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...Person of the Year. He was clearly the dominant influence on world events during 2003. Our fighting men and women deserve a tremendous amount of respect and admiration, but who made the decision to deploy them? Mark Newton Scottsdale, U.S. I was amazed that you named the American soldier as Person of the Year. I respect U.S. service members. They are often sent to fight for causes they don't understand, and their profession can require the taking of human lives. But the people who work day in and day out for the well-being of children or to help...
...defend all of us at home. Time's report was the best description I have read anywhere of what our feelings should be in response to the sacrifices of those in the services. Susan Luitjens Columbus, U.S. The Year in Pictures James Hill's picture of a dead Iraqi soldier lying on the ground as a U.S. troop convoy passed by was in your selection of "The Best Photos of the Year" [Dec. 22]. While that photo conveys the horrific reality of the war, it is unbelievable that TIME would publish a picture of a dead Iraqi soldier...
...American soldier was an appropriate selection, yet there was no mention of the coalition soldiers from other nations whose lives have been sacrificed in Iraq. I do not want to sound churlish, but without the help of the armed forces from numerous other countries, the task of overthrowing Saddam Hussein would have been considerably tougher. BYRON NICHOLLS Scunthorpe, England...
Anywhere you go outside the U.S., the American soldier is seen as the embodiment of a power-hungry regime intent on world domination. TIME's selection reflects America's desire to feel that its bloody and violent occupation of Iraq is somehow doing good. STEVE NEUMANN London...
James Hill's picture of a dead Iraqi soldier lying on the ground as a U.S. troop convoy passed by was in your selection of the year's best photos. While that photo conveys the horrific reality of the war, it is unbelievable that TIME would publish a picture of a dead Iraqi soldier and not also show dead American soldiers. Are Iraqis any less human than Americans? I wish the U.S. media, especially TIME, would show the same respect for all human beings and not run any photos of dead soldiers. KATHERINE J. HARRISON Silver Spring...