When will we ever learn?
The other night at the end of the News Hour, PBS showed the names and pictures of 24 of the latest Americans to die in Iraq.
Some of them were only 19 or 20 and looked as though they were playing dress-up in Daddy's uniform. Many of the photos showed people vibrant and filled with life, bright smiles,eyes lit with humor, kindness, and idealism. Each one of those lights is extinguished. None of those boys will ever reach his promise or potential. We've lost powerful, intelligent women and men who had much more to give to the world.
It's such a waste, and for what? So the "coalition" could replace a dictator with chaos, unemployment and sectarian violence in the hope of keeping access to their oil.
If Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld think this war is worthwhile, they should go.
How can they ever atone for what they've done?
Some of them were only 19 or 20 and looked as though they were playing dress-up in Daddy's uniform. Many of the photos showed people vibrant and filled with life, bright smiles,eyes lit with humor, kindness, and idealism. Each one of those lights is extinguished. None of those boys will ever reach his promise or potential. We've lost powerful, intelligent women and men who had much more to give to the world.
It's such a waste, and for what? So the "coalition" could replace a dictator with chaos, unemployment and sectarian violence in the hope of keeping access to their oil.
If Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld think this war is worthwhile, they should go.
How can they ever atone for what they've done?
posted by McMircle at 7:55 AM
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