Tonight hanging out on gaia I was wondering around in ED were my normal stomping grounds are and came across a thread talking about what you're thoughts on the Iraqi war were and I just let my thoughts fly. I'm really proud of this post so I figre I'll post it here too. Cause it sums up my thoughts competelty.
]Slight disclaimer cause I have no idea where I will go with this...
I think the Iraqi War is probably one of the least justified and fought out wars in the history of the human race. For thousands of years we have fought for land, glory, to protect our ideals. But this war was fought for something that is found in the ground. No other reason. While the Iraqi museum of antiquties was being lotted of its pricless artiacts dating back as far as Mesopotamia worth millions of dollars. While this was going on the moment they got to the Ministy of Oli they had two tanks and armed guards posted.
As well, there is the whole thing with the Weapons of Mass Destruction that Saddam was suppose to have. I believe that we have given up trying to find these weapons that oviously don't exsist. Saddam has been obeying the UN restrictions and inspections. The evidence used to justify this war was fake and over exaggerated. As well they had no connection to Al-Queda. Saudi Arabia has more connections to Al-Queda then Iraqi and yet we aren't bombing them cause already they give the US and well, most of North America the Oli it needs.
Now I am not saying Saddam was the greatest of leaders. But there was none of this reilgious tension between the different Muslim sects that there is today. Women made up 50% of the entrie work force. Now most women are afraid to step out of their homes. I was reading an Iraqi woman's account of how it is to live in Iraq these days and she says she can't step outside of her house without at least 2 male memebers of her family cause she is scared of what might happen. These people weren't another Afganistan with the poverty and such going on.
Another thing is we shouldn't go around imposing our belifs and values on other societies. We have no right. People who living in different clutures have different ways of living. What right do we have to go up and say, "Ok. You know we don't like how your politics work so...Yeah. We going to change all that and you are no a decomarcy." We don't have that right. You don't like it when people force their views onto you, so why the hell should you do it to other people in different places in the world with different life styles.
Currently in Canada there is a USA soilder seeking refeugee status. He deserted the army when his detactment was order to go into Iraq and drove to Canada seeking refugee status claiming that the war is illeagle and that if he was to return he would be seen as a traitor and face persuction for believing that he would have to commit acts that he could no morally justify. War or no war. You look at the prison scandal, that picture a few weeks back of a American soilder shooting a unarmed Iraq who was wounded and tired up. I admire this person greatly for standing up and saying NO! He won't fight. I hope he gets his refugee status granted, and if he does he will be the first american ever.
THis whole war is becoming so pointless too. No one really pays much attention these days to it either. Its just "another thing" going on in the world, like straving children in Aficia, the HIV/AIDS epidemic going on around the world. Look at how many American soilders have died compared to all other contries combiened. It is a scary figure to look at. I think Bush and his administration should just pull back and take a good look at the mess they made. Re-evaluate and look back to what their orginal objective was that they stated to the citizens of the world and go from there.
Like what the hell happened to Bin Laden? Wasn't he the reason why this whole thing started only to take a spot on the back burner. Everyone needs to slap themseleves across the face. We are all becoming too desintized to war and its scary. Cause if this keeps going we will begin to think war is ok and pass this on to our children and that isn't good. The world doesn't need more wars. Wars need to stop. Its the stupidest thing ever and somehow it doesnt seem to be wanting to vanish anytime soon.
Lady Ezri · Thu Dec 09, 2004 @ 03:34am · 2 Comments |