Being the Mother of a Soldier in Iraq.

	Duration: 03:49 minutes Upload Time: 2007-10-11 18:14:51 User: Poetivity :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
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wasatime ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 18:53:38 More than 1 million civillian killed in Iraq... Yes, he is doing his job!!! __________________________________________________
13thDimension ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:11:41 thank you. __________________________________________________
popsuckits ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:25:34 "SS mothers?" Title...Schell Shocked... __________________________________________________
Poetivity ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:42:49 My son is a medic. His job is to help...not harm. __________________________________________________
DahliaK ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:43:57 I feel for you, Kim. __________________________________________________
ReliableInsider ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:47:44 Wasatime, Ordinarily, foreign policy decisions are made by the Commander-in-Chief, the Secretary of State, and the National Security Council--not by American boys and girls or their frightened fathers and mothers. Blaming soldiers for their commanders' decisions is the worst form of blaming the victim. Prosecutors start at the bottom of the chain of command. Voters should start at the top. __________________________________________________
ReliableInsider ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 19:52:07 If I'm wrong and you are in charge of everything, though, Kim, do stop the war. The pen is mightier than the sword, but only the finest words are more powerful than a signature on a check. __________________________________________________
Poetivity ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 20:02:23 I wish I was in charge of everything. __________________________________________________
Poetivity ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 20:04:28 the world should start at the top and hold Bush and Cheney up for war crimes. __________________________________________________
ReliableInsider ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 20:10:59 I think the point is that it *starts* with something that doesn't make any sense. Why were the Kurds denied a homeland? Why does Osama hate the West enough to kill what he knows are innocent people? When you start with that foundation anything you build is going to be absurd. What makes sense is that a mother loves her children. That makes sense. __________________________________________________
virtualrabbi ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 22:09:48 With all due respect, Reliable, this is still a government by, of and for the people. I think that Americans must live with the accountability for their choices and actions. Saying "it's the government" not the people doesn't make it so. Feeling powerless is not an excuse. You can't just opt out because you have a contrary thought or feeling. Ben __________________________________________________
virtualrabbi ::: Favorites  2007-10-11 22:26:33 Kim, this was a fine poem. I especially appreciated the "silent depleting sky," and your redeeming of the cliche of "lead heart" by following it up with the brilliant "echo chamber head." But enough lit crit. O the enormity of a son at war. Writing helps. It helps more if everyone comes back safe. What an utterly stupid, but understandable war. Sad, again, sad. __________________________________________________
Largo64 ::: Favorites  2007-10-12 07:17:04 Hi, Kim! I really iked this poem. May I post it on "The Poetry Corner?" __________________________________________________
Poetivity ::: Favorites  2007-10-12 09:44:13 Thank you. Certainly! __________________________________________________
dandieelyon ::: Favorites  2007-10-12 15:54:16 oh Kim...you made me cry a little. I often think about the parents of the soldiers over there, and wonder how they are coping (or not). I hope that you all are able to find little moments of peace in between the moments of fear and anxiety, that your sons and daughters return home safely, that you all get to hold your kids again. I know this isn't possible for every parent, but I wish it was. __________________________________________________