American POWs
It is a terrible thing to see. It makes me want to cry, scream, and then cry again. But, I think it is an important thing to see. It is easy to say, “We are so proud of our troops who are willing to sacrifice their lives.” And we are. We should be. But it is a horrific thing to see the fear in their eyes when they actually face the prospect of that sacrifice. The look in the woman’s eyes is the hardest to bear. Put a face to this noble idea of sacrifice. Individualize it. Personalize it. It then becomes a harder thing to ask of them. You want to be completely sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that asking this of them was for a vital cause and that this cause could only be achieved in this way. When you are positive asking this of them was your very last resort, only then could it begin to make sense, and maybe not even then. You can see the footage here, here, or here. Links from The Agonist.
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