What is the Cost of Freedom

imageEndless war, endless terrorClear blue sky nightmarePrayers offered for dreary days that silence silent drone killerThe rocket's red glare,the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that occupation is still thereand there...Star spangled ironyPlayed to the rhythm of American coffers being emptied to fund her war machineThirteen, hundreds of thousands, three trillionYears, dead, price tagHow much more will we spend?How much more will we lose?Tell me, I beg of you, tell meWhat is the cost of freedom?

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