Mrs.McGrath

Mrs. McGrath

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• Mrs.McGrath
• Springsteen
• War

[testekicker]

the song is an old irish one. that said, the message of Mrs. McGrath is universal: mothers' and their sons pay for the murdering ambitions of old men.

[Conos28]

Anti-war is not Anti-soldier. The song is about the suffering of soldiers and their families because of the ambition and greed of others.

[CSAmerican]

I think I prefer the original version of the song <.<

[simonmc78]

cant pronounce mcgrath correctly

[simonmc78]

@hill1916 dead right man.....

[simonmc78]

wish he pronounced McGrath correctly

[thomasg74]

@mmw19761 ,respect to you and your father,i was interested in your point of view, you left a good comment previously,it wasnt the usual kill em all crap you read in the comments,iraq was a dissaster,why?A million dead and we never got the oil,french and russian companies getting the rights to some of the fields,disgracefull,communism,­along with all other internationalism is to be detested and confronted,Israel has fought the only just wars since ww2 IMO,up to 1982 anyway,downhill a bit since.

[mmw19761]

@thomasg74

The son of a fighter, and a student of history. While the motivations of the allies might have been less than altruistic, freeing Kuwait was the right thing to do. Israel defending itself is justified. taking out the Taliban was necessary, but not well thought out. were the wars aimed at containing communism "good?" they thought so at the time- and in hindsight, probably unnecessary- but something had to be done to keep USSR in check.

[hill1916]

@NormanGlory Not once did i mention IRA in my comments......go and get some help for yourself as you clearly need some. I was only commenting on the mispronounciation of my surname - McGrath.

[NormanGlory]

@hill1916 ,any need for the obscene language,you are complaining about a mis pronunciation with foul language,do you not see the irony in this,is this the type of language you use in everyday life or do you just use it on youtube to embarass the rest of us irish men,why do all you ira types use such language in such a casual manner,if you were a real 1916 patriot,why dont you represent with dignity when you feel the need to comment,i despair of you people who only offend for the sake of it.

[thomasg74]

@mmw19761 ,and by that reckoning,can you point to another "just war" since ww2,and are you a fighting man yourself or a watcher.curiosity on my part..........not animosity.