Another view on Iraq
Bob Herbert writes
that nearly 900 American children have lost a parent to the war in Iraq. More than 40 fathers died without seeing their babies.
The article begins with a description of a deeply sad 4-year-old named Jack Shanaberger, whose father was killed in an ambush in March. Jack told his mother he didn't want to be a father when he grew up. "I don't want to be a daddy," he said, "because daddies die."
Six female soldiers who died in the war left a total of 10 children. This is a new form of wartime heartbreak for the U.S.
From >a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/opinion/24herbert.html?oref=login&th">New York Times (free subscription required)
By BOB HERBERT Published: December 24, 2004