Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Okay, I know people have all kinds of opinions about the war in Iraq, and I'm not going to go into mine right now. I did want to say this though, as we remembered recently the death of the 1000th US soldier in Iraq.
Thousands have died in that war that were not soldiers of either side, they were civilians, women, children, the elderly. You might still support the war, but we must face the realities that War in this day is also a war against civilians. I'll find the facts and post them here later (Check out Howard Zinn's A People's History of The United States of America, that book will knock your socks off).
For now though I wanted to point folks to a website called www.iraqbodycount.org I guess people think the numbers aren't accurate, or are at least skewed. And others argue that this needs to be seen in the light of the hundreds that were dying at the hand of Saddam Hussein. I realize all that and I'm very glad you do as well. I want to say this though: those facts in no way take away from the fact that many more then the 1000 US soldiers have lost their lives, and that is something we need to take more seriously.
I'd really appreciate feedback on this one. I'm getting into soapbox mode so I think it's time to stop. Just remember people are dying in the world, what are you doing about it?
Thousands have died in that war that were not soldiers of either side, they were civilians, women, children, the elderly. You might still support the war, but we must face the realities that War in this day is also a war against civilians. I'll find the facts and post them here later (Check out Howard Zinn's A People's History of The United States of America, that book will knock your socks off).
For now though I wanted to point folks to a website called www.iraqbodycount.org I guess people think the numbers aren't accurate, or are at least skewed. And others argue that this needs to be seen in the light of the hundreds that were dying at the hand of Saddam Hussein. I realize all that and I'm very glad you do as well. I want to say this though: those facts in no way take away from the fact that many more then the 1000 US soldiers have lost their lives, and that is something we need to take more seriously.
I'd really appreciate feedback on this one. I'm getting into soapbox mode so I think it's time to stop. Just remember people are dying in the world, what are you doing about it?
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