Public Comment
The Real Cost of War
Saturday, Jan. 17, marked 25 years since the 1991 launch of Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. A quarter- century later, the U.S. is still bombing, a devastating war rages in Syria, and the countries of the region are overwhelmed with the largest refugee crisis since World War II. It is a grim legacy.
We need to start acknowledging the real human cost of war and stop exaggerating potential threats as an excuse for more military solutions. We must end our involvement in the fighting, offer assistance to the victims, speak to all the parties involved and address the root cause of the despair and anger.