Students Editorial About Tillman

[Keyser Soze]

No, I think it goes deeper than that. Its a criticism of the arrogance of American imperialism. The crucial part of his essay is this...

It wasn't like he was defending the East coast from an invasion of a foreign power. THAT would have been heroic and laudable. What he did was make himself useful to a foreign invading army, and he paid for it. It's hard to say I have any sympathy for his death because I don't feel like his "service" was necessary. He wasn't defending me, nor was he defending the Afghani people. He was acting out his macho, patriotic crap and I guess someone with a bigger gun did him in.

The writer does not have to be objective. It is an op-ed piece. The writer's point of view is that the American invasion, yes invasion not liberation, of Iraq is not something that should be thought of as heroic or praiseworthy. Tillman inserting himself into the conflict in his eyes was merely idiotic. His motivations were those of someone who blindly followed the drums of war without regard for the reasons why we were at war in the first place. The writer is of the opinion that invading Iraq is doing our country more harm than good in the war on terror.

I'm not sure if I fully agree with his opinion, but I think its an opinion that was worthy of being examined.