We've struck gold again in Iraq! Congratulations Mr. President, not only have you seen to it that two of your men died, they were captured and tortured first!"Two U.S. soldiers missing since last week have been found dead, the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced Tuesday."
They are 23 and 25. The one to your left, Kristian Menchaca, is married. The one on your right, Thomas Tucker, recently left a message on his mom's answering machine saying to be proud of him for serving his country.
When is it serving your country, and when is it serving the obscure views of a possible dictator? And I know you're thinking "Oh, she is crazy. Bush is doing the best he can, you don't know what you're talking about." You obviously had one too many froot-loops for breakfast.
Another man present in the attack was killed. He is 25 and leaves behind a wife and three kids.
My brother is 26, if we lived America, would he be fighting? Would he be making my mom proud? The whole idea of this war still existing makes me nauseous. As someone who I can't remember once said "You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it to peace."
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It's serving your country, not "A possible dictator."
In a Republic, like the US is, Bush makes decisions on behalf of the country. The country pretty much serves Bush. In canada, it's the other way around.
In any case, it makes me angry when the family of a soldier cry out and attack the government, saying they shouldn't be there in the first place. When you join the military, it's a risk you take that you'll be in a conflict you yourself don't care that much about.
That's what made me so happy (Poor word choice? maybe) about the memorial service for that female Canadian Soldier killed last month. Her father said that he himself didn't agree with getting involved with the conflict, but didn't attack the government. He said he dissagreed, but his daughter made her own decision, and she died doing what she belived in.
But no offense, I just sometimes get angry when people think the world should be all sunflowers and dasies. Yes, war is horrible, but it exists, and if we don't get involved, we, or somebody else gets shot for it anyways.
"Yes, war is horrible, but it exists." That's my only issue. I just don't think it should exist.
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