Comments on: Blame America! Blame America! http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:48:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: beechtreem http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-73103 beechtreem Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:01:52 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-73103 Its fair to blame America but Korea shares the blame. When Canadian soldiers die, Canada shares the blame. But America is equally culpable. So are the soldiers who die for participating in these crimes. It should be understood however that words like America, US, Canada, Korea are metonymns for the power-centers and not the country as a whole. Its fair to blame America but Korea shares the blame. When Canadian soldiers die, Canada shares the blame. But America is equally culpable. So are the soldiers who die for participating in these crimes. It should be understood however that words like America, US, Canada, Korea are metonymns for the power-centers and not the country as a whole.

]]> By: Irrawaddy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72963 Irrawaddy Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:28:45 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72963 Yes, but Naver's headline says "Before SSG Yun was killed, there was intelligence about a terrorist bomb". -In the context of Afghanistan, that would be like a Seattle weatherman telling us that there might be rain today. Yes, but Naver’s headline says “Before SSG Yun was killed, there was intelligence about a terrorist bomb”.

-In the context of Afghanistan, that would be like a Seattle weatherman telling us that there might be rain today.

]]> By: Zonath http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72941 Zonath Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:51:57 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72941 Nice to know that both of these media outlets are living up to the high standards of decorum and class that we've come to expect from them. Nice to know that both of these media outlets are living up to the high standards of decorum and class that we’ve come to expect from them.

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72859 Wedge Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:44:01 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/03/02/blame-america-blame-america-2/#comment-72859 That actually took longer than I would've expected. Those guys are slowing down in their old age. That actually took longer than I would’ve expected. Those guys are slowing down in their old age.

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