America: Teacher and Student of War
Trying to understand war and its psychological effects from the point of view of those living where the war is being waged.
Didn’t the Vietnam War Teach Us Anything?
Similar to the Vietnam War, public opinion is building to pull our troops out of Iraq before the job is done. Do we give in to this pressure? What about the American lives we have lost and the massive killing and injuries our military has inflicted in Iraq? Just as it was with Vietnam veterans, if we don’t allow our troops to finish their job, they too will suffer the horrible effects of sacrificing so much for nothing.
Waterboarding
Some say th eCIA’s tactic or harsh interrogation technique of “waterboarding” leads to questionable confessions.
Soldiers Die in Iraq Due to Contractors Shoddy Work
Our soldiers are being electrocuted in Iraq due to KBR contractors shoddy work.
Soldiers Speak Out
In Maryland on March 13-16 the “Winter Soldier 2008: Iraq and Afghanistan, Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupants” took place, where over 100 veterans of the war gave accounts of their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Heroin Harvest
April is harvesting time for Poppy farmers in Afghanistan.
This is the Real Cost of the Iraq War
Based on the evidence of years of fighting, it seems as though the war has continued at a large price to the human race all over the world.
