Collateral Damage
One of the most famous quotes of the Vietnam War was a statement attributed to an unnamed U.S. officer by AP correspondent Peter Arnett. Writing about the provincial capital, Bến Tre, on February 7, 1968, Arnett said: "'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it,' a United States major said today. (from Wikipedia)
Collateral Damage
I have seen the wreckage
The waste and devastation
Of the fervent believer
The innocent accused
The guilty excused
All in the name of
God
Allah
Moses
I have seen the wreckage
The waste and devastation
Of the fervent believer
The innocent accused
The guilty excused
All in the name of
God
Allah
Moses
Or most any flag
Black and white
Pitted confidently against
The humbler shades of gray
And, still, today
They honor the tombs
Of all their victims
Mercy and compassion weep
They knew from the beginning
The destiny of all those
Too bright to long endure
The darkened gaze
Of those they came to save
Gandhi, Jesus, Martin & Bobby
Forgive us
We came to see you too late
To stay our own fisted hand
Black and white
Pitted confidently against
The humbler shades of gray
And, still, today
They honor the tombs
Of all their victims
Mercy and compassion weep
They knew from the beginning
The destiny of all those
Too bright to long endure
The darkened gaze
Of those they came to save
Gandhi, Jesus, Martin & Bobby
Forgive us
We came to see you too late
To stay our own fisted hand
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