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The human (and tragic) face of war

The blunt and direct effects of war are rarely seen by the general public other than by those actually involved.    Just remember that the Americans won't even allow coffins (of soldiers who have being serving in Iraq and Afghanistan) being off-loaded at Air Force bases from planes shipping the deceased back to the USA being shown on TV.

Read this piece from CommonDreams and ponder whether those gun-toting politicians really have any idea what they are letting their people into.    


"Taylor Morris recently returned to his hometown of Cedar Falls, Iowa for the first time since May 3, when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan that blew off all his limbs; he is one of only five surviving quadruple amputees. Now he is back for long hard rehab at Walter Reed, where his girlfriend Danielle has not left his side since he was injured. Morris is 23. Over 2.4 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, it goes on. How many more will there be? His story, wrenching photos, Facebook, much more."

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