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30 December 2006

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You are not alone. I agree. It solves nothing. Melissa, in particular, with her comments about "them" and "these people" misses the entirety of the tragedy. WE are "them" now. We have created so much more hideous bad feeling since 9/11, in so many more places. Iraq really wasn't full of "these people" until WE invaded. Iraq is an entity created by partition by the British. It had 3 ethnicities which were held in check by a vicious regime. WE funded that regime throughout the 80's. We backed Iran...and their "dictator" in the 70's and then Iraq and it's dictator in the 80's.

We backed Osama and the Taliban in Afghanistan against the "evil" Communists. All subtlety is LOST when we speak in terms of "these people", who don't understand anything but "strength".

How can anyone define these things in absolutes when they know nothing of the human suffering in this region. I do not downplay 9/11, nor do I "side with terrorists" But someone has got to think in terms that are more subtle than caveman ethics.

I am thankful for your honesty and bravery in speaking up.
I agree with you a thousandfold and am so saddened by it and have been trying not to think about it b/c it hurts.
Thank You Jen

I agree with you. We shouldn't have gone into Iraq.
As for casualties, in a historical perspective, they are extremely low. The figures that you mention were happening on a daily basis during ww2. Korea and Vietnam casualties also dwarfed these figures.
If we had gone into Iraq with the political and military mindset of the ww2 generation, the war would have been over pretty quickly. Civilian casualties would have been horrendous though.

Its sad that none of you understand these people who only recognize strength, its the only thing that keeps them in check. When they read your comments they understand how weak you are and they will use this against us. I just hope for your sake that you never have to come face to face with them when they want to show who is the stronger.

THANK YOU.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
It's so good to know I'm not the only who thinks it, and probably not the only who finds herself saddened by this death and the ugly side of humanity that it reared.

i'm right there with you. i don't understand how killing sadaam makes anything better at all, and it grieves me to see people dancing in the streets over a murder--even the murder of a dangerous man. thanks for saying it, jen.

You are so right - thank you for your eloquent thoughts on the matter.

Word. I totally agree.

Yes. Just yes.

I've been lurking here and enjoying your blog for a long time, but finally decided to step out of the shadows for this one.

All I can say is you typed exactly what I was thinking.

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