I'm never in the doghouse! I do occasionaly come and read through as I find everyones differing opinions very interesting. I feel like I had no choice today as this horrific beheading has me terribly upset.
I have a stepson in Iraq who is in the Army and doing his service on a tank. He is stationed in Baghdad but was sent into Fallujah(sp) when all the trouble broke out. We currently have no idea where he is. We know that he is alive somewhere since the dreaded telegram or phone call has not come. I also have a brother is who is a police officer that has recently sent in his resume to go to Iraq to help with security. He is feeling so distraught and useless here watching it all on TV that he thinks he can maybe do something to help if he where actually there. My husband is a Vietnam Veteran who is sick over this whole thing but chomping at the bit to go do something to help the young soldiers. He feels that those who have served and understand this type of warfare can be helpful. He is too old now but the stress of his son and the memories of a similar war are really taking a toll on him.
My original views about us going to Iraq raised many questions but I will always support our troops 150%. After the recent outbreaks of American hostages and now this sickening beheading I think we should pull out lock stock and barrel!
Here is why I feel that way... I am a very reasonable person and I know that the Iraqi people have been severly oppressed and were in need of help. I believe that every nation should have stood up and put a stop to Saddam long ago. It was a Crimes Against Humanity issue for the last thirty years! But they didn't and we went in to end their oppression and stop terrorism. Ok, now we are there. We have Saddam, helped build a new government, working on restoring all basic needs, and generally trying to rebuild everything for them before we leave.
Now we have threats, hostage taking, RPG's killing drivers, and now a beheading. Until the Iraqi people stand together and say that this is wrong, we don't approve, and we will punish you for your crimes, then it will never change. I don't foresee any of the Middle East countries ever actually doing anything about the tactics of terrororism. If their own people won't make a stand then there is no way we can stop it. They don't like us and the majority hate us. I don't think anything we can do will ever make that stop.
So, because of our STUPID MEDIA we now have more pissed off terrorists with an excuse! The United States is being judged by the actions of a few very wrong soldiers. What if we viewed all of Iraq like their few stupid terrorists? We would wipe them off the face of the earth with just a small supply of our very powerful weapons!!! A couple of Daisy bombs and we could all go home!!!!!!!!!
I am so angry over these deaths and threats and that there is not a rise from the "Innocent Iraqi" people saying that this has to stop!! Where are the powerful Clerics??? They have so much power and yet all they say is that is not the right way and you don't hear anything more from them. Everything that I have ever learned about the Muslim religion has been a very beautiful thing. This crap that is going on has nothing whatsoever to do with religion or Allah or God or Muhammed!!! They scream "Holy War" and that makes it all ok because its done in the name of religion. BULL CRAP! They are mean, nasty, blood thirsty terrorists that are jealous of our American lives and the freedom we have!!!
If the people can't come together and help us help them then I say enough is enough and Adios Amigos!!!
I am also upset that this MURDER is not the latest talk at work! Has this become so common place that we just tend to let it go now?! I seem to be the only one that wants to discuss it. GEESH!
Ok, I know I don't have the answers to everything and I'm sure I would not handle any of it in the right way but it sure felt good to say(write) it and get it off of my chest!!!
May God Bless all of our troops and help ease the pain of the faimilies who have lost people. May a special blessing go to the family of the latest victim because they will have an image of this innocents death that hopefully none of us will ever have to know.