Friday, January 04, 2008
Andy Olmsted
Andrew Olmsted, better known (to me, at least) as Obsidian Wings blogger G'Kar, was killed in Iraq. His final post.
R.I.P.
http://www.forret.com/tools/trackback.asp?title=Andy Olmsted&blog_name=Decline and Fall&url=http://www.declineandfall.net/2008/01/andy-olmsted-rip.html
Sometimes going to war is the right idea. I think we've drawn that line too far in the direction of war rather than peace, but I'm a soldier and I know that sometimes you have to fight if you're to hold onto what you hold dear. But in making that decision, I believe we understate the costs of war; when we make the decision to fight, we make the decision to kill, and that means lives and families destroyed. Mine now falls into that category; the next time the question of war or peace comes up, if you knew me at least you can understand a bit more just what it is you're deciding to do, and whether or not those costs are worth it.
R.I.P.
