There was that terrible old saying “Loose Lips Sink Ships” on posters in WWII.  And likely as not, it could be true too often.  I think there is some form of this operative in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, too.  But it seems to run like this “Politicians shooting their mouths off makes our guys DIE!”

See, I keep track of the deaths.  I get daily (alas) email from the DOD with names of folks whose families are in mourning.  And every time some damned  Administration wank or lapdog general goes on television and says somehing like “The Surge is working!” the death count takes a sudden leap.  In the next week a LOT more guys die than the week before the patriotic asshat HAD to talk about American success in the “war on terror.”

So, please, if any of you asshats ARE patriotic, how about just shutting the fuck up to save some lives?

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