Great, using dead men to make a point. Isn’t that what all liberals do? They take what they don’t own, and claim ownership.

right2bright on March 24, 2008 at 9:10 PM

Obvious response is that I doubt those soldiers would agree with the thrust of that article.

TheUnrepentantGeek on March 24, 2008 at 9:15 PM

Ironically, the left doesn’t give a flying sh%t about the troops when they are alive, building schools, restoring irrigation, sacrificing themselves for the Iraqi democracy, etc.

They’re just “dupes” and are only acceptable if they’re willing to be used as antiwar propaganda (Watada, Beauchamp, etc.). Until they’re dead - then they’re political cannon fodder.

To borrow a phrase from the enlightened antiwar movement of the Boomer era, they only support the troops when they shoot their officers.

The new patriotism - hatred of the military.

Good Lt on March 24, 2008 at 9:16 PM

Not really an “opus” as much as a successful run of a script. Much like the Left’s position on the war, this image is a synthetic approximation of genuine sentiment manufactured by a cold, calculating machine.

spmat on March 24, 2008 at 9:17 PM

I salute the hundred thousand or million lives saved from a more serious terrorist attack.

Without this action, worse might have already hit us.

Count your blessings- your people kept alive - by the harassing of the enemy wherever he will engage our troops.

We only need to continue to crush more jihadis, not lament inevitable military mistakes… while being attacked… to the point that we encourage the enemy to hang on.

The enemy should only hang.

“Do not mourn that such men -and women- died, but thank God that they lived.”

profitsbeard on March 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Since Hillary is just as complicit as McCain and Bush in voting for the resolution of war, I’ll just assume that her montage is a current work in progress to be distributed tomorrow…

/sarc off

IrishSamurai on March 24, 2008 at 9:20 PM

The far lefties just couldn’t wait for the 4,000 number. They have now showed their true colors. Scoring political points on death, and probably making some money on the side, too. I wouldn’t put it past them to put a Paypal donation button on some of their postings.

SoulGlo on March 24, 2008 at 9:22 PM

I salute.
profitsbeard on March 24,2008 at 9:19PM.

Profitsbeard:I agree,well said.

canopfor on March 24, 2008 at 9:24 PM

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “dead white male”…

What do you think would be the response if someone put together a 3000-photo mosaic of Osama bin Laden using the 9/11 victims? I predict the response would be outrage. “How dare you defame the victims of 9/11 by making them into Osama! You imply that he represents them!” Alternatively, it would be “Good, so you agree that we should leave Iraq and go after bin Laden in Pakistan, right?”

Another option: Take the 4,000 dead soldiers and make a mosaic depicting some high-level AQI insurgent. After all, Bush didn’t kill them; insurgents did. Another: make a picture of smiling Iraqi children, or that photo Yon took of the soldier cradling the child in his arms.

For the record, I don’t support actually doing any of these. At the same time, it’s interesting that the left looks at the 4,000 deaths and sees only “Bush and McCAin’s Mistake” rather than one of the images I described above.

Math_Mage on March 24, 2008 at 9:24 PM

It is around 4187 photos in the picture. I saw several that were used more than once. There are much more White soilders than Black, does that mean its not the war we are sending poor black folks off to fight?

Huff post is crap

kara26 on March 24, 2008 at 9:30 PM

The commenters are noticing that there are duplicated pictures, i.e., that the artistic conceit of the piece - showing 4000 soldiers - is not consistent with the piece itself. The artist lied about those who died.

calbear on March 24, 2008 at 9:24 PM

Erm, they DO admit in the posting that there are duplicates. YOU try making a picture out of the images of people when their photos aren’t available.

Good Lt on March 24, 2008 at 9:16 PM

Good point. They have probably well over half a million pictures of people who went to Iraq and DIDN’T die; why not make a photomontage out of them?

Math_Mage on March 24, 2008 at 9:30 PM

“Do not mourn that such men -and women- died, but thank God that they lived.”

profitsbeard on March 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Well written, sir, well written.

My only question is how long Ms. Huffington will “allow” it then feign outrage at it’s posting?

Seven Percent Solution on March 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM

Since Hillary is just complicit…

IrishSamuari on March 24,2008 at 9:20PM.

The left is going to keep trying to connect John McCain
to President Bush.No mention that almost every congressional
Democratic voted for the war…

JetBoy on March 24,2008 at 9:23PM.

IrishSamuari and JetBoy: That is why a super nifty catchy
Liberal feely in their face video
of every Libs voting for war is in
order.Like Pelosi’s excellent front
yard adventure starring Code Pink,
as an example.Something to keep
Anti-war groups reminded how they
didn’t get their way!

canopfor on March 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM

I work in DC everyday. I now look forward to getting the opportunity of meeting him so I can….. say hello.

