Originally Posted by DirkaDirka
Originally Posted by chevyfireball
For some strange reason my country had soldiers in Iraq & are still sending more to Afghanistan too, suporting an American war for oil, thinly disguised as a war on terrorism. My daughter is a soldier and I pray she doesn't get sent over there.
As the great Bruce Sprinsteen once said, "Don't believe everything your govt tells you. Putting your faith in your govt will get you killed."
The sad thing is that this is what ignorant people think is the reason why we are over in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have personally seen with my own eyes how the peope in Iraq have changed since we been over here. They went from being scared chitless of even walking down the street during the day to being able to have drinks with their friends at night and not have to worry bout getting killed. When we finally caught Saddam everybody was celebrating. We are over here fighting to keep OUR country free and to be able to live in poeace and not have to live in fear.
Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does waging a "war" in someone elses country(middle east) maintain ones freedom etc, in their home country (USA)