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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Those who have read my posts over the long haul might remember that I believe(d) that this is an ill conceived adventure that we shouldn't have done in the first place.
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Due to these recent events, I have changed my perspective on this. At first, I was so optimistic about what was going on. The reintegration NCO (he gets barracks and stuff ready for return) came back a couple weeks ago, and we had a nice chat about what's going on, and that has totally made me rethink. He said that after being there, he can understand why Sadaam killed everyone! (And, you'll have to forgive me in advance, but I feel mean and selfish now!)
Those people don't care about anything. They have only known violence since the beginning of their existence, it will be impossible to 'educate' them. They view the demise of Sadaam as an opening in the power chain. The men live a life of self-centered indulgence. They rule their woman, and any other women that may cross their path. My husband said that a soldier waved to a girl (probably about 15), and she then got beat with a stick by her LITTLE brother...they guessed 11. I also heard that most of the men have a boyfriend as well as a wife. The wives are solely for reproduction. My husband is an MP and saw some pretty disturbing things...along the lines of a Michael Jackson sleep over. Which he said he's found is VERY common.
There is so much more I could share with you all, but it just disturbs me to think that we are trying to help these people! They seem to be perfectly content to kill themselves, so why don't we just let them! We need to start practicing some isolationism! UGH!
Again, it's been a rough week for me, but this little rant helped! Thanks for everyone's support!
aj
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