Friend with relative in Iraq. Says most suicide bombers are men who have

[Sara Beverley]

lost their families to the US bombing and invasion. Some women are among those being readied also, especially the ones who have lost children and spouses. If this is the case, since we have killed so many civilