"I think about Iraq every day even though I've been home 6 months. And I still cannot figure out why I was there or why americans died over there. I'm all for war, but only "right" wars. I was decorated for valor and congratulated by Colonels, and it's all hollow because it is for nothing. That's why I'm against the war in Iraq."
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1767“The reasons for war were wrong,” he says. “They were lies. There were no WMDs. Al Qaeda was not there. And it was evident we couldn’t force democracy on people by force of arms.”
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/11/10_400.html"Why are we risking our lives and hurting the Iraqi people to protect a Halliburton truck," she said. "We would wait for hours, and eventually would get an order to burn the vehicle because they didn't want the Iraqi people to have it. We weren't there for freedom. We weren't there to spread democracy. It was impossible to have a positive impact when our rules and people making the policy lied about their agenda."
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/media/paper87/news/2005/02/04/News/Veterans.Speak.Out.Against.War.In.Iraq-852861.shtml"When asked what he would say to Mr. Bush if he had the chance to speak to him, Abdul Henderson, a corporal in the Marines who served in Iraq from March until May, 2003, took a deep breath and said, “It would be two hits-me hitting him and him hitting the floor. I see this guy in the most prestigious office in the world, and this guy says ‘bring it on.’ A guy who ain’t never been shot at, never seen anyone suffering, saying ‘bring it on?’ He gets to act like a cowboy in a western movie...it’s sickening to me.
The other vets with him nod in agreement as he speaks somberly...his anger seething."
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=7394"Sarra told the story of how he lost his "humanity." The story concerns an Iraqi woman dressed in black that walked towards the troops. She was ordered to halt yet she kept progressing. Eventually after firing a warning shot, Sarra was forced to shoot her. Sarra shot twice, only the first shot hit the woman. The shots prompted the rest of the soldiers to start shooting at her until there was little left of her. As she fell to the ground she pulled a white flag from her dress. This story is just one of many Contreras and Sarra had to offer."
http://www.chicagoflame.com/media/paper519/news/2004/11/16/News/War-Veterans.Speak.Out.Against.Iraq.War-804918.shtml
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