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Thursday Morning Update

The letter from the Joint Chiefs of Staff is in today's Post.

The Post has an article up about the controversy, but it's not really an editorial response. Here's an excerpt:

In an interview, Toles called the letter "an understandable response" but said he did not regret what he drew. In thinking about Rumsfeld's remarks, he said, "what came soon to mind was the catastrophic level of injuries the Army and members of the armed services have sustained . . . I thought my portrayal of it was a fair depiction of the reality of the situation.

"I certainly never intended it to be in any way a personal attack on, or a derogatory comment on, the service or sacrifice of American soldiers."

As for the Joint Chiefs' letter, he said: "I think it's a little bit unfair in their reading of the cartoon to imply that is what it's about."

Oh please.

Amy Ridenour posts on her blog an email from a person who says that no, the cartoon isn't making fun of the soldiers, that "It's very clearly pointing out how disgusting it is that the military neglects soldiers once they're damaged goods"

Amy responds that "it seems that the Post cartoon is criticizing the Administration's Iraq war policy." I think she's right.

Besides, people who say that the military "neglects" the wounded simply do not know what they're talking about. People who make this claim are using wounded troops to advance their political agendas.