Isn’t it ironic that the letter in which Eric Hiatt claims that the media is “incredibly censored” is printed in a wide-circulation newspaper?

With an argument based on bullheaded assumptions and false stories, it isn’t hard to find irony. If the media distorted the truth about the American military, then where does he get his information?

Like all moral cowards, Mr. Hiatt will use the methods of his enemies to support his own weak argument. Just as the military propaganda machine often will tell stories about an ideal soldier to inspire recruits, Mr. Hiatt fabricates a sordid story to convince us American soldiers are evil.

Mr. Hiatt claims his argument is as “clear as possible,” yet he cannot take the time to explain it. But the explanation is as simple as possible:

Mr. Hiatt is a coward. He says he will only fight for America on the day America becomes perfect in its honor and morals. It is akin to Martin Luther King Jr. refusing to start the civil rights movement until whites started treating blacks with respect.

Mr. Hiatt is eloquently saying he will do nothing to improve America but complain.

Improvement takes sacrifice and passion. So don’t you ever attack an American soldier for being unjust or even pretend that you have the moral right to. You don’t.

While an American soldier may be deluded in thinking he is killing for the right reasons, you are far worse in comparison. You claim to know the solution, but you sit comfortably in idleness while supposedly millions of innocents are dying by the military’s hand.

Put up or shut up.

Daniel Nguyen

Freshman

Computer engineering