Dear Husband and I were watching the Leherer Report on Chicago's PBS station, WTTW, this evening. When our troops went to Iraq, WTTW began showing pictures of the men and women who have been killed in the line of duty. They show them in silence, giving you enough time to read their name, rank, service, home town, and age. It's incredibly moving to see pictures of these young people, and think about the families they have left behind, and the lives that will never be lived. What an incredible loss.
We have it wrong..... We should be sending our old men to war, not our babies.
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In my opinion, nobody should have to go to war Buffy. Human lives, old or young, are just too precious!
Posted by Dr. D. | August 20, 2004 12:03 AM
Posted on August 20, 2004 00:03
OH, Doc....I stand corrected! You're right. War is a filthy business. What was running through my mind was the idea that if we sent older men, there probably wouldn't BE a war, because they would understand how foolish it is to resolve your differences with weapons, and how precious life is.
I look at those pictures each night and mourn that we send babies off to war, but you're right. We shouldn't send anyone to war.
Posted by Buffy | August 20, 2004 9:00 AM
Posted on August 20, 2004 09:00
Correct.
Posted by Blue Witch | August 20, 2004 9:15 AM
Posted on August 20, 2004 09:15