Another “deceit”
In Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore says explicitly that “Of the 535 members of Congress, only one has an enlisted son in Iraq.”
What’s wrong with that sentence? Well, first of all the word “enlisted.” How is Moore using that term? Does he mean enlisted men, which has a colloquial definition in the military that does NOT coincide with the civilian definition, or does he mean it in the civilian way, as in only one member of Congress has a son that signed up at all?
Secondly, the word “son.” That leave Moore wiggle room in case he finds a woman serving, doesn’t it?
Third, “in Iraq.” Well, troops are in fact trained and organized here, in Germany, in Kuwait, all over the world before they are shipped out.
When you put his sentence together, you are left with ONE impression: that there is one child of a Congress member serving in the war. That would be something to think about if it were remotely true. In digging through some old links I had piled up to blog about, I ran across this one.
Of the 535 members of Congress, at least seven have a great personal interest: They have children in the military who already are participating in the war or could be called to do so.
Why did I not see that information in Fahrenheit 9/11?
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