I have been troubled for some time now by the notion of college students not engaged in conversations beyond themselves, in what should have been their own expression of empowerment on campus, and their willingness to accept the status quo without questioning it. I hope that the debacle in Iraq will change all that. It's sad to consider that after four years of the best education money can buy, these students have only over the last year "been forced to relearn the lessons" of their parents' generation. One would hope that the well educated wouldn't need to witness firsthand a repetition of mistakes of the past to get the point. Do you understand the difference between "Is it worth buying?" and "Can it be sold?" In Their 20's, Thinking About War |