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Windy - 2003-04-08 04:05:03
Good points in that last paragraph.
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Windy - 2003-04-08 04:05:51
Sorry, I meant the last couple paragraphs.
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Lori - 2003-04-08 04:11:17
Thanks Windy...this whole thing bothers me...i just cannot imagine how that Pfc. feels. I don't think I could in a million life times unless I was in his shoes at the moment he fired that shot. And while that poor soldier was making that most difficult decision, Bush was off at his hideaway for the weekend having a good ole time.
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Windy - 2003-04-08 04:18:56
Yeah... I have a child. I can't imagine... Scary. Btw, thanks for the note. Any thoughts on the email I sent you? I wouldn't mind some back-and-forth discussion if you're interested.
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Windy - 2003-04-08 04:21:07
The pesticide link isn't working. Thought you should know.
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Lori - 2003-04-08 05:20:25
Thanks Windy. That is weird..that link worked earlier, but ABC news has taken it down. Found another source for it though and replaced it. Weird things is, even the place that I originally got that link from had to change links too to another source.
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Anaiis - 2003-04-08 13:42:00
I wholeheartedly agree. A very powerful commentary. Thank you for posting it, and thank you for listing me as a favorite!
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Pandionna - 2003-04-08 14:30:39
We have an entire government made of chickenhawks. Last I heard, only one person in the whole legislative branch (both House and Senate) had a kid in the military. I'll have to double check that, but even if it's as high as 5 people, that still means only 1 percent of the legislative branch. And don't get me started on the Bush administration.
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Ms_Mayhem - 2003-04-08 17:06:25
I understand the opposition to this war and the waste of so many lives. However have any of you considered that Saddam's people always live with the constant threat of the annhilation of their lives? In Iraq the people do not receive the civil liberties all of us hold so dear. Yet they are supressed and to scared to cry out for help. The US gave Saddam the oppurtunity to avoid this war by exiling himself. This selfish man rather see the destruction of his own people befor he forfiets his power. I am not sayin that this is the US's war to fight. But the war is here, its happening. Instead of bitchin about how unfair it is and you can't believe this and that...Pray for the soldiers. If your not Christian then make sure they are in your thoughts and concerns. It is unfortunate that an American soldier killed an innocent child. But explain to me why a man drives a suicide car with his pregnant wife next to him on order of Housein and kills American soldiers at a safety checkpoint. Explain why his country has starving kids yet Saddam constructs a mall dedicated to himself. 70% of the country's wealth is distributed to Saddam and his counsel. The war is here, the price of war is severe but it also will allow for a more stable country. It's unfortunate it came to this, and that I sit here writing about it instead of aiding in any way I can. If there are nuclear weapons in Iraq how safe would anyone feel with Saddam as the comissioner to it's ignition? I believe you all have valuable points, but I also have to believe that my country is serving a purpose and our men are dying for a greater cause. So Godspeed to them all and may Saddam recieve the same respect he has now bestowed upon his people.
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Lori - 2003-04-08 22:47:33
Ms Mayhem, this is my blog and if I want to bitch and complain, I will do so. With that said, I do pray for the soldiers. This piece was not to bitch about the war, it was to show the effects it is having on our men and women by giving ONE example. If you've bothered to read my other blogs and my comments you would know that I detest Saddam and that I do know how horrid things are for the Iraqi people under him. However, it is also a well known fact that conditions have worsened due to OUR sanctions. I am placing blame where it deserves to be: on Saddam AND the USA.
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Joy - 2003-04-09 03:04:23
Good God, give me patience. These men actually had the audacity to act like the people in the government in our country don't live in opulence while many more people than the governemt could even *support* are living in far more opulence than they could *fit* into Iraq? And all the rest of it. . .UGH!!! I'm still seething over the baptism thing from yesterday, and I'm so concerned over the welfare of our people over there. . .Oh! That reminds me. One of the women who died there was a Hopi from here in AZ, by the name of Piestewa. . .tell you what, come to my diary and I'll have links.
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Joy - 2003-04-09 03:22:35
Wow. . .Really lost my point on that one. . . Ok, what I meant was, "far more people than our government could support are living in worse poverty than many there, while others are living in far more opulence. . ." You get the point. Sorry, my slip was showing!;-)
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Windy - 2003-04-09 14:56:29
Okay, need to clarify... Joy was talking about one of the articles referenced at the beginning of the post, the one about the palaces.
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Lori - 2003-04-09 15:18:38
Thanks Joy and Windy, got the point and I totally agree. I just hope now that Baghdad has fallen and the people in Baghdad are able to go to these palaces and see how Saddam lived while they lived in poverty, that it will remind them to never allow a dictator to control them again. I also hope that whatever help the US government does give these people, that they will not end up in worse shape than they already are, like what happened in Columbia when we tried to help liberate those people. Meaning, forcing them to pay for this war, for past loans, etc. to the point that every penny earned in their oil fields goes to some other country (mainly the USA) and not to the Iraqi people.
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Marie - 2003-04-12 20:12:55
first of all, the Iraqis did not "allow" themselves to be ruled by a dictator, they know about his palaces and about the fact that he is rich while they have nothing. Dictators rule by fear an by force, and the Iraqi civilians had no choice in the matter.
second, it is very sad that the soldier had to make that decision, and that the young boy had to die, but you are wrong when you say that if this war had not happened, the boy would have been playing in the streets instead of picking up weapons. Iraq was under Saddam's thumb for over 30 years, they lived in fear of their lives day and night, and young children were forced by Saddam to join the Baath party or by put in jail/killed. So actually, this war will prevent even more children from running through the streets and finding weapons and help to free the children so that they are ABLE to play in the streets without fearing for their lives.
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Lori - 2003-04-13 14:42:37
Oh yes, these children may be free to play in the streets as you suggest Marie, but many of them will die from all the DU that our forces used in the bombing of Baghdad. But then of course, we will have moved on to another country to blast their people, so we won't be worried about all those children dying of cancer. Why don't you do some research on the poor people of Afghanistan who are now feeling rejected and may possibly be taken over by the Taliban again. Maybe that will show you how wonderful the US cleans up their messes.
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