Letter to Consider -- From a soldier recently killed in Iraq.

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He asks us to consider HIS needs and wants, and I think it gives us something deep to think about.

"I went to Iraq and did what I did for my reasons, not yours. My life isn't a chit to be used to bludgeon people to silence on either side. If you think the U.S. should stay in Iraq, don't drag me into it by claiming that somehow my death demands us staying in Iraq," he wrote. "If you think the U.S. ought to get out tomorrow, don't cite my name as an example of someone's life who was wasted by our mission in Iraq. I have my own opinions about what we should do about Iraq, but since I'm not around to expound on them I'd prefer others not try and use me as some kind of moral capital to support a position I probably didn't support."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/05/just-devastating-news/?printer=1/

[brer cat]

1. Great find, Bobbie.

It was his life and his decision. No one has the "right" to grab his "chit" to make a political point. I know that most, if not all DUers, grieve for every death, but we do need to ponder if we are using people without their permission to make our point. You have found a topic I haven't seen before on DU that is important.

Hope you are well, friend.:hi:

[pansypoo53219]

2. unfortunately the future ramifications of iWaq

will not just affect the single soldier. a mistake is a mistake, and america will pay for many decades to come.

welcome to the world view.

[alphafemale]

3. He was a DU'er

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2600411

:cry: