I first hit this article thinking that it might give me an excuse to quote the illustrious John Prine, but it turns out there's more here than just whacked out notions of what "patriotism" means. What struck me most was what one soldier said he most likes to see in care packages:
“What I really like is when we get a box full of NEWSWEEK, Time, Sports Illustrated—magazines. That I really like. I get yesterday’s news tomorrow, but at least I can read something that is not in the Stars and Stripes.”
I forget that over in Iraq these guys can't necessarily run down to Border's or even go through a supermarket checkout and pickup whatever magazine or publication it is that tickles their fancy. I'm guessing they only get a very narrow view of what's going on in the world...
Posted by Jason at September 9, 2004 11:57 AM