The United States has created some war crimes in Iraq. First of all, there has been a ton of unnecessary violence. Thousands of Iraqis have been killed for nothing. They are innocent like the article said. The United States is the most powerful country, but it doesn’t mean we should be committing all these war crimes because we can. They said they believed there were weapons of mass destruction etc. but had no proof of any of it and thought Iraq was apart of the 9/11 attacks when really they didn’t have any part of it. During the Iraq War, there were daily bombings, dismemberment, and people were afraid to even move throughout the country. The aftermath of the war has caused thousands to die and has made us spend over a trillion dollars. Bush has basically destroyed the country of Iraq. I feel bad for Thomas Young. He is an American who joined the army because he wanted to fight for the United States after 9/11. He joined because he wanted to strike back and fight for his own country. He did not join to fight against Iraq and probably regrets even wanting to help his country. He was wounded and his life is now coming to an end sooner than it should be. He believes that if his wounds were because of his choice, then he would be fine knowing he was fighting for his own country. But since he believes that this was a selfish war that shouldn’t have even happened, he believes that it was the president’s fault and he shouldn’t be dying here like this.
The United States does owe something to the wounded veterans returning from the Iraq War. They were putting in their lives to fight in this war. Many are wounded, physically and psychologically. And some will be for the rest of their lives. I believe the United States owes something to these wounded veterans like Thomas Young because it would suck to even live through it with all these problems. It is very sad that these veterans are now living miserable lives.
It is also sort of funny how what is presented to the American Public is much more different than how it actually is. Like the second article mentioned, everyone was protected from the full
