Sunday, April 24, 2005

Breakfast Fun Time Explosions

Ever had a wonderful breakfast interrupted by an attack? There you are eating your food in peace and some jerk feels the need to try and kill you. I mean MAN! What is your deal? Why do you have to bomb me and my friends? I like my eggs with pepper not mortars or car bombs.... You think these guys would have some manners ya know? Perhaps they don't realize that I want to get out of their country as much as they want me out. Well, perhaps not quite as much, I am not willing to blow myself up or do anything illegal to get out of here. Have you ever disliked what you were doing and the reasons for doing it, but knew that you had to keep doing it? That is how I feel. I am not about to disrespect my country which has given me so much by not completing my job and mission, but I do feel like we were lied to about our reasons for being here. For instance, I remember how big of a deal it was when I was here fighting in the war (during my first time here in 2003). We were looking for WMDs (weapons of mass destruction), and that was our MAIN goal. That is all our commanders talked about, and now the focus has changed to liberating Iraq. I am all for the liberation of Iraq, but lets be honest here... That isn't why we came in the first place (and our intel from the media and unclassified government reports show that there was no threat of WMDs) we came for those damn WMDs. It is a shame that they (the WMDs) aren't here for the sake of our damaged credibility. Now, why are we still here? Well I think that we DO need to stay here now that we have stirred this boiling pot and now it is bubbling over, but one thing I wish for is that our government would declare a timely schedule for pulling out and handing the Iraqis back their country. One thing I think would happen if we did that is the number of attacks would decrease. The reasoning behind this is that those groups that oppose American occupation (and lets be honest, we are OCCUPYING this country) would have a promise that is tangible of our departure. Perhaps then they could start focusing on more constructive things like how to rebuild their country and make it safe and beautiful once again instead of delaying our promised departure by attacking us. Now, I know that there are a lot of IFs here, but just think of what that would also do back home? How many families would breath that huge sigh of relief when they see their husbands, wives, sons, and daughters safely and permanently back home instead of still stirring that boiling volatile pot that is Iraq. There would be a greater chance of international aid that could come and take place of our departing forces, and the US burden (hundreds of billion of taxpayer's dollars) would finally have some much needed help to supply the Iraqis (instead of US corporations) with funds for the reconstruction of THEIR choice. Back home the effects would be dramatic, the president would INSTANTLY gain popularity (that he is currently lacking judging by the latest polls) and our economy would thrive again due to all those billions of dollars that would be staying in America instead of going to Halliburton. Well these are just some thoughts, of course they would need refining and help from others (not to mention actual political support), but I thing that THIS would be moving in the right direction, instead of our current trend of creating more and more enemies in foreign lands.

5 comments:

Stacy said...

I have struggled with the origins of this war. But things I know: 7 other countries information bureaus said the same as ours; I do take that seriously. I would not put anything past Saddam, if we find out that he moved his cache to Syria I would not be surprised. I know that what he and his sons were guilty of make serial killers and rapists look decent. I truly believe in my soul, that one day down the road, much will be revealed and all of the sacrifices will have been well worth it. But the genocide in Africa and what North Korea is up to should have taken precedence. I am a Bush supporter, I don't see myself leaving the Republican party anytime soon; but I know that they are not perfect, no one is. I do hope that you return to your family soon, and I am still planning on posting your one letter on my blog so my fellow conservative bloggers can see into you and your soul and how heartbroken you are. Take care.

JACK ARMY said...

Excellent comments, Stacy. The MSM told us about the WMDs before the war and didn't change that until a few months into it we couldn't find any. They refuse to acknowledge that they could have been moved.

Anyway, good luck to you, SGT Scott-Singley. I hope you and all your fellow Soldiers come home safe.

Anonymous said...

Hey soldier Zach, Who really knows and your willingness to question is inspiring. What if we never questioned? I do know if you were getting out when scheduled and not on stoploss you would feel better. It is so hard to be away from family and this being your second time and for at least a year. Love you son, xoxo

Nettie said...

Wow. I will only say that you have put together a wonderful site, with beautiful pictures and thought-provoking questions, and I hope you are able to keep it up.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Saddam had all those lovely WMDs and yet he chose not to use them when we invaded Iraq! Incredible! And then to top it all off, he chose to live in a hole in the ground. What sheer tactical brilliance that man displayed...
This war will go down as one of the biggest blunders of all time and, combined with the deficits, could even be the beginning of the end of the U.S. as a Super Power. Over 50% of the American people now believe invading Iraq was a BIG mistake, but the question is, what are we going to do about it. How much longer can we carry on this charade?