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Via Andrew Sullivan:

Did you know that one of Pat Tillman’s favorite authors was Noam Chomsky and that he opposed the Iraq war? I didn’t. It makes his patriotism and service more admirable, in my view.

Fascinating. Can anyone remember Andy’s position on the Swift Boat smear artists? Had he made his switch to Kerry by that time? Because, apart from the Chomsky, Tillman and Kerry seem to me very similar. Both were patriots, and both opposed the unwise war of their day. Although Tillman served in Afghanistan, I doubt he would have tried to escape duty in Iraq. Both were privileged enough to avoid service if they had wished.

Luckily for the right, Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan. Had he lived, they would have had to come up with a smear campaign against him, too.

UPDATE: As several have pointed out, Tillman did serve in Iraq, and questioned the legality of the war while there.

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