maggie2
Active Member
I want to preface this thread by saying that as a Canadian I have many American friends and truly appreciate Americans. At one time I would have considered moving to the USA, in fact , so I write this with sorrow and not with anger.
Recently it has come to light that there are at least three instances of Iraqui citizens being killed by US armed forces. In one instance there were 24 people killed, some of them children and women. Investigations are now underway.
On another thread a while back someone asked about why other countries dislike America. Here is a perfect example of that. I am just watching Norah O'Donnell on Hardball and she is talking with people about this situation. The discussion centers around the fact that in the instance of these 24 deaths, it was caused because one of their buddies had been killed. Several other commentators, including Tucker Carlson keep talking about having to keep this in context and realizing how hard it is for the troops. Excuses are being made for this behavior. If Iraquis had done this the American people would be screaming, and rightly so. The propaganda that is being fed through the media about this is amazing and disgusting.
I realize that being over there must be hell. However, that doesn't make it right to kill kids. The American people need to stand up and demand that the media tell the truth and stop trying to sugar coat it. The people need to demand that their government be accountable for what has happened instead of trying to excuse it.
Bush has said that the troops will be required to take ethics training. Does anyone really realize how ridiculous that sounds to the rest of the world? That's like trying to put a bandaid on a gash on your leg that is 8" long and open an inch. No one can take him seriously when he spouts ideas that are such garbage.
If the American people want to be seen as the wonderful people they have always been they need to start standing up to this garbage and doing something about it.
Add this to the fact that the Bush government has totally screwed up the recovery from Katrina and bodies are still being found, some are still unidentified and now just yesterday a new report shows that the Corps of Engineers are largely responsible for the breach of the levies, Abu Grabb, Gitmo, and more and the black eye on the American government is enormous.
It makes me want to weep to know that our friends to the south are going through such tough times and I think that it is their government and the media that are mainly responsible. However, nothing will change until the people stand up and take back their country, their freedom and their lives.
Someone needs to start telling the truth, which the government and media have not been doing for a long time now.
Recently it has come to light that there are at least three instances of Iraqui citizens being killed by US armed forces. In one instance there were 24 people killed, some of them children and women. Investigations are now underway.
On another thread a while back someone asked about why other countries dislike America. Here is a perfect example of that. I am just watching Norah O'Donnell on Hardball and she is talking with people about this situation. The discussion centers around the fact that in the instance of these 24 deaths, it was caused because one of their buddies had been killed. Several other commentators, including Tucker Carlson keep talking about having to keep this in context and realizing how hard it is for the troops. Excuses are being made for this behavior. If Iraquis had done this the American people would be screaming, and rightly so. The propaganda that is being fed through the media about this is amazing and disgusting.
I realize that being over there must be hell. However, that doesn't make it right to kill kids. The American people need to stand up and demand that the media tell the truth and stop trying to sugar coat it. The people need to demand that their government be accountable for what has happened instead of trying to excuse it.
Bush has said that the troops will be required to take ethics training. Does anyone really realize how ridiculous that sounds to the rest of the world? That's like trying to put a bandaid on a gash on your leg that is 8" long and open an inch. No one can take him seriously when he spouts ideas that are such garbage.
If the American people want to be seen as the wonderful people they have always been they need to start standing up to this garbage and doing something about it.
Add this to the fact that the Bush government has totally screwed up the recovery from Katrina and bodies are still being found, some are still unidentified and now just yesterday a new report shows that the Corps of Engineers are largely responsible for the breach of the levies, Abu Grabb, Gitmo, and more and the black eye on the American government is enormous.
It makes me want to weep to know that our friends to the south are going through such tough times and I think that it is their government and the media that are mainly responsible. However, nothing will change until the people stand up and take back their country, their freedom and their lives.
Someone needs to start telling the truth, which the government and media have not been doing for a long time now.
