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The pictures must be released. The American public needs to see them.
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During the early days of World War 2 photographs showing American dead were a no-no because it might upset people. Finally, someone - either FDR or George Marshall - decided that, no, the American people need to see what the war was about, what was being done in their name, and what the costs were.
Thus, we were subsequently treated to photos in
Life of the maggot-laden corpses of GIs half-buried in the sands of New Guinea beaches, and of the bloated bodies of hundreds of Marines bobbing in the sea off of Tarawa...
...it was shocking, but it finally brought home to the nation what was being done and what the awful price was.
Thus, the pictures should be released, as this nation must know what is being done in the name of all of us...