MarkABinVA on March 24, 2008 at 9:41 PM

The thing about these things that always sickens me most is that the person putting it together didn’t just see the 4,000 and start this “artwork.” I can always imagine them with the thing nearly done and just begging for news reports of dead soldiers so they can finish it. If the number ever stopped on a 999 do you think they would throw it out or add something like “America’s soul” as the 000 casualty?

RW_theoriginal on March 24, 2008 at 9:45 PM

I was just thinking,let the moonbats try this with
Hugo in Venezuela,with the mosaic of Hugo,and the
faces of political enemys and see what happenes
to do-gooder Anti-War types!

canopfor on March 24, 2008 at 9:47 PM

That’s the most offensive thing I’ve ever seen churned out by the Far Left. Nico Pitney. LOL, sweet god I hates me some moonbat, nerd, Subaru, Backpacking, Pilates fu**ing scumbags. Shame on him, really, shame on him.

AYNBLAND on March 24, 2008 at 9:54 PM

GOD BLESS OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS AND THOSE WHO REMAIN VIGILANT THIS VERY MINUTE AGAINST OUR ENEMIES!!!

Maybe we should create a similar image with using tasteless photos of aborted babies.

Funny how the left care about life when it suites their cause.

A belief system mired in hypocrisy.

m0nkeyb0y on March 24, 2008 at 9:55 PM

This makes me sick.

terryannonline on March 24, 2008 at 9:20 PM

I’m sure you speak for most people.

doubleplusundead on March 24, 2008 at 9:57 PM

Jim Treacher on March 24, 2008 at 9:57 PM

Heh.

doubleplusundead on March 24, 2008 at 10:00 PM

That’s pretty low even by lefty’s standards. They care so much about the troops that they use their pictures in such a way. Way to pay homage.

Hog Wild on March 24, 2008 at 10:05 PM

Why is it that most of the people fighting and dying in the war conflict support the cause, and the majority of people who oppose the war are sitting it out and constantly bitching?

THE CHOSEN ONE on March 24, 2008 at 10:09 PM

Nico Pitney, you are a miserable yellow bellied coward. May God forgive you and comfort the families of those heroes who’s images you have defiled.

Zorro on March 24, 2008 at 10:23 PM

Hey! Why isn’t my pic included in that mosaic?

Oh, that’s right. HuffPo doesn’t give a sh*t about the bulk majority of us who came back alive. To their credit, a few of the commenters over there seem to grok the wrongness of this.

Hell of a consolation, though.

Kadnine on March 24, 2008 at 10:33 PM

“In remembrance of the 4,000 brave men and women who sacrificed everything for us — and the two men who would continue this great tragedy, despite the cost to our soldiers, our military, and our nation.”

these people are so stupid its sad

“sacrificed everything for us.” according to them it isnt for ANYTHING

stupid pieces of coke sniffing mud gargling little gremlin toe sucking grunt lil stupid ass idiots.

blatantblue on March 24, 2008 at 10:38 PM

today is a great day in America, 4000 of our brothers and sisters have given their lives for the freedom of the oppressed… in the defense of the weak, in honor of true “Liberalism” that which takes it’s name from “Liberty” and who’s sister is “Liberate” as in “to liberate the oppressed”

“I salute my fallen brothers and sisters and say, I will stand in their place and say, I too will risk it all for freedom, all the while knowing that when I fall another will take my place, and so on, and so on…”

you could put their faces in the shape of the Devil and Stalin and I will still salute them…

Thanks to all who… Have, Do and Will Defend Freedom…

Kaptain Amerika on March 24, 2008 at 10:39 PM

They edit posts over at Huffington. I guess they found my comparison to an aids mosaic unacceptable. I guess I touched the 3rd rail, but KIA service members are okay.

moxie_neanderthal on March 24, 2008 at 10:41 PM

So exactly how should we remember those who have served so bravely and made the ultimate sacrifice?

Is this a serious question??

Try with respect.

moxie_neanderthal on March 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM

moxie you have to remember, Ariana is one of the leading causes of men turning gay (after her galactic-sized ego kills off their political career and her dream of being a big-shot power brokeress in Washington, D.C.), so they’re not going to appreciate that sort of analogy over there.

jon1979 on March 24, 2008 at 10:48 PM

Obama and Clinton have continued to vote for the war.

Chakra Hammer on March 24, 2008 at 10:51 PM

Define respect? For me it is to celebrate their lives and tell their stories. As a veteran it pains me when we never hear or see the individual story of every serviceman that gives the ultimate sacrifice. As painful as it may seem it is a necessary evil of war.

jero_jones on March 24, 2008 at 10:55 PM

…or that photo Yon took of the soldier cradling the child in his arms.

