Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Pain Is Not Just Skin Deep
Being an avid gossip magazine reader I don't normally get to read about the war in Iraq. But when I purchased Cosmopolitan Magazine three weeks ago it opened my eyes. The magazine contained an article about seven women who fought in the war against Iraq and have suffered the pain of having a body part amputated. One story in particular stands out in mind. A twenty five year old, red head women was explaining her passion for the army. It was her dream career to work her way up through the ranks and serve her country. But when leading her troops through a town in Iraq her vehicle was targeted and shot at with explosives. She woke up in the hospital a couple days later to only find out half of her troops had died and her arm had been blown off. This devastating blow pushed her to retire from the army and start a whole new career. Now living in the world outside of the army insecurity has takes over her body and she is consumed with doubt. She questions her ability to be a good leader, and to accomplish the simplest of goals. The fact that her left arm is detached from the rest of her body doesn't seem to bother her as much as her constant worrying. This shows me that the people fighting for our country are coming back to live an incomplete life. And with all of this pain and suffering going on in Iraq I can't help but to question why? Why have we stayed there so long?Why on earth would we start this war against terrorists and stay there to help a country that does not what our help. Why are we killing off innocent Americans to save a country from itself. We didn't make the mess why are we sticking around to clean up.
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I'm not saying that the war has gone on much longer than it should have, but I do feel that Iraq does need our help. There are so many innocent civilians there.
Of course I support our country's men, however, I support innocent people as well. What if we flipped the switch. Let's say that we were the little country (we'll call it Country A) that had a terrorist organization residing in it. This terrorist organization was making the citizens' lives of Country A the equivalent of hell.
And then, a bigger country (Country B) came in to try and get rid of the terrorist organization - the terrorist organization that makes its own citizens become human bombs, as a form of retaliation to Country B's attempt to help Country A out.
Innocent people deserve to be considered too. Just another perspective to think about.
Heather, your scenario is a little inaccurate. If we were Country A, and terrorists were making our lives a living hell and Country B came to help us out, then great! If they got rid of the terrorist organization and then left, I would be only grateful. However, most Iraqi people do not feel that way. It's not just the terrorists; most Iraqi civilians do not want us there.
Also, it's not just as simple as Country B coming over and getting rid of the terrorist organization and then leaving. The United States has been in Iraq for 5 years and we have not eliminated the terrorist organization or left yet. However, we have been trying to change their government, which is not what we went over there for and is frankly none of our business. If Country B did all of that, I might not be too happy with them either.
You're absolutely right. That thouht didn't even cross my mind - the government. Why should our country try to fix Iraq's government.
We've done that in the past, and then what has happened? Retaliation.
Well, I still think that there are some Iraqi citizens that are grateful for our help. And I also still think that the Iraqi government needs help stablilizing itself. After all, we can't walk away from an unfinished project as you've said. And I agree with that.
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