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Sunday, January 30, 2005

Yet another Iraqi post...But this ones better

This one asks the big question: why are we all worried about Iraq, when we never even solved the problem in Afghanistan? Just because the fighting ended there, doesn't mean that its over, we never accomplished our goal there and we never will if we stop trying. Out of curiosity (and a long discussion with a friend who was in Iraq) I decided to get the DL on Osama bin laden, and I think he's behind a lot more than most people think. One thing people do automatically is assume that if he is guilty , his whole family is guilty, but although I wasn't able to find very much info on his family, they did supposedly disown him in 1991 and are not in close contact with him. The lack of info on a man with that much money is kinda odd, but you also cant judge a person, especially with out cold hard evidence. When it comes to bin laden though...The evidence is there. He started al-Qaida in Sudan, where there are several Muslim terrorist groups, including the Janjaweed, the group guilty of committing genocide against the people of darfur. Al Qaida also still owns many large businesses in Sudan. The thing I wonder is why haven't we caught him? Is Bush really close with bin laden?We spent all this time and effort to find Saddam, why not do the same for bin laden...Are we a nation of quitters? Do we give up because we don't succeed right away? NO!!!So I say we keep going til we are done!

another big debate concerning the war is why it started in the first place. Many say that the President just wanted to finish what his father started in the early 90's, while others claim it was over oil. The most common one I hear is to direct attention away from the problems in Afghanistan and September 11. I believe that President Bush did want to help the people in Iraq,and we have done a lot of good sofar, but we have a long ways to go, and are no closer to bin laden than when we started. The weapon of mass destruction thing is another theory. He went on a hunt for WMD's and found a whole lot of nothing. Even if there were any, you don't go up to someone, tell them "hey, in a month I'm gonna search you for WMD's " and expect to find something...They suspected it for years and did nothing about it, obviously there wasn't a need now.

But if there is one good thing I have to say about the war, its how it has helped the women and children of the country. The man will still be over them due to Muslim belief, but they finally have a chance at rights as people, not property. The women don't have to worry about being stolen away and raped or tortured, they have a chance at normal lives. No more beatings and the ability to leave the house.

The point of view that fascinates me the most is that of the people actually serving over there. The most common thing I hear is how it is their job and they are doing what they were trained to do. Most feel they are doing a lot of good for the people there and feel that Iraq is something that needed to be done, but we should have cleaned our plate before adding more. Most will tell you that the civilians there truly want the US there, and if you look at the voting percentage of those in areas without terrorist action, you can see how much has changed, But the terrorists are the ones who cause all of the problems. They just refuse to accept new ways and the loss of power. They don't want the Iraqi people to be free.

I still stick to my little pacifist preschool theory. What do we tell little kids when they get into a fight? You tell them they need to use their words, not weapons or fighting...And work things out like big people do.
why is it so hard for world leaders to grasp the concept when my pre tod class even understood that and they weren't even 2?