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A Sobering Milestone in Iraq
Posted: March 30, 2008
Counting the cost of the lost (and freedom)…
Five years there.
Four thousand dead.
And I knew one of those.
(His name was Jack.)
But as the number grows
I can't help wondering
if the critics of this ongoing conflict
know jack.
Is not war (by definition)
an enemy we must abhor
and embrace
simultaneously?
Is it not (at times)
a necessary evil
that we are called to employ
in the business of doing good?
Sadly, when it comes to
making a case for
liberty and justice for all,
the insurgents in Iraq
aren't the only foes we face.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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