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[RC] RE:[RC] War with Iraq: A Pilots Perspective (long) - Sarah WThey protest for PEACE - no war, but yet they are fighting with the police, their own people. > Just so everyone is clear... not all of the protesters are fighting the police or being destructive. That is actually a very poor way to demonstrate beliefs IMO. I am a protester of this war, one of my vehicles bears a "no Iraq war" sticker, and I have participated in demonstrations in my city. And the philosophy at this point is to be as non-destructive as possible with our demonstrations - as I live right next to Mich. State Un., which has housed some of the stupidest student riots (over sports games, of all things) in the last few years - and the area is trying to recoop from that bad rep alone. Adding more negative just is not in our best interest. The reason I protest against this war is because I do not see justification. The whole "war on terrorism" is an impossible feat in itself - terrorism happens everywhere. Not to mention that America has had quite a few home grown terrorists that no one ever suspected or elliminated prior to their attacks - how do we expect to cease terrorist activity halfway across the globe?? Our actions have only provoked more suicide bombers, as they see it as a chance to draw attention to themselves. We made them famous because we gave them an excuse. The next matter is going after Iraq in the name of freedom... whose freedom are we defending? Certainly not our own - I highly doubt that Iraq's army had plans to invade the U.S. any time soon. Iraq's people never asked for us to step in. And now that we have stepped in, we are responsible to repair and rebuild their country - all the while our own coutry is suffering mass unemployment, economical hardships and stress, evironmental catastrophes, educational shutdowns, and the thousands of farmers facing bankruptcy because the government doesn't have the funds to help financially. Yet, we can justify spending millions (that we don't have) and losing good, young soldiers for a war created to make our president look good? There is more than enough proof, as nothing was found in Iraq that he claimed was there and his little jaunt in an Air Force plane, that this is nothing more than a publicity stunt on his own part. I am not voicing my opinion to start a debate or anything of the like - just to give you an idea for why I protest. My thoughts and blessings go to all of the families that have members over seas right now; it must be nerve racking to not know what exactly is going on or what to expect. But, I cannot support the efferts in the name of Mr. Bush - his decision to invade Iraq will be paid back by my generation (I'm only 22) and many generations to come, yet, he has the nerve to turn face away from our own people as schools are being shut down all over, farmers losing all they have worked for, and families losing their house and home due to the lack of jobs available. Just my own thoughts on that matter. Sarah Lansing, MI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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