Father of slain soldier pushes for exit strategy

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http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_2782217

Father of slain soldier pushes for exit strategy
By MEAGHAN WIMS, Sun Staff



BEDFORD -- It's time to put free speech to work.

That's the call from Brian Hart, whose son, Army Pfc. John Hart, died at age 20 in Iraq in October 2003 when his unarmored Humvee was ambushed.

Since then, Hart, united with First Parish Rev. John Gibbons, has urged better protection for troops.

Now they're pushing for a clear exit strategy to bring troops home. It starts with open dialogue, they said, however unpopular the discussions may be.

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“In America, we seem afraid to ask the president where Osama bin Laden is, or why we were sent to Iraq on half-truths when the whole truth would have sufficed, or how will we ever get out. ... It has become too easy to send another man's son to Iraq,” he added.

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1. Good for him. May he and others like him give a face to war and

teach neocons that it never is a good thing.