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Originally posted by Wax_off
The more I think about it, the more it seems like disrespect. If one of my family members died in Iraq I'd want the world to see it. Not to say how bad the war is, but so that others could maybe understand the sacrifice. The nation should be honoring our dead, not hiding them.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
How dare we ignore the brave men and women who gave their lives for us? How dare we shuttle them by all hush-hush so no one has to see what real sacrifice looks like?
I think hiding them is an attempt to downplay the casualties of this war, and THAT IS SICK.