Or for that matter the policies of those who would like to become our leaders.

Right on target.

Posted by Brian Adams at 00:07 | Permalink | |