Shock and awe or stuck and divided?
And so we enter the fourth year of an ill-conceived and terribly executed war with a bang. This the latest news from the front: Insurgents marked the unhappy anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with roadside bombings that killed at least seven policemen, and authorities reported finding 10 more bullet-riddled bodies dumped in the capital, one of them a 13-year-old girl. Apparently, the violence took up where it left off Sunday when at least 35 people died.
When will it stop? And does anybody in Washington have a plan?
As a mother of four sons, it's scary to look at the options because those in power seem blithely clueless or pathetically wrongheaded.I'm most worried about what my children will inherit in the mess we've made of the Middle East.
Meanwhile, back home the country continues bickering. We, the Red and the Blue, agree on nothing, especially on what Iraq has meant -- and will mean -- to our lives. Just the same the terminology of war has become part of everyday language.
Remember shock and awe? Teens now use it to describe certain moves while playing video games. "Weapons of mass destruction" can refer to a sibling's gas problem. And embedded -- isn't that what horny college boys hope for during spring break?
When will it stop? And does anybody in Washington have a plan?
As a mother of four sons, it's scary to look at the options because those in power seem blithely clueless or pathetically wrongheaded.I'm most worried about what my children will inherit in the mess we've made of the Middle East.
Meanwhile, back home the country continues bickering. We, the Red and the Blue, agree on nothing, especially on what Iraq has meant -- and will mean -- to our lives. Just the same the terminology of war has become part of everyday language.
Remember shock and awe? Teens now use it to describe certain moves while playing video games. "Weapons of mass destruction" can refer to a sibling's gas problem. And embedded -- isn't that what horny college boys hope for during spring break?
posted by Ana Veciana-Suarez at 8:42 AM
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3 Comments:
I liked it much better when the only weapon of mass distruction a US President lied about was in his pants.
When will this stop? The only thing that is being accomplished is the rise of the death toll.
I agree that any civilian death is tragic, that's why I am proud that the U.S. is out there helping Iraquis trying to defeat the terrorist murderers of innocent civilians.
And, while 35 deaths is tragic, it is unfortunately a small price to pay relative to the tyranny that existed before. Terrorists can continue to kill 35 innocent civilians a day for the next 140 days and it would still be less than the 5,000 innocent civilians Saddam purposely gassed to death in one single day. Indeed, there are unfortunately more than 35 murders/day in the U.S. every day.
I don't want to downplay the tragic 35 deaths that occurred yesterday or the thousands of deaths that have occurred over the past 3 years. I just want to: i) remind you who is perpetrating the intentional murder of innocent civilians (i.e., not the U.S.); and ii) put things in perspective.
Obviously, this discussion can go on forever and will not be settled by a blog, but oh well, I guess that's what blogs are for.
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