americanisme

Intr-un interviu recent, decembrie in People, Bush era intrebat de ce nu isi trimite fetele in Irak sa lupte pentru o cauza asa importanta. Raspunsul lui a fost ceva de genul: una din fetele mele preda intr-o scoala din Washington DC, "inner city school", celalta face si ea tot felul de lucruri bune. Cel care a luat interviul si cred ca restul celora care au citit li s-a parut un raspuns normal ( nu a iesit nici un scandal dupa interviu/raspuns). In america e cam acelasi lucru sa predai intr-o scoala publica din oras, cu a te duce sa lupti in irak. Him, greu de inteles.
Pasajul din interviu e mai jos:
This year, we invited readers on our Web site to ask you questions. Here's one:Nina Frazier of New Braunfels, Texas, asks: If you believe in the war, why didn't you encourage your own daughters to fight for your country? Or did you?
THE PRESIDENT: I believe Americans can contribute to the security and well-being of our country in a variety of ways. That's why we have a volunteer army. What we say to young people is that if you want to serve your country you can do so in the military, or you can do so by teaching children in inner-city Washington, D.C., like one of our daughters did. Or you can help form education programs in New York City, like our (other) daughter. There are all kinds of ways to serve.