The poem is fitting to the thousands of soliders that are being killed in Iraq. The Author has obviously experienced war of some kind to have such a graphic image about war in his poem. I don't think the author approves of war, being that the title means sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country, and he refers to this as "The old Lie:" (27 )
When you read the title you really don't understand what the poem will be about, but as you start reading it you understand its about war, and the end ties it all together. Maybe this author experienced a war that he did not agree with. "His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin" (20) he clearly sees the war as evil, instead of feeling like he is fighting for his country.
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