A week until the 9th anniversary of the launch of the second war on Iraq. We've no commemorative plans.
this question arose during the vigil
Rain. 5 umbrellas - beneath one our recently returned traveler tells of visiting family and yoga class and hikes and long hours on airplanes. Mid-hour cookies arrive and and our number rises to 6.
I am haunted by the endless suffering caused by the violence of the United States government and the willy-nilly people who allow it. In the news: an American in Afghanistan murders 16 sleeping people. I hear on the street that Hillary Clinton says that is not "us"; but of course it is because we trained that man to kill; to see an "enemy" not another human. Less prominently in the news: Israel is attacking Gaza since Friday night - bombs/missiles/rockets - explosives that kill innocent people. Our tax dollars at work. Before the vigil I spoke with a parent about budget cuts and the effect in her children's classrooms - we can't afford education but we can sure afford the tools of war.
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