US Military Names Fallen, Forgets Why They Were There
Sgts. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard are identified, with flags ordered to half-staff. A solemn tribute for soldiers caught in an engagement the US has been conducting in Syria since 2014, ostensibly to 'defeat ISIS.' Yet, as the bodies are returned, the critical question remains unasked by mainstream media: why are American troops still occupying a sovereign nation, nine
years and hundreds of fallen soldiers later, for a 'mission' whose objectives remain perpetually undefined? While the Pentagon mourns, the deeper conversation about this undeclared, perpetual intervention — and its true costs in both American lives and regional destabilization — is conveniently ignored. The public is simply expected to accept that 'dedicated soldiers' must die in places few can
locate on a map, for reasons even fewer can articulate, all while the profits of the military-industrial complex continue their uninterrupted ascent. How many more half-staff flags before we demand an explanation for these endless deployments?