August 17, 2007

Eulogy for an Unknown Soldier

To save your world, you asked this man to die.
Would this man, could he see you now, ask why?
W.H. Auden

9 comments:

Mary Ellen said...

Hello two crows

My heart breaks for every soldier who is stuck in that quagmire in Iraq.

two crows said...

hi, m e--
I know. mine, too.
I've posted this piece several times over the years and it just keeps being more and more apropos.

two crows said...

too true, TC

jmsjoin said...

Wow two crows
That really makes you think! I don't know what I would say but You know I have 2 sons in this, one pro and one anti Bush and i can see both of them just being accepting. I'm shaking my head again.

two crows said...

sorry, AAP--
I didn't know you have kids over there.
so sad.

LET'S TALK said...

I can't understand how our country can continue to allow this President to send our children to Iraq and fight for reason that only he knows. How can he sleep at night? Don't he realize or care what this does to the family of the troops that die their?

Larry said...

Good one Two Crows and it makes you think.

two crows said...

hey, LT--
hey, Iraq just won't cave in on the little matter of signing over all it's oil to Big Brother.
once that happens, what do you want to bet Bush'd be happy to leave.

two crows said...

and, hi, Larry--
it does. and feel so sad. and cry.