I'm pretty sure I got it from a list like the one regalpewter cites above, though I don't think it's the same list-- I think I would have remembered "Make it too hard for the enemy to get in and you can't get out".
I didn't say it was impossible to get it right when you're indignant for other people, just that it's less likely. I'm sure she does know many more combat vets than most civilians-- certainly more than I do.
In this particular case, it seemed that she was personally shocked by the slogan, but she didn't mention actually knowing any vets who were hurt or angered by it, nor did she know it was a standard joke among a fair number of them.
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Date: 2010-02-17 08:52 am (UTC)I'm pretty sure I got it from a list like the one
I didn't say it was impossible to get it right when you're indignant for other people, just that it's less likely. I'm sure she does know many more combat vets than most civilians-- certainly more than I do.
In this particular case, it seemed that she was personally shocked by the slogan, but she didn't mention actually knowing any vets who were hurt or angered by it, nor did she know it was a standard joke among a fair number of them.