tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post334500605725049668..comments2024-03-25T16:57:17.825-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: T. F. BoggsBostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-37525765247287354972006-12-14T00:41:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:41:00.000-05:00You say instant gratification like it's a bad thin...You say instant gratification like it's a bad thing!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-7949720559270998582006-12-13T11:36:00.000-05:002006-12-13T11:36:00.000-05:00Unfortunately for those of us in the service of ou...Unfortunately for those of us in the service of our country, Americans are far too used to instant gratification. Over the years we have become impatient as a race and is shows in our attitude towards diplomacy and foreign policy. If it does not happen immediately, then way too many Americans want to quit. In some respects we have shown ourselves to be unable to accept combat casualties. They are an unfortunate by product of war. War really is not a video game. It is flesh, blood and bones and not pretty. How would the current American public have reacted if they had instant access to the battle on Iwo Jima or the Normandy landings of WWII? I shudder to think!<br />SBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com