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A song questioning the American involvement in conflict elsewhere and raising questions about who controls what country and how that leads to war.
I remember listening to this a lot shortly after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq about which were posed similar questions.
There's more to the song. After "and teach the military bands to play South of the Border" it goes
And kill the people to set them free Who put this price on their liberty Don't you think it's time to leave El Salvador.
I think this last bit of the song has continued relevance and is worth asking any time we consider going into combat.
A song questioning the American involvement in conflict elsewhere and raising questions about who controls what country and how that leads to war.
I remember listening to this a lot shortly after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq about which were posed similar questions.
There's more to the song. After "and teach the military bands to play South of the Border" it goes
And kill the people to set them free Who put this price on their liberty Don't you think it's time to leave El Salvador.
I think this last bit of the song has continued relevance and is worth asking any time we consider going into combat.