With Regis Tremblay comment: Many of us have been reading about Thomas Young, the Iraqi war veteran who returned paralyzed and who died two days ago. I just finished watching Body of War, https://youtube/watch?v=oA4Xb2G09bw produced by Phil Donahue. With a son serving in the active military as a special forces soldier, needless to say, I was moved to tears. But then, any normal human being would be moved to tears watching this riveting movie. On the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Truthdig published The Last Letter by Young directed towards George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. In the letter, Young accuses Bush and Cheney of war crimes; says that millions of Americans and Iraqis know who you [Bush and Cheney] are and what you have done; condemns the inadequate and often inept care provided by the Veterans Administration saying: I have, like many other disabled veterans, come to realize that our mental and physical wounds are of no interest to you, perhaps of no interest to any politician. We were used. We were betrayed. And we have been abandoned. He further states his belief that he and other veterans were viewed as expendable by the Bush Administration and ends by expressing hope that U.S. leaders will have the courage to apologize for the damage wrought by the war. Strongly advise everyone to watch the entire movie for free on the youtube link above. We have got to stop this madness, bring all of our kids home, and run the bastards completely out of our government. Regis Tremblay
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:47:28 +0000
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