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When Attacking is Helping

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Hey everyone, it's me, dory1!

I read an article written by Kalei in the Times a few weeks ago -- it was about the war in Iraq, and I really disagreed with it.

I was astonished about what she said about Iraq. I think it might be greedy to say that all the money should be spent on America. Look at Iraq and the thousands starving and dying when Saddam was ruling. Look at the little children and their faces when they were dying because of the heat and because of hunger.

Some girls 14 or older are just starting in the sixth grade because they couldn't go to school when Saddam ruled. It seems like all of the people are suffering from something.

The reason President Bush sent us to war was because of the hatred and pain in Iraq. Iraq started it first when they hit the Twin Towers in New York. (Editor's Note: I'm sorry to interrupt, but we need to make a correction here: Iraq had nothing to do with the attacks on 9/11.  Until somebody proves a connection, we've got to be clear on this.  Even President Bush has said that 9/11 was not Iraq or Saddam Hussein's fault.)

When the troops went to Iraq, they saw how many people were dying. President Bush decided if we won the war we would help Iraq by helping them start a new government. When Iraq's new government is all set up in the future, maybe we may be in need of help one day. Maybe because of our assistance to Iraq they will help us when we have a drought, famine, war, etc. Just by helping them we made a big difference, I believe. And it could make a big difference in the future.

So, all I'm saying is that we should help people when they need a lot of help and maybe one day when we need a lot of help those people might help us for helping them.

Well, that's a wrap! Don't go greedy and say all the money for poor, poor Iraq should be spent on America!

dory1


Editor's Note: I'm afraid that not everyone in Iraq feels that America is helping them, even some of the people who hated Saddam Hussein.  Some people would say that invading foreigners trigger more terrorism than anything else -- they would call what the U.S. did "continuing the cycle of violence."  When do you think violence is justified, and when is it unjustified?  Why?

 

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