Originally posted by Nash
He's probably asleep.
I read his post yet another time.
Do it yourself.
Read a sentence, stop, and ask yourself "Was that in error? wrong? a fallacy?".
Then move on to the next.
Then come back and tell us what exactly you took issue with.
There are many facets to this war, and none of them simple or one-sided, but the fact is, these 'mercenaries' are hardly oppressors. What, exactly, are they keeping the Iraqi people from doing? Are they conducting summary executions? Are they beating the children and raping the women?
These are not fascist invaders. These are people with a difficult job, in a difficult situation, that are most definitely not there for the pleasure. They've helped unseat a dictator, whether it was our business or not to do so, and now, are faced with the task of leaving the place in some sort of order. Sure, they're armed. Sure, they're patrolling. They will not become millionaires doing their job.
They knew the risks and suffered the consequences. I do not contest that. What was done to their bodies, as demonstrations of sheer disrespect, is shameful. The people that laughed and smiled at this treatment have sadly, either by nature or through prolonged oppression, lost their humanity.
For that bellybutton hole, and I will not mention his name, to even begin to justify this treatment, is a big 'f you' tothe memory of the men who were there to do a hard, dangerous job, however unpopular in your mind.
Keep your whoopee smilies. I hope he sleeps poorly.