Math_Mage on March 24, 2008 at 9:24 PM

Actually, I think that would be a most fitting tribute to the 4000 men and women who’ve died in Iraq. After all, these men and women didn’t give their lives just for us, but for the sake of all humanity.

In this war, as on every battlefield in the GWOT, they gave their lives so the light of hope should not be exstinguished from the earth.

That’s the proverbial Big Picture that dopes like HuffPo bloglodytes just can’t seem to see.

SuperCool on March 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM

Define respect? For me it is to celebrate their lives and tell their stories. As a veteran it pains me when we never hear or see the individual story of every serviceman that gives the ultimate sacrifice. As painful as it may seem it is a necessary evil of war.

Agreed. I’m also a vet and a member of the local VFW. Respect is about telling stories, showing photos, speaking quietly and honoring the person. My wife and I always watch This Week With George Stephanopolis so we can read the names and see if we recognize anyone.

I just don’t see how anyone could ever think that this sort of a mosaic is ever right. It is deeply offensive.

moxie_neanderthal on March 24, 2008 at 11:13 PM

It’s obvious they really don’t care about “A tribute to the troops”. (It’s definetely not Art) They’re just pushing a political message. Made by the same type of people who invaded the Catholic Church in Chicago.

Fires1 on March 24, 2008 at 11:21 PM

Strange time in history when unquestioned maddness like this has pervades an entire strata of the American Populace.

techno_barbarian on March 24, 2008 at 11:23 PM

pervaded, even.

techno_barbarian on March 24, 2008 at 11:26 PM

How about a picture of a sewer, formed from a mosaic of various pics of Arianna?

Jim Treacher on March 24, 2008 at 9:57 PM

I’ve called them the HuffPoo for a long time. They dwell like happy rats in their latrine, besotted and nourished with their own slushy substance.

Entelechy on March 24, 2008 at 11:27 PM

Am I a total dick for thinking that 4000 dead American soldiers in five years of war is a miracle?

Mister Mets on March 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM

No, it occurs to me all the time that this is probably the least bloody war for our servicemen and women that the United States has ever fought. To put things in perspective, we lost about 2,400 men in a matter of hours on D-Day alone. All the countries involved in WWII lost something like 50 million–FIFTY MILLION–lives (military and civilians) by the end of of the war. As you said, every life is precious and I mourn every brave warrior’s loss. But wow! war sure has come a long way. The ghouls at HuffPo wouldn’t know what to do with the types of losses we’ve suffered in past wars. They’d probably die of ecstasy–imagine the amazing collages they could make with tens of thousands of dead soldiers! /sarc

aero on March 24, 2008 at 11:31 PM

No, it occurs to me all the time that this is probably the least bloody war for our servicemen and women that the United States has ever fought. To put things in perspective,

aero on March 24, 2008 at 11:31 PM

In Vietnam 4,079 Methodist’s were killed alone..

Grand Total 58,193
——————-

7,450 Killed by “Other Explosive Devices…”

Just looking at Vietnam Casualties, puts things into perspective…

http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html#country

Chakra Hammer on March 25, 2008 at 12:07 AM

Am I a total dick for thinking that 4000 dead American soldiers in five years of war is a miracle?

Mister Mets on March 24, 2008 at 9:38 PM

As other people said no you are not.

Roughly 620,000 American soldiers died during the civil war.

Liberals seam to think that war should consist of…

1. No deaths
2. Should be nice and clean and neat.

They can’t grasp the fact that war is not that way.

F15Mech on March 25, 2008 at 12:36 AM

It is funny to note that I can’t tell if some of the folks that post on hotair are prior service, active duty or have not served a day in their life. However, over at Huffington, it is pretty clear that the overwhelming majority of folks could reasonably be put in the “never served” catagory. I’d also wager that they’ve not had close friends of family members serve, let alone die. But they’ll be happy to tell you how much more they care. Their anger and hatred of Bush and Cheney is proof that they care (more than their evil opponents who disagree).

amazing that dittoheads can get outraged over a mosaic picture, but not give a damn about 4000 kids getting killed for this inane quagmire.carlgt1

None of us like the manner in which this administration has used our loves one in the military. Complaining about a picture while ignoring an invasion and occupation predicated upon lies and yet staying silent on THAT point is disingenuous. As a Veteran, a photo mosiac finally gets you riled but not war for oil?

Well I have served in the military, and I am consistently astonished by folks like you who get so bent out of shape about those tragic deaths being used to make a political statement, but seemingly have no problem with the tragic deaths occurring in the first place. It’s OK to send 4000 people to their deaths for oil company profits, yet you’re offended by those who would remind you of it. So spare us all your misguided outrage.

