Sunday, September 21, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Three U.S. soldiers were killed in separate attacks in the volatile region of central Iraq — one by a roadside bomb, two others by a mortar attack, the military reported Sunday.
This can't drag on anymore. Inevitably the human cost of any war is high, but it hurts when you see reports of couple of deaths today and some more deaths tomorrow as you browse the news sites. US is bound in a Catch 22 situation, unable to get out unable to do very much in there either. To exit now would be a humiliating withdrawal, probably proving her critics right, but staying on would mean enduring further loss of military servicemen - take away their kevlars and uniforms, those are just innocent young dudes with a supposed future. The process of achieving her military aims could be long and slow, but the patience of the other countries is wearing thin. To make or break it, it isn't all in US' hands, and whatever the outcome, it could come at the cost of an election, international relations and even more human lives.
This can't drag on anymore. Inevitably the human cost of any war is high, but it hurts when you see reports of couple of deaths today and some more deaths tomorrow as you browse the news sites. US is bound in a Catch 22 situation, unable to get out unable to do very much in there either. To exit now would be a humiliating withdrawal, probably proving her critics right, but staying on would mean enduring further loss of military servicemen - take away their kevlars and uniforms, those are just innocent young dudes with a supposed future. The process of achieving her military aims could be long and slow, but the patience of the other countries is wearing thin. To make or break it, it isn't all in US' hands, and whatever the outcome, it could come at the cost of an election, international relations and even more human lives.
