Comments on: In Somber Gathering, Vets Speak Out for Peace

By: Joe Bodell

Joe Bodell — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:35:17 +0000

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By: Charley

Charley — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:11:41 +0000

thanks for posting this Thanks for posting this, Jeff. The sad truth is that there are nearly 1,000 new war dead to mourn this year. The Bush administration had tried to hide this basic cost of war by sneaking home the bodies in secrecy. Just as they scoff at the million or so Iraqis who have died in Bush's war for empire. Just as they hide the financial costs by placing it all on a credit card that my grandchildren will pay.

And, of course, while they feign respect for this sacrifice, they cut the resources needed to treat the wounded.

It is hard to hide death, however. The families all remember, as they feel a hole where that loved one used to be. The emptiness is only briefly masked by facile slogans, but the pain remains.

It is time for this tragic war to end.

By: Charley

Charley — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

thanks for posting this Thanks for posting this, Jeff. The sad truth is that there are nearly 1,000 new war dead to mourn this year. The Bush administration had tried to hide this basic cost of war by sneaking home the bodies in secrecy. Just as they scoff at the million or so Iraqis who have died in Bush’s war for empire. Just as they hide the financial costs by placing it all on a credit card that my grandchildren will pay.

And, of course, while they feign respect for this sacrifice, they cut the resources needed to treat the wounded.

It is hard to hide death, however. The families all remember, as they feel a hole where that loved one used to be. The emptiness is only briefly masked by facile slogans, but the pain remains.

It is time for this tragic war to end.

By: Joe Bodell

Joe Bodell — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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