Bald Eagle, in disdain of war
…”I’m not a hawk or a dove,” he added. “I’m an eagle.”
The majestic bird of prey, who said he is not registered with any political party, admitted to having some ambivalence about the current mission in Afghanistan, lamenting that any argument one could make seemed to prompt an equally valid counterpoint. ”
…””Sure, I understand the reasoning behind the latest troop surge,” the eagle said regarding President Obama’s plan to commit 30,000 additional soldiers to the region to combat the Taliban. “Can we allow that country to collapse and become an al-Qaeda safe haven again? That seems like a disastrous outcome to me, but at the same time, maybe our continued presence is just creating more terrorists in the long run. Plus, how can we work with someone as corrupt as [Afghan president] Hamid Karzai and still purport to be champions of democracy?”
“You see, these issues are not so cut and dried,” continued the Haliaeetus leucocephalus specimen. “And yet, every time I try to explain myself from atop a flag pole or the middle of a baseball field, no one wants to listen. They just cheer and chant ‘U.S.A.! U.S.A! U.S.A.!'”
Sources said the eagle then excused himself and launched into the air with a shrill “skree!” sound, returning three minutes later with a glistening fish in his talons. ”
The Bald Eagle everyone… announcing his lackluster support for a war. Just because he’s an eagle… doesn’t mean he is pro-war. Don’t assume people.
