As a vet of the occupation of Iraq, I somewhat share your sentiment. I feel that if I'd been killed over there it would have been justified and morally correct.

However, I don't really hope for their deaths. What I hope for is that they have a radicalizing experience like I did.

When I speak critically in public about the empire, chuds and libs listen pretty intently. I think it would do a hell of a lot of good if there were more of us speaking up about the evils of the American empire with first hand knowledge. I wish it didn't happen this way because I participated in a great evil, but people love to hear a story of change and reform. Sometimes it takes a story of drama and peril for average people to start thinking critically.