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Who will be the last to die for Bush's mistake?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The first of its kind in the nation, a billboard featuring wounded American soldier Spc. Robert Acosta was unveiled Monday to highlight the thousands of American soldiers wounded in Iraq and hidden from public view. . . . They keep saying the war is the most important issue in this election. In my opinion, this war is a mistake. And me and my buddies are paying the price,said Acosta, 21, who lost his arm in a grenade attack in Baghdad. . . . Acosta said he wants the billboard, sponsored by Veterans for Peace in Santa Fe, to create a more balanced discussion about the ongoing war and the real costs to young people fighting in Iraq. . . . The image is by photographer Nina Berman whose book Purple Hearts features wounded American soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. More than 7,500 soldiers have been treated in military hospitals since the war in Iraq began, with one hundred more injured in Afghanistan. More than one thousand soldiers have already been killed in Iraq. . . . The 14x 48 foot image dominates the intersection of Girard and University, two blocks from the Albuquerque airport, which adjoins Kirtland Air Force Base. It shows Acosta and his prosthetic arm and reads: I was lied to about this war. 8500 of us dead and wounded Who will be the last to die for this mistake? Veterans For Peace www. vfp-santafe.org Vote Nov. 2. The billboard was paid for through a grant to Veterans for Peace, a nonprofit organization. . . . Veterans say the image is important to show what wounded soldiers are thinking. . . . "If you watch the news you wouldnt know so many young soldiers have been wounded in Iraq and how severe some of those wounds are," said Tim Origer, a Vietnam Veteran and member of Santa Fe chapter of Veterans for Peace. Too many kids now realize their brave sacrifice was for a lie. . . . Origer says he doesnt want returning veterans to be ignored or forgotten. We dont want them treated the way we were after Vietnam.

posted by LoZo 1:20 PM