why do brave iraqi 'soldiers' cowardly bomb their own people? is it the brave soldiers who behead women? how many mass graves have been found that hold iraqis? fine brave soldiers who wear masks...i'm not for the war, but the atrocities done by the few against the many are quite memorable...

like i said baby---not my war----i was all for fuel alternatives back in the 80s when jimmy was in office-here it is near 30 years later, and , well, you know, here we all are....the thing is, ANY action taken is short-lived re: oil , as it IS a finite resource with many scientists believing we have reached the 'halfway' point of production---meaning, from here on out, we are milking a dying cow---there is a GLOBAL need to devise new technologies---not only for energy, but for food, and the most DEADLY when not available, water. We are many on a finite resource---many have envisioned a parched, arid desert where now there may be food belts and tropics-----if humanity, as a WHOLE, cannot figure out that unless we all work together, we will all die together, then surely this will be our fate. We have such promise, such noble places in our hearts, that it is hard to believe we have equal footing in brutality and cruelty. NO ONE has the patent on these traits. It is up to us, this generation, to ensure our grandchildren will have a shot at a life that is free of sickness, hatred, nationalism, and greed. You must know there are millions of americans who do not want this war, who do not want the bloodshed, who understand the ramifications of our actions, and do not agree with the actions of this government. The soldiers that are there were deployed , in the beginning, to shut down the harsh dictatorship of saddam hussien. If you remember, there was the deadly work of chemical ali, and the internal terror of uday and cusay. There was talk saddam was going to use such force and tactics across other borders. We went in nobly and got caught in a quagmire. The whole affair was unbelievably mismanaged, and the leadership was too committed to their own bullshit to back off. And now, the whole thing is just out of hand.
I do not understand the concept of murdering the helpless of your own population to further a cause---is that not rule by fear and intimidation? It is like cutting off your leg, to bleed to death, because someone slapped you. You change a mind by changing the heart---brutality only begets a heart that becomes watchful for your weakness.
Beheading women for daring to want to have a life that is not ruled and controlled by someone else is hardly the same as sociopathic murderous children. Those are isolated incidents decried by anyone not afflicted with mental illness, as opposed to state sanctioned 'punishments'.
i would hardly call those trying to build or help build a school, or electrical access, or roads, or homes or hospitals are guilty of being traitors to the iraqis.
We can trade these kinds of discussions all day long, but it would not be in the spirit of the thread. How can we stop the madness?