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Originally posted by irateplatypus
i'd prefer they not be seen.
once they're out, there are definitely those who would use them for political purposes. not one of those soldiers consented to having their corpse swing voters.
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And they also did not consent to having their corpses hidden away so that voters did not see the real effect of war.
So many Americans were so damn gung ho for this war - well, dead bodies is the result of war, and they should see it so they know what war REALLY is.
As far as letting the families choose:
#1, all the coffins look alike. How do you as a family member know which one is yours?
#2, it's a news event. Should the families of those in the WTC have been able to tell NBC to stop broadcasting live pictures of the buildings when they were on fire? No.