Reflection on My Lai
War is a wicked business that provides handsome profits to its promoters while countless others suffer and die. But we don’t go to war anymore; nowadays we just keep the peace. It looks the same but George Orwell has given us a more palatable concept.
FRANCES RUSSELL
Burbank
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.