May 01, 2007
Yon: Desires of the Human Heart
A two-part photo essay from embed Mike Yon, embedded with I-4 Cavalry (Fort Riley, Kansas) at COP Amanche, Baghdad:
Mike writes of this photo, taken from Part II:
"I asked the woman above if she was the mom, but the camera had already captured the answer."
Cute Kid. Beaming Mom. These are among the people I worry about when I see Harry Reid declare the war "lost." If Reid and others are allowed to force a loss, what kind of future can this mother and child have?
No photo touches me more than these Iraqi children, particularly the girl in red, that Yon photographed last year in Iraq near the Iranian border.
Something about her haunts me. Perhaps it is her strength and sadness, or her passing resemblance to my niece.
I want these children to have a future that is better than their nation's horrific past decades or bloody present. I simply don't understand how we can help provide anything like that by declaring they aren't worth it, and running away.
This picture always gets to me and it is because of that girl in red. I see her hope and her strength; the former in her clasped hands and the latter in her clenched jaw.
Posted by: Cindi at May 1, 2007 06:28 PMgood stuff
Posted by: ray robison at May 1, 2007 09:37 PMLet every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. - John F. Kennedy
or if you are interested in a more animated version:
I Support Democracy In Iraq - The Animation
