… if we’re all just a bunch of automatons picking randoms spots on a map to blow the crap out of because that’s how spooks get their jollies:
“I found myself standing at that crater, talking to a man about how his family was destroyed, how children were killed, and there was this bunny-rabbit toy covered in dust nearby, and it tore me in two,” Garlasco said. “I had been a part of it, so it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It really dawned on me that these aren’t just nameless, faceless targets. This is a place where people are going to feel ramifications for a long time.”
Having actually seen the impact of war machines before I got into the business of helping direct them, I came to this epiphany in reverse order. Nevertheless …
Lots of people don’t like Marc (who worked down the hall from me) for various reasons. He’s an easy target so I don’t give that lot much credence. He’s a valuable asset that our Uncle lost and HRW gained:
Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the service’s deputy judge advocate general and an advocate of air power, said Garlasco’s background has helped him build relationships in the military.
“I think that Marc is the prototype of what many nongovernmental organizations are seeking — that is people with real expertise,” Dunlap said. “I have not always agreed with Marc, but I have never found him to be driven by an ideological agenda.”
