Commentary
A fractured fairy tale
When will we recognize the stark truth: ‘The emperor has no clothes!’
By Jill Nelson
MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR
NEW YORK, July 15 — Each day, it seems, another American soldier is killed in Iraq, even though the war has long “ended.†It’s difficult to imagine the anguish of the parents and loved ones of these young men and women who have died after major military combat was declared over, especially since the house of cards that the Bush administration used to justify the invasion is crumbling like a sandcastle during high tide.