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Old 11-05-2006, 11:49 PM
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I will only post the topics of each letter here, and you can click the proceeding link to read them if you desire. I think the headings are enough to allow you an active decision whether you want to read them or not, or more to the point, whether you can cope reading them. The full article contains graphic images... so beware if your stomach is not up to scratch, or your having a bad day.
  • If I Killed a Child am I a Murderer? I Need to Know!
  • Someone’s brains are in my hair and their blood is caked on my uniform
  • Playing the Proud Soldier On The Outside While You Are Slowly Dying Inside
  • Greetings from Iraq
  • A Medic in Iraq
  • Some of the medical staff have committed suicide
Read the actual stories from soldiers in Iraq.
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Please withdraw the pictures from this post....I was jolted and horrified when I hit the link on the bottom of this page...I wanted to only read one particular story and I could find no way to pull that up without hitting that link...Or you could edit your post and place a warning that pictures are connected to the story page....I am really soooooooooooooooooooooo shocked at this unexpected gore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Added that little extra bit WF. War is not pretty, that is for sure.
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The picture makes me feel very sad that we have to resort to such measures. It is ironic that we go to war to resolve conflict. The people who stand up for our rights when that is the only option left should be looked after, not hidden away. The pictures are needed to remind people of what war is and what the price is for people on both sides. It's not just blowing up buildings. It's killing people and injuring many more.

I would like to see the leaders of the warring nations sort it out with a good old-fashioned fist fight. I'd bet that they would be more willing to negotiate if they were the ones going to get a beating. trouble is, all that would happen would be the invention of non-detectable supersteroids to give one leader advantage over the other. There would be a lot more assassinations too!

War is war, no matter how it is fought.
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