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Editorial: Air Boats and the Golden Rule
February 2nd, 2004
Editorial: A Year of Opportunity
January 24th, 2004
Editorial: Sports on TV
January 15th, 2004
Editorial: Mad Cow Disease in the US
December 26th, 2003
Editorial: Jeb`s Water War
November 25th, 2003
Editorial: Citizen Input Needed
October 27th, 2003
Editorial: Congrats to Our Commission, Now We Must Help
October 17th, 2003
Editorial: Remember Owens Valley
September 29th, 2003
Editorial: Gold Plating Reality, Reconstruction Chic
September 21st, 2003
Editorial: The Responsiblities of a Journalist
August 27th, 2003
Editorial: A Fable: The Great Guano Concord
July 24th, 2003
Editorial: Music for Children
May 26th, 2003
Editorial: Speak Out
May 15th, 2003
Editorial: Parking: Our Biggest Problem?
May 2nd, 2003
Editorial: Vote and Vote Well
April 22nd, 2003
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1,2,3,4 What Are We Fighting For? | 1,2,3,4 What Are We Fighting For?Editor In the past fifty years the United States has sent men into battle in Korea, Viet Nam, Granada, Panama, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Each time pacifists have been joined in their objections by more pragmatic people. The pragmatists ask, "What are we fighting for?" Country Joe asked that question in a song written in protest of U.S. involvement in the Viet Nam War. Many people are still uncertain about why "we" fought in Viet Nam. After the Persian Gulf War some asked why "we" didn`t finish the job. Despite the apparent success of the war, some asked, "Was it necessary?" Many forces shape decisions by our government. Lobbyists are a major force. The AMA, ABA, NEA, NRA, and even the CKAA hire lobbyists. The lobbyists work for special interests. Perhaps no lobby is as strong or pervasive as the oil lobby. Perhaps the question that must be asked is not "What are we fighting for, but rather, WHO are we fighting for?" [Editor`s note: The current policy of Cedar Key News is that all editorials are reviewed by and approved of by at least three members of our Board of Directors.] |
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