Mona Gable Channels John Kerry (and Stephen King)

Via Ms. Lucas, we find us another disciple of the school of "get an education or go to Iraq":

One Enlists, One Graduates

See? Right from the title, you know where this is going. Emphasis mine.

Because he and my son had drifted apart, I had not seen him in awhile. I knew he had barely finished high school because, like so many young people these days, there wasn't much there for him.

Ma'am, barely finishing High School is like barely being pregnant. Just so you know.

"I joined the Army," he said quietly. "So I'm trying to go around and say good-bye to everybody."

When he told me this I tried not to gasp.

Gasp? Why? Not many men in your circles, I bet. Finding out one of your son's friends was on his way to manhood must have come as quite a shock.

Not long ago I went to the mailbox and, lo and behold, there was one from the Marines for my son. Like the other pitches he's received, I tossed this one out.

Thus delaying your own son's journey to manhood. It's so nice of you to keep making decisions for your son. Here's some free advice: don't mess with other peoples mail. It's against the law. I'm pretty sure there won't be any Feds at your door over this, but I'd laugh like a madman if there were.

Wow, I'm good. Just to let everyone know, I'm responding as I read this, so I had no idea this was next:

But some young people aren't so lucky. They don't have a parent looking out for them or they don't have great options. The military counts on this.

It that what you call it? Really? And, as I check you bio, you write about parenting? Geez Louise, you're a piece of work.

This is why my son's friend signed on to become a combat medic. Not because he had a passion for war or wanted to fight terrorism or because his father had been an Army Ranger and so the service was in his blood.

Wanna bet?

No, he enlisted in the Army because he was lost.

Sure, that's the ticket. Your bigotry against servicemen and women blinds you to the point where no one would join the Army unless they were "lost". You ignorant twit.

This is part of the problem too, and why most Americans have been so thoroughly removed from the realities of the war.

Unlike yourself, who is so thoroughly removed from the ideal of selfless service, commitment, and honor that you'll drag anyone through the mud to reinforce your prejudices. Even "this tall boy with the sweet smile".

I'm just glad you're not my mother.

How you can live like that is beyond me.