American Views Abroad

 
'It's getting harder for the president to hide from the human consequences of his actions and to control human sentiment about the war by pulling a curtain over the 1,835 troops killed in Iraq; the more than 13,000 wounded, many shorn of limbs; and the number of slain Iraqi civilians - perhaps 25,000, or perhaps double or triple that. More people with impeccable credentials are coming forward to serve as a countervailing moral authority to challenge Mr. Bush.'

From Maureen Dowd's Why No Tea and Sympathy (for, among others, Cindy Sheehan who is camped by the side of the road in Crawford, Texas waiting for a chance to get a first hand explanation of his war policies from President Bush. Sheehan's son was killed in Iraq last year.) in today's New York Times. http://www.iht.com/protected/articles/2005/08/10/opinion/eddowd.php
- posted by Gloria @ 5:23 PM