The Language of Expendability

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When focusing on U.S. casualties

To The Administration
Eighteen is small potatoes

Especially when compared to the
Larger small potatoes lost in Vietnam

And if we look at the thousands 
Of military and civilian deaths in Iran

(I imagine The Administration
dismissing them as fake potatoes)

The damage to historical sites
In this non-war of intermittent strikes

Friends and families 
Reduced to starchy vegetables

(One potato
Two potato
Three potato
Four...)

Disposable 
Small 
Potatoes