Coleen Rowley's LTE in Pioneer Press: "A game we all lose "

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http://www.twincities.com/opinion

A game we all lose

The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq criticizes the fact that "In 'Medal of Honor,' gamers can play Taliban and kill U.S. soldiers" ("For one GI's mom, this video game really hurts," Aug. 27).

But sadly enough, the mother apparently can't let herself see how the present wars do, in fact, resemble a giant game, certainly to the politicians, generals and war profiteers who started them and who play with others' lives.

Meanwhile, the 13-year-old kid who exclaims "It's fun killing people. I get to roam around and feel like soldiers feel. I've played the bad guys before, but this will be even better because it's based on the real thing. You don't want to hurt other Americans, but you've got to win the game," will probably find it easy in a few years to move
from one killing game to the next.

In the end, we all lose this game.

Coleen Rowley, Apple Valley