A “moderate” voice stated that the use of Bush was fine in the mosaic but took exception with the use of McCain as a decorated war veteran. They thought the inclussion of him went to far:

Bullshit. The right taught us all we need to know about the treatment of decorated veterans with the SwiftBoating of John Kerry.

moxie_neanderthal on March 25, 2008 at 12:49 AM

no real point in hitting the link to it, so i wont.

Mike D. on March 25, 2008 at 1:10 AM

No doubt they have received the permission of the families to use these pictures.

Disgusting.

Rogue Traveler on March 25, 2008 at 1:35 AM

moxie_neanderthal on March 25, 2008 at 1:07 AM

I think that there are more people killed in air training accidents than there are killed in air combat.

Johan Klaus on March 25, 2008 at 1:41 AM

Captain Brian Freeman

Killed in Iraq on January 20, 2007

Brian was a Civil Affairs Officer who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all the Iraqis in Karbala, Iraq.

He spent months working to arrange passage for an Iraqi child to the U.S., so the child could receive a badly needed heart transplant.

This effort bore fruit after his death.

Captain Freeman did not agree with the war, and did not think it was being waged effectively. He didn’t refuse to serve. He didn’t cry “stop-loss”. He didn’t make himself a media darling of the left. He didn’t run from his post. He served honorably, performed his duty, and made Karbala a better place.

Brian, my cousin, was a far better man than any of these people who dare to invoke his name. These despiccable, morally bankrupt cowards. He was far better, and did far more good in this world, than they shall ever be or do.

Hawkins1701 on March 25, 2008 at 2:52 AM

You know, if HuffPo was on paper, I wouldn’t use it to line the bottom of a bird cage.

pilamaye on March 25, 2008 at 7:29 AM

However, over at Huffington, it is pretty clear that the overwhelming majority of folks could reasonably be put in the “never served” catagory.
moxie_neanderthal on March 25, 2008 at 12:49 AM

I think you’ve got something there. Not just that they “never served” in the military, but that they would never serve anyone period. I suppose most conservatives would agree in the basic principle that people should be accountable for their decisions and worthy of whatever they’re willing to bend their back to earn. Liberals seem to be more interested in a society that is based on balancing the scales by redistributing wealth to poor people via government programs - a concept that isn’t generally shared by people that are middle class and work hard for everything they have. Just an observation. Fortunately, HuffPo’s right to be generally insulting is defended by people that probably came from much less money, but have a wealth of courage.

blankminde on March 25, 2008 at 8:43 AM

Using their logic, someone could take snapshots of HuffPO’s anti-war rhetoric webpages and make them into a collage of flag drapped coffin. But we won’t do that because that would still be using our troops as props.

shick on March 25, 2008 at 8:59 AM

Presidents don’t kill soldiers, enemies of America do. That fact seems eternally lost on leftists.

Also, I think the coalition forces have killed something like 10 to 20 thousand al Qaeda. How many of those killed might have been plotting or planning to participate in the next 9/11? How many of those who have not been killed think they can defeat the U.S. now? Not many, I would wager.

Future generations of Americans and people all over the world will be safer because George W. Bush finally stood up to these thugs and said, this time we will not run and hide, we will not just offer more U.N. resolutions and ’sanctions’ that we know you can easily evade. We are coming to get you and we are going to crush you so you do not get the idea that you can keep doing this shit to us.

I have a 14-year-old son, and I know very well that the young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping to prevent my son from having to fight and die ten years from now. I pray for them every day and I thank God that they lived and died so that my son may not have to.

rockmom on March 25, 2008 at 9:31 AM

Hawkins1701 on March 25, 2008

I’m very sorry for your loss. It sounds as though Brian was a great man and embodied the very best of what it means to be an American and a soldier.Your description encapsulates my experience and understanding of what being in the military and to serve. One may not agree with decisions that are made on high but you grab the bull by the horns and due your best to execute them to the best of your duty and with honor. It sounds like Brian did just that. I pray for his family and his 2 daughters.

Hawkins, I’m sure you’ve seen this but here is a short bio of your cousin.

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/2503586.html

moxie_neanderthal on March 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM

mjk on March 25, 2008 at 11:07 AM

It is astonishing that folks on the left continue to judge a war by its length, not its intensity. To my mind this demonstrates a basic lack of understanding of history and of warfare.

I continue to be astonished that we’d only lost around 3,500 to combat operations. This is pretty remarkable stuff and for which we should all be thankful.

moxie_neanderthal on March 25, 2008 at 11:47 AM