Just like back home, all the TV shows here have been about the Virginia Tech shooting. It was a terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to the victims. They are in my prayers .I am disappointed to see that the “blame game” has started already and, sadly, I see that many politicians are already cashing in on the terrible event.
Congress shut down and tearful speeches were given—all for the benefit of the pollsters and the media. Look at some of the people that are “grieving” so loudly. Do they grieve for the 30+ innocent Iraqis that are killed every day? What about the 300,000 that Saddam murdered? Sounds like a case of selective grieving to me.
These are good people over here and they have been through a lot. I guess that most of the professional “grievers” back home don’t see it that way. Are the Iraqis any less human? Do they not feel pain and suffering? Or do they only grieve when it is advantageous? I saw one prominent politician talking about the shooting and tears were in his eyes. Just the other day, he said that the war was a mistake and that we should have never invaded. OK, by invading, we stopped a murderous dictator that killed 10,000 times as many innocent people. Is it just me or is the hypocrisy blinding? If you were to take some of these grieving anti war politicians’ words at face value—then they would be demanding that we do more to end the sectarian violence that is killing so many innocent people—not advocating running away and letting the slaughter continue. But I’m just a guy on the ground—what do I know?
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I guess you are seeing what I, too, see. We Americans are generous and sympathetic, but don't feel our obligations go beyond our own borders. This is why I leave for Zambia and Mozambique next week: to see first hand how our brothers and sisters in Africa are suffering and to come home and raise more money for the orphanages! Aunt Arlis
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