I'm sick and
tired of this patriotic, nationalistic and fascist crap. I stood
through a memorial service today for a young Marine that was killed
in Iraq back in April. During this memorial a number of people spoke
about the guy and about his sacrifice for the country. How do you
justify 'sacrificing' your life for a war which is not only illegal,
but is being prosecuted to the extent where the only thing keeping
us there is one man's power, and his ego. A recent Marine Corps
intelligence report that was leaked said that the war in the al-Anbar
province is unwinnable. It said that there was nothing we could
do to win the hearts and minds, or the military operations in that
area. So I wonder, why are we still there? Democracy is not forced
upon people at gunpoint. It's the result of forward thinking individuals
who take the initiative and risks to give their fellow countrymen
a better way of life.
The sad fact
of the matter is that we are not fighting terrorists in Iraq. We
are fighting the Iraqi people who feel like a conquered and occupied
people. Personally I have a hard time believing that if I was an
Iraqi that I wouldn't be doing everything in my power to kill and
maim as many Americans as possible. I know that the vast majority
of Americans would not be happy with the Canadian government, or
any other foreign government, liberating us from the clutches of
George W. Bush, even though a large number of us would like that,
and forcing us to accept their system of government. Would not millions
of Americans rise up and fight back? Would you not rise up to protect
and defend your house and your neighborhood if someone invaded your
country? But we send thousands of troops to a foreign country to
do just that. How is it moral to fight a people who are just trying
to defend their homes and families? I think next time I go to Iraq
perhaps I should wear a bright red coat and carry a Brown Bess instead
of my digitalized utilities and M16.
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