The Irony of War

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The Irony of War The pieces “Baghdad Burning” by Riverbend, "Israel-Lebanon Border Dispute: Saber-Rattling Revisited" by Amanda Kadlec, and "Jerusalem" by Yehuda Amichai each show the ironic effects of war that can occur on either the governments or on the common people. Some examples of this Irony lie within the costs or sacrifices of the war. In the Web blog entry "Baghdad Burning" by Riverbend, she tells the audience her story and what she had to give up due to the war, a war she never wanted nor needed. The Irony lies within that very sentence, she didn't want the war yet she had to make sacrifices because of it rather than those in charge whom are pushing for the war. Some of the things she had to leave behind for no fault of her own were her home in which she may have grown up and grown fond childhood memories in and her extended family whom she may never see again. The ones making the decisions for this war don't seem to be making these sacrifices as they are safe while they are putting others in danger. The poem "Jerusalem" by Yehuda Amichai brings our attention to individuals that appear to have a few things in common and could actually serve to be good friends or acquaintances, but they are the contrary. The irony here is that two individuals that could easily be friends and that could be expected to be acquainted if it weren't stated that they were enemies in the poem are enemies due to a wall that separates them. It is ironic because you would expect them to be acquainted due to their similarities but the only given is that they are enemies due to a wall that separates them. Another piece of irony is the fact that there is so much conflict in this place which is supposed to be holy and respected. In the op-ed article "Israel-Lebanon Border Dispute: Saber-Rattling Revisited" by Amanda Kadlec, Irony appears in the first paragraph where it states

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