The Administration has worked hard to keep the human cost of the invasion of Iraq out of the public eye, by prohibiting any photography of the fallen, and through the President deliberately avoiding military funerals.
The Washington Post now has a special feature, Faces of the Fallen, which allows readers to see the faces of the men and women who have died in service in Iraq. A related page shows the faces of those who died during and after the invasion of Afghanistan.
In related news, Poland now intends to withdraw its 2,500 troops from Iraq. Poland was one of the most enthusiastic members of the “Coalition of the Willing”, with its leaders hoping that cooperation with the US would bring concomitant trade and economic benefits. Since the invasion, however, Poles have become increasingly frustrated with the perceived ingratitude of the US and the lack of any real change in political and trade relations.
