Son of BU prof killed in Iraq (Andrew J. Bacevich)

[laststeamtrain]

Source: Boston Herald

A Walpole soldier, the son of a prominent Boston University professor, was killed in Iraq on Sunday while on patrol in Salah Ad Din Province.
First Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich, 27, of Walpole, was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood. His father, retired Army Col. Andrew J. Bacevich, is a professor of International Relations at BU who was critical of the Bush administration’s war policy.
Last night, the elder Bacevich said, “He joined the Army to serve his country in a time of need. We love him and mourn his loss.”

Read more: http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=1001313&format=text

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Links to comments from the blogs:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/014135.php

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/5/14/232425/972

http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/may/14/what_is_andrew_bacevichs_sons_life_worth
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Wiki article on the Father:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bacevich

[badgervan]

1. God Rest His Soul

Time for this administration to go down. From a veteran who knows right from wrong.

[Eugene]

2. Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq

Source: Boston Globe

Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq

By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff | May 15, 2007

Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich has been a persistent,
vocal critic of the Iraq war, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure.
This week, the retired Army lieutenant colonel received the grim news
that his son had been killed on patrol there.

First Lieutenant Andrew J. Bacevich , 27, of Walpole, died Sunday in
Balad of wounds he suffered after a bomb explosion, the military said
yesterday. The soldier, who graduated from BU in 2003 with a degree
in communications, is the 56th service member from Massachusetts to
be killed in Iraq.

His father, a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has criticized the
war in his writings and described President Bush's endorsement of
such "preventive wars" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."

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Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/05/15/son_of_professor_opposed_to_war_is_killed_in_iraq

[tanyev]

3. Damn.

:cry:

[Justice]

4. Read Father's March OpEd Piece from Globe-Rescinding the Bush Doctrine

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/01/rescinding_the_bush_doctrine?mode=PF

published again in today's online edition


"Today, Iraq teeters on the brink of disintegration. The war's costs, already staggering, continue to mount. Violence triggered by the US invasion has killed thousands of Iraqi civilians. We cannot fully absolve ourselves of responsibility for those deaths.

Our folly has alienated friends and emboldened enemies. Rather than nipping in the bud an ostensibly emerging threat, the Iraq war has diverted attention from existing dangers (such as Al Qaeda) while encouraging potential adversaries (like Iran) to see us as weak."

"The fifth anniversary of President Bush's West Point speech approaches. Prior to that date, Democratic leaders should offer a binding resolution that makes the following three points: First, the United States categorically renounces preventive war. Second, the United States will henceforth consider armed force to be an instrument of last resort. Third, except in response to a direct attack on the United States, any future use of force will require prior Congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution."

[Rose Siding]

5. Unending nightmare

http://www.deathbyhmo.com.nyud.net:8090/images/animated_candle.gif

[MethuenProgressive]

6. Boston University Professor's son dies in Iraq

Source: www.wbur.org

BOSTON, Mass - May 16, 2007 - A soldier from Walpole has been killed in Iraq.

1st Lieutenant Andrew Bacevich was the son of noted opponent of the war, Boston University professor Andrew Bacevich.


Read more: http://stage.wbur.org/news/2007/67165_20070516.asp

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I changed BU to Boston University in the subject line, so the title is not "exact"

My heart goes out the family and friends of Andy Bacevich.

[superconnected]

7. Very sad to hear. :(

[atreides1]

8. It's amazing

A man who opposes the war, loses his child, while a man who supports the war has 5 sons who all have something better to do!

[MasonJar]

9. I am so very sorry, Professor Bacevich. My heart aches for you.

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[daleo]

11. Such a waste

What an awful thing to happen. Bush brought so much grief to the world.