The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan or Iraq as a soldier is fighting for an evil cause under an evil commander in chief. (Ted Rall)

The word 'hero' has been bandied about a lot to refer to anyone killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. But anyone who voluntarily goes to Afghanistan or Iraq as a soldier is fighting for an evil cause under an evil commander in chief.

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