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On another death in Iraq

Jules Crittenden ponders the death of Andrew Bacevich, an Army lieutenant whose father, a BU professor, was critical of the war:

... I'm going to my 11-year-old son’s baseball games and band concerts these days, only wondering where life will take him. It breaks my heart to think of a father's dreams shattered and it is all I can do not to sob at the thought of it. ...

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A moment of confusion here

By Doug (not verified) | Wed, 05/16/2007 - 7:46am

A moment of confusion here .... David Frum has the same post on his NRO page. Whose thoughts are whose?

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By adamg | Wed, 05/16/2007 - 8:45am

At least as I look at it now, Frum starts:

Here is Jules Crittenden's column on the death in action of Lt. Andrew Bacevich, 1st Lt, 3/8 Cav, 1st Cav. ...

And Crittenden starts by describing what is the worst part of a reporter or editor's job: Calling (or knocking on the door of) a parent whose child has just died some horrible death that you're going to be writing about.

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