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Apparently, some Brits are pissed off at Prince Harry for having a night on the town in Calgary (is that possible in Calgary?) during his current training deployment in Alberta. Why you ask? Because it was on the same night that Britain lost its 150th soldier in Iraq.

That's right, it's considered a national disgrace to some in Britain for the son of their next Head of State to have a few too many with a buxom girl on the same day the nation lost it's 150th service member in Iraq. This outrage is in stark comparison to the activites of our own "Princesses" Jenna and Barbara Bush last November, who were essentially asked to leave Argentina by the State Department because of their wild behavior back on the same weekend the United States lost 7 service members to bring the total death toll to 3133.

I think that puts our current "casualty fatigue" in perspective. In the UK, the loss of 150 in Iraq is greeted with widespread coverage, and a renewed look at withdrawal. Here, we lost our 3500th soldier just days ago to what I consider little notice (Anderson Cooper barely mentioned it on 360).

Oh, and let's not forget that Harry was blowing off steam during an overseas military training deployment while Jenna and Babs were just taking a little birthday jaunt. Yet, Harry gets no slack from the British press. I can't recall a single American pundit or journalist ask of the Bush twins, "how could they act so flippant while our sons and daughters are dying for their father's failed war?"

I suppose at this point I shouldn't be surprised at the lackadaisical treatment our current leadership have shown those who have sacrificed most for their transgressions. Especially not while Paris Hilton is in jail.

Labels: American media, beer drinking, Bush twins, Calgary, coverage, Prince Harry

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