jameseb
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muzikdude said:How about Afghanistan? Any ciivlian casualties there? Why aren't we protesting the fighting over there?
Iraq is a political focal point because Bush may or may not have been wrong for going over there. So now we suddenly have a war that is worse than others going on elsewhere.
How much are non-Iraqi casualties worth? Obviously not enough to even get a mention in a liberal rag from Boston.
Can we say sensationalism?
I don't know about the rest of you but I never expected we would go to war without some civilian casualties. I am surprised, however that we are prepared to make financial "restitution".
Seems a little bizarre to me. Maybe we should pay Germany for all the lives we took during WWII. And Viet Nam, Korea, etc...
Anyone read about the Airman killed yesterday? or the 5 soldiers killed today? Of course, they don't matter because it was us who invaded Iraq so we must deserve what we get right?
It's war. What we do in war is kill. It is extremely unfortunate that we can't evacuate an entire nation with hte exception of it's military before we go in.
I'm relatively sure that our government isn't trying to make the statement that a life is worth a dollar amount. And I'm just as sure that Bush doesn't make those decisions on his own as much as we would like to hold him personally responsible.
Ditto and rep coming your way..... scrambled or sunny-side up?
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