Waiting in the Light

As I read through the blogs that Waiting in the Light concluded I felt pretty upset. The subjects of most of the blogs were concerned with the people in Iraq and Palestine. The tone was very dismal and had no hope. I thought there would be comments on the US in Iraq, but most of the blogs dealt with the damage that the Iraqi and Palestinian people have dealt with. Most commented on how the US has made it even worse for the people to live and how their friends and family are dying left and right. The first blog was titled, "there are no words" and basically described how there were no words for the suffering in Iraq. I felt sympathetic to the Iraqi people because I got a new perspective on their side. I have been so focused on what we are doing over there, I tend to forget what it must be like for the Iraqi families.

What I tend to forget is that they are people too, they have feelings and families and we are over there killing and ruining their cities. To hear comments about life from the other side made me realize the effects of war. We are really devestating thier lives and the blog was quite and eye opener.