Reply #51: Why does that song have to be about an Iraqi vet who died in THIS war? [View All]

Couldn't it be about a vet from Vietnam or WWII? I've heard the song and it made me cry. Because I wasn't thinking about Bush, because I know that Bush never cried for any of the war dead. I was thinking about those guys from Vietnam, WWII and the ones before, and the Presidents they served under. I was thinking about Kennedy, and I was thinking about Roosevelt. And what about the guys who died in Somalia when Clinton was in office? Those guys that died in vain for Vietnam or for the guys who fought WWII that died a hero's death. Don't be so negative and think the worst about EVERYONE who is the least bit patriotic. Because I am here to tell you that I am a liberal and I still get a little choked up when I hear our national anthem. Mainly because of how many people died in vain for the freedom in this country that Bush is so eager to take away.
That's the great thing about music. Even if the song writer didn't intend for it to be what you thin, if it's not specific, you can make it what you want to be.
In my opinion, if you think about it the way I do, it's a beautiful song.
Duckie