The killing of 32 people at Virginia Tech has shocked Americans. The sudden loss of so many vigorous, talented, and promising young adults is deeply saddening. The brief biographies of the students and teachers reveal how truly remarkable these people were and helps personalize the loss.
Is this also a "teachable moment"? We've grown accustomed to hearing about scores of Iraqis killed in the violence triggered by our immoral, illegal, and incompetent invasion. During the occupation, the Iraqis have suffered greater losses than Blacksburg evey day. Imagine twice as many people killed, women and children and men, most of whom just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This comparison should serve not to minimize the loss at VT but rather to dramatize the mess we've made in Iraq.
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