Do They Think It’s Worth It? (caution... graphic)

[mom cat]

http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance66.html

Do They Think It’s Worth It?
by Laurence M. Vance


The work in Iraq is difficult and it is dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying, and the suffering is real. Amid all this violence, I know Americans ask the question: Is the sacrifice worth it? It is worth it, and it is vital to the future security of our country.

~ President Bush

The president uttered these words before a friendly audience at Fort Bragg, North Carolina – not in front of a crowd of wounded U.S. troops. The official number of these troops is 16,155, although unofficial estimates range up to almost 50,000. It is easy for Mr. Bush and supporters of this war, both inside and outside the government, to say that it’s worth it. But perhaps we should get another opinion. Why don’t we ask the wounded U.S. troops if they think it’s worth it?



This twenty-year-old young man was trapped for twenty minutes in a fiery ammunition truck in Iraq. He was left with disfiguring burns on his face, head, arms and legs. This is what he looks like after more than two dozen surgeries. Does he think it’s worth it? For the rest of his life kids will laugh at him and call him Frankenstein or a freak. For the rest of his life he will have to look at his face in the mirror in the morning. For the rest of his life people will silently stare at him – thinking that he reminds them of someone they saw in a horror movie. Finding a girlfriend or even a job will be a difficult thing. Does he think the war in Iraq is worth the price of his face?



This soldier lost his left hand and will probably lose his right arm. Does he think it’s worth it? For the rest of his life he will not be able to open a door or a can of coke. For the rest of his life he will not be able to go to the bathroom by himself. For the rest of his life he will not be able to turn on the radio or type an e-mail. Picking up his kids, if he ever has any, will be very difficult. Does he think the war in Iraq is worth the price of his hands?



This soldier will have to have his feet removed. Does he think it’s worth it? For the rest of his life he will not be able to walk or drive a car. For the rest of his life he will not be able to participate in any sports. For the rest of his life he will be confined to a wheelchair. Running and playing with his kids, if he ever has any, will be impossible. Does he think the war in Iraq is worth the price of his feet?

[undeterred]

1. Those are the pictures they don't want us to see

I can't imagine that its worth it to any of them.

[mom cat]

4. These pictures should be on picket signs in front of all recruiting

centers and high schools.

[undeterred]

5. Bush deserves to experience what these soldiers have experienced

and to wait in line at a hospital emergency room, and to have a long and painful recovery, and to have his commander in chief come by to visit and make jokes that reveal his coarse lack of compassion...

[mom cat]

6. Like his joke about "combat" with a coffee table.

His only wounds come when he is falling down drunk!

[MrSlayer]

2. Brutal. Just brutal and sad.

These poor kids, dead and disfigured for no good reason while the smirking Chimp and his friends get rich off of their blood. Man this pisses me off.

[mom cat]

3. So true. And all for a pack of lies so their friends could get richer.

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. Those poor kids..

Looking at those picture after seeing * joke about the scratch on his forehead that resulted from combat with a frickin cedar, I am just beyond disgusted. How dare him!