Bush Will Honor Fallen Soldiers?
President George W Bush held a ceremony in order to honor the fallen soldiers of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. What a great sentiment for him to get up in front of all those people and speak of their brave sacrifice they made for the freedom of Americans and for the freedom of the people in Iraq and Afghanistan. He can really move his audience.
Actions, however, speak louder than words. This is coming from the same Administration that has basically pressured the media into NOT covering any photos of flag-draped coffins coming home to be laid at rest. It is almost like he wants us to honor their memories, but as long as we don't know specifically who they are and how many of them have fallen. Needless to say - a lot!
Afghanistan was a necessary war to fight. The Taliban who safeguarded and sponsored the people behind the terrible act of 11th September 2001 had to be taken down. Make no mistakes about it, this was out of pure revenge and NOT to free the Afghans. The Taliban was responsible for the torture of men, women and children, but the United States government did not care one iota about their plight until the terrorists messed with us on our soil.
Did the men who died in freeing this country die in vain? Only time will tell. Are the people really free? They held elections. They are doing their best to make it through a rough time. At the same time they are still infested with terrorists and rebels who want to destroy anything that smacks of Western culture. It's not that they resent freedom as President Bush states, they hate everything that Western culture symbolizes. They hate the values and standards we hold dear or at least tolerate.
They see the West as a sex-crazed godless culture void of any merit in the eyes of their God, although some in the West see the same thing here, too. It is not freedom they hate, but the notion that their beliefs are being threatened as much as they were during the times of the Crusades. That is why they are fighting back. They want to take back the power and control away from Western influence and dole it out to whatever faction that is the most un-Western and who has the most power, guns, and intimidation factor to be in charge. This is the mentality of the ones we call "insurgents"-- the ones who can wield the most force are the ones who are the most fit to protect their people against the invading West. The few trying to take control do not think the people in their land are capable of making the right decisions and need to be controlled or else they will become like the West.
They see it as protecting their lands and their people. We see it as a group of bullies trying to enslave their own people. In turn, they see the US as the bullies trying to force a way of life upon their people. Then we see it as further proof that they have no concept in what we are trying to do to help them so we must force them to see things our way -- for their own good. After all, these people protecting their people are not exactly playing by their holy book either and they have an agenda of their own that has no religious nor moral value.
People are still dying. Soldiers expect that there will be casualties. Civilians are the innocent victims that get caught in this mess. We may be fighting for their freedom, but how many of them will be left to enjoy this freedom if this war is destroying them all?
Iraq was not a necessary war. I do not believe for one minute that George W Bush deliberately lied to instigate the war. I think he thought the information he had at the time was credible and decided something needed to be done or else it could be another disaster. I do fault him for not waiting for all the facts before acting. Even as his wrong information was coming in, other information which disproved his false information was also coming in.
By rushing into a war without support of the world community and without a good plan to execute this effort has caused more deaths than needed to happen. War will kill people, but I think President Bush owes the families of the soldiers more than a mere "honor" ceremony when some of those deaths could have been prevented.
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Actions, however, speak louder than words. This is coming from the same Administration that has basically pressured the media into NOT covering any photos of flag-draped coffins coming home to be laid at rest. It is almost like he wants us to honor their memories, but as long as we don't know specifically who they are and how many of them have fallen. Needless to say - a lot!
Afghanistan was a necessary war to fight. The Taliban who safeguarded and sponsored the people behind the terrible act of 11th September 2001 had to be taken down. Make no mistakes about it, this was out of pure revenge and NOT to free the Afghans. The Taliban was responsible for the torture of men, women and children, but the United States government did not care one iota about their plight until the terrorists messed with us on our soil.
Did the men who died in freeing this country die in vain? Only time will tell. Are the people really free? They held elections. They are doing their best to make it through a rough time. At the same time they are still infested with terrorists and rebels who want to destroy anything that smacks of Western culture. It's not that they resent freedom as President Bush states, they hate everything that Western culture symbolizes. They hate the values and standards we hold dear or at least tolerate.
They see the West as a sex-crazed godless culture void of any merit in the eyes of their God, although some in the West see the same thing here, too. It is not freedom they hate, but the notion that their beliefs are being threatened as much as they were during the times of the Crusades. That is why they are fighting back. They want to take back the power and control away from Western influence and dole it out to whatever faction that is the most un-Western and who has the most power, guns, and intimidation factor to be in charge. This is the mentality of the ones we call "insurgents"-- the ones who can wield the most force are the ones who are the most fit to protect their people against the invading West. The few trying to take control do not think the people in their land are capable of making the right decisions and need to be controlled or else they will become like the West.
They see it as protecting their lands and their people. We see it as a group of bullies trying to enslave their own people. In turn, they see the US as the bullies trying to force a way of life upon their people. Then we see it as further proof that they have no concept in what we are trying to do to help them so we must force them to see things our way -- for their own good. After all, these people protecting their people are not exactly playing by their holy book either and they have an agenda of their own that has no religious nor moral value.
People are still dying. Soldiers expect that there will be casualties. Civilians are the innocent victims that get caught in this mess. We may be fighting for their freedom, but how many of them will be left to enjoy this freedom if this war is destroying them all?
Iraq was not a necessary war. I do not believe for one minute that George W Bush deliberately lied to instigate the war. I think he thought the information he had at the time was credible and decided something needed to be done or else it could be another disaster. I do fault him for not waiting for all the facts before acting. Even as his wrong information was coming in, other information which disproved his false information was also coming in.
By rushing into a war without support of the world community and without a good plan to execute this effort has caused more deaths than needed to happen. War will kill people, but I think President Bush owes the families of the soldiers more than a mere "honor" ceremony when some of those deaths could have been prevented.
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