An unspeakably cruel war (Letter to the Editor) (Barf alert)

Arizona Republic ^ | Apr 6, 2003 | Lynn Jacobs

[Diddley]

Every American soldier's death is a tragedy, and is portrayed as such with photos and personal stories by our media.

But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die. With our overwhelming technology and weaponry we are waging what is essentially a predetermined, systematic slaughter of tens of thousands of Iraqi military conscripts whose only crime was defending their country. An even greater number will suffer lifelong physical or psychological impairment.

[Diddley]

At the same time, we are learning of the unspeakable attrocities committed by these "living, breathing human beings - fathers, husbands, with friends and relatives that love them, men with feelings, hopes, and dreams, whose only crime was defending their country".

[Conspiracy Guy]

Can't we all just get along? BARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFF

[goody2shooz]

In the immortal words of General George S. Patton, "...you win wars by making the other dumb bastard die for his country!" Or words to that effect.

[Migraine]

With our overwhelming technology and weaponry we are waging what is essentially a predetermined, systematic slaughter

So -- basically she (he? it?) is saying: seeing how outgunned they were, the imbeciles should have 1) allowed inspectors unfettered access, or 2) surrendered before the war began. I agree!!!!

Hey, I just agreed with a certifiable bleeding heart. What's the world coming to?

[lsee]

uh...tens of thousands? Did I miss that headline? Conscripts? Haven't we been sheltering thousands of conscripts who have surrendered? Geez, people like this are so stupid. I wonder how poetically Lynn could have described the pathetic images of the dead Kurds who were gassed or the conscripts who refused to fight and were promptly shot, not by Americans, but by their own commanders? Probably a creative writing major, still in college, brain-full-of-mush, bleeding heart liberal.

[Diddley]

Hey, I just agreed with a certifiable bleeding heart. What's the world coming to?

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[UncleSamUSA]

They had a two-word description for people like Lynn Jacobs during WWII:

That word was "Nazi sympathizer".

[thegreatbeast]

Ms. Jacobs is over the tops. But we would do well to respect the memory of our enemy, particularly the grunt humping his butt all over Creation to the orders of his commanders. I have heard many of our soldiers speak thusly. A life is a life.

[STFrancis]

Wondering if the Letter Writer ever heard of the Geneva Convention which prevents the very thing he talks about. Showing of dead soldiers....

[Diddley]

That word was "Nazi sympathizer".

And people like Lynn are so steeped in their myopic idealism, that they will never see the truth, regardless of the evidence.

[Nick Danger]

[Michael121]

hey YOU just agreed with a LIBERAL................RUN RUN RUN for your life, save your soul now.... the devil is at your doorstep.......AHHHHHHHHHHHH......

You should just run over to Baghdad right now and attack an Abrahms with a machete ........ it has the same effect.....

[Richard Axtell]

Saddam Hussein killed an average of 5500 innocent civilians per month, during his bloody thirty year reign. The only way to end this slaughter was to prosecute this war. It was done as quickly, and with as few civilian casualties as feasible. The simple minded, as this letter writer so aptly represents, would have us continue the genocide rule of the bloody Saddam, for fear of war in general. She would tolerate much more death than this entire war shall require, because of her fear, and mainly lack of understanding of the situation, and the real nature of war and the military. That is why we have leaders, like Bush, and why we do not need politicians like Clinton.

[laz17]

What about all the Iraqis Saddam and his henchmen have killed over the years, Lynn? What about them?

Go to hell, you sick, twisted, deranged freak.

[joebuck]

Nick - I saw that photo on Drudge today and immediately saved it. Although I am usually partial to the pictures of the high tech weapons, something about that little girl's smile and the flag makes it my favorite photo of the war. This is pulitzer material.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

"Our bullets and shrapnel rip their flesh, mutilate their vital organs, splinter their bones and leave bloody heaps."

Ummmm, yeah. That's pretty much correct. And your point would be???

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

But for each American death, literally hundreds of Iraqis die.

I thought that was pretty much the point. It's not a tennis match. Ironically, the more lop-sided the killing, the QUICKER IT ENDS! If the Japanese had thought they could hold out during a land invasion of Japan in 1945, there is no telling how many more hundreds of thousands would have died on both sides. Hiroshima and Nagasaki raised the price of war to a level Japan could not pay. When you mow 'em down like mowing a yard of grass, they quit.

In war, the cost for one side has to be too high to continue.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

And, BTW, we tried a "kinder, gentler war" in Iraq in 1991. It didn't turn out so well in the long run. Now we have to go back and do it the old-fashioned way.