brian_e

I was moved by the picture to envision poor young soliders marching through muddy roads, downtrodden and giving their lives for something they may or may not believe in. This image was distracted by the political comments of some contributors.

To all of the political contributors I offer this: this picture does not purpose to glorify the victors, but rather it offers homage to those men with courage enough to offer the ultimate sacrifice.

To turn this image into a political statement is not only disrespectful of all soldier's memories, it represents a distraction of photo.net's goal - to pursue and discuss the expression of life on a flat image.

IMHO, this picture beautifully captures the emotion and despair of war, and that is what we should talk about. There are other forums in which one can bash governments (your own or others) - please take your discussion there.