I don't really have a strong view for or against this war so I wasn't going to contribute to this thread, but I have been following it as it has made interesting reading so far! However, I wanted to add a different perspective on this rather than adding more popularity poll results, statistics on previous wars, death figures, etc....
Wherever in the world you are now, imagine that your country has been invaded and everything you had known for the most part of your life has now been turned upside down.
- Your leader who you had feared but respected has been made the world's enemy. You still see him on the tv and he has been encouraging to all his citizens and has promised to sort this out. You hang on to those words everyday.
- Your male relatives have not yet returned after taking up arms against these invading forces and you are alone with frightened children. You don't have any answers to their questions.
- The shop you own has been looted and you don't know how you are going to earn a living.
- Your child is injured and the hospitals are full and ill-equipped to deal with anymore casualties. You get turned away.
- There is no food, water or power and you hardly sleep at night with the constant bombardment and you fear that your house will be next to be bombed or invaded by troops.
How would you feel? The images we are seeing of jubilant people thankful for being released from the clutches of an evil tyrant are contradictive to the images of those still fighting for their country or those who are taking advantage of the situation by looting.
I didn't like the earlier comment of "we toppled a country in 3 weeks". There are no winners in war, and my prayers go out to people on both sides of it. This doesn't end with the 'Fall of Baghdad', this is a new beginning for a lot of people and it is going to take a long time for the people of Iraq to adapt to a new way of life.
Who's taking bets on how long till a McDonalds opens in Baghdad......
Wherever in the world you are now, imagine that your country has been invaded and everything you had known for the most part of your life has now been turned upside down.
- Your leader who you had feared but respected has been made the world's enemy. You still see him on the tv and he has been encouraging to all his citizens and has promised to sort this out. You hang on to those words everyday.
- Your male relatives have not yet returned after taking up arms against these invading forces and you are alone with frightened children. You don't have any answers to their questions.
- The shop you own has been looted and you don't know how you are going to earn a living.
- Your child is injured and the hospitals are full and ill-equipped to deal with anymore casualties. You get turned away.
- There is no food, water or power and you hardly sleep at night with the constant bombardment and you fear that your house will be next to be bombed or invaded by troops.
How would you feel? The images we are seeing of jubilant people thankful for being released from the clutches of an evil tyrant are contradictive to the images of those still fighting for their country or those who are taking advantage of the situation by looting.
I didn't like the earlier comment of "we toppled a country in 3 weeks". There are no winners in war, and my prayers go out to people on both sides of it. This doesn't end with the 'Fall of Baghdad', this is a new beginning for a lot of people and it is going to take a long time for the people of Iraq to adapt to a new way of life.
Who's taking bets on how long till a McDonalds opens in Baghdad......
...But that comment was in reference to how quickly we achieved our goals with minimal loss of life..