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?
