I find this project my McQueen to be a very considered aproach to dealing with the Iraq war. It does not take sides, and simply remebers life lost. The original idea of having the stamps printed by the Royal Mail is interesting in the way that it brings these images into the home environment, directly connecting with poeple. It is funny how one of Royal Mails arguments against printing the stamps was that it was " too soon after the war." When it it too soon to rember death? are those killed in conflict only allowed to be remebered in stone status years after the war is over not as recently decesed human beings? On the flip side of this, is it right that those dead are remebered publicly? I supose the argument for this is that they died for Queen and Country, and therefore the whole country has a right to know who is dieing for them.
A similar aproach to this issue to current warfare is seen in the sandbox section on Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau's website.
In the sandbox those who hae served or are serving in america's operations abroad are invite to post there thoughs and comments. They make for interesting reading, and, like Queen and Coutry, they do not take an active opinion on the war, but simply keep those involved in our minds, and thus the war itself.
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