Carrying the heavy burden of war
By James Carroll | Monday, October 19, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…US troop levels in Afghanistan are going up, along with measures of confusion about whom our forces are actually at war with. One could say that, having been handed the brush by his predecessor, President Obama is going a step further by painting himself into a corner – but actually it is our brave soldiers who are cornered, and the relevant fluid is blood, not paint. Their backpacks are weighed down by, in addition to gear, the stubborn mistakes of those in command. The heaviest load now is the question: How long, Mister President?….”…BS
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