I'm not the parent of someone in the military. I am the daughter of a WWII vet and cousin of a lifer in the USAF. I don't hate the military. I respect the people who fight for us. What I don't respect are the men who make these decisions, the so-called "leaders", the Masters of War: Rumsfeld, Cheney, Bush II, Tony Blair, majorities in U.S. Houses of Congress as well as Members of Parliament.
British weekly newsmagazine New Statesman, contains a well written op-ed on the legacy of the Iraq War. Always interesting to hear how other countries view the U.S., even when they're our bed mates.
"Faces of the Dead" is a NY Times interactive visual of every soldier killed in Iraq & Afghanistan. This is what you call a reality check.
Was it worth it? We'll be arguing this as long as we live without as much conviction as we argued about Viet Nam. This perspective was written in 2007 but it's still relevant today; perhaps more so.
As a final note, here's the Iraqi Body Count and their latest estimates on civilian Iraqi deaths.
Dylan's Masters of War music video
British weekly newsmagazine New Statesman, contains a well written op-ed on the legacy of the Iraq War. Always interesting to hear how other countries view the U.S., even when they're our bed mates.
"Faces of the Dead" is a NY Times interactive visual of every soldier killed in Iraq & Afghanistan. This is what you call a reality check.
Was it worth it? We'll be arguing this as long as we live without as much conviction as we argued about Viet Nam. This perspective was written in 2007 but it's still relevant today; perhaps more so.
As a final note, here's the Iraqi Body Count and their latest estimates on civilian Iraqi deaths.
Dylan's Masters of War music video
