La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for November 08, 2015

Sea preparado.

“Narrator: Of course, not a single member of Congress wanted to sacrifice their child for the war in Iraq. And who could blame them? Who would want to give up their child? Would you?

[Shot of President Bush appears onscreen]

“Narrator: Would he? I’ve always been amazed that the very people forced to live in the worst parts of town, go to the worst schools, and who have it the hardest are always the first to step up, to defend that very system. They serve so that we don’t have to. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. It is remarkably their gift to us. And all they ask for in return is that we never send them into harm’s way unless it’s absolutely necessary. Will they ever trust us again?”—Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 911

Cue the wingnuts: “Michael Moore? But he’s a communist who hates America!”Without even reading or understanding what he wrote.

“Young men and women who refuse military service are the forerunners of a world without war.”

Chuck it was Kennedy and Johnson who got us into Vietnam and Hillary and most of the Democrats voted for the war in Iraq. I know you should not let facts get in the way of a good story but once in a while let a little truth come out.

Many of my Latino family and I served in the US military and we are all proud of our service.