Sunday, March 16, 2008
War on Iraq
I was at my uncles house today to see the last of him ill see until he returns back to America in August. Given a two week break, our extended family has had many gatherings to welcome him home for his short stay. When he was in Iraq, he took a lot of pictures and showed us. What i was seeing mostly was Americans inhabited in Iraqi palaces, and in their hotels. Just looking at those photos i began to wonder why we are even still there. A war that was promised to be brief seems to never end. I also took note of the impact our culture and inhabitance can have as far negatively. One of the pictures had an American flag posted over a decorative bird covering an entire wall of a palace. It just seems as if we are a super power using/abusing our strength unecessarily. It hard for us to comprehend the importance/relevance of the war since its being faught all the way in Iraq, and none of our daily lives are changed. But when i was visiting my uncle, i was thinking how hes setting off for 5 more months of duty, and for what?
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Dear John,
I really appreciate how you've created a personal take on the war, and it's especially appropriate considering the fact that the USA is now 5 years into the conflict.
You're correct in that the war was promised to be a "walk in the park", or a very short-term commitment. I just spent 4 1/2 hours over break watching this stunning documentary called Bush's War that I think you would appreciate, even if you watched a little bit of it online, only.
Your post implies that there is nothing left to be done in Iraq. Is that interpretation correct? Overall, your post is thought-provoking and timely. My only suggestion would be for your post to focus on ONE aspect of the war to better elicit comments from readers.
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