Arthur Silber: Ruined Lives

RUINED LIVES: WHEN THE COST OF HEAVEN IS TOO HIGH

August 6th, 2005

Dahr Jamail offers an extraordinary article about a group of Iraq war veterans:

When asked what he would say to Mr. Bush if he had the chance to speak to him, Abdul Henderson, a corporal in the Marines who served in Iraq from March until May, 2003, took a deep breath and said, “It would be two hits – me hitting him and him hitting the floor. I see this guy in the most prestigious office in the world, and this guy says ‘bring it on.’ A guy who ain’t never been shot at, never seen anyone suffering, saying ‘bring it on?’ He gets to act like a cowboy in a western movie…it’s sickening to me.”