Maybe I'm just a sap, but my eyes got watery when I read this...

[shirenomad]

Iraqi girl with a serious heart condition gets treatment. (The start of the story can be found here; scroll down to "Days 11-16."

Anyone who still thinks American soldiers don't care about the Iraqi people can bite me.

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I have never thought that American soldiers don't care about Iraqis.

The only thing that angers me is that we, as a nation, invaded a foreign country with the best of intentions only to get caught there and ultimately humiliated. And many of the soldiers who fought in it are paying for it, physically or mentally.

Mind you, I'm not talking about the present. Think back 30 years, to Vietnam.

The Baby Boomers vehemently protested against it as they were were drafted then. Now they are in charge, and asking us to serve something a lot like what they protested against.

Apparently, all they learned is to not institute a draft.

THAT...is what angers me.

Addendum.

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I'm not saying Saddam Hussein deserved to stay in power...or that the United States is to blame for everything 4 EVAR. All I'm saying is that this could have been solved through more diplomatic means. Like dismantling the insane levels of corruption within the U.N. Oil for Food program, for example. Like actually sticking it to Saddam so he couldn't get away with keeping all the food money for himself.

I don't know. This whole thing is too expansive and emotional for me to wrap my mind around. *Sighs.*

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And many of the soldiers who fought in it are paying for it, physically or mentally. [...] Apparently, all they learned is to not institute a draft.

On the contrary. I have yet to hear from a ground soldier who served in Iraq and regretted going. In fact, several remembered seeing appreciation from the Iraqis for their presence.

As for "caught and humiliated," that remains to be seen. But maybe if we heard more about the good going on in Iraq, instead of just body counts, we'd think twice about using the latter word, at least.

NASA Director: This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever faced.
Gene Kranz: With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.
- "Apollo 13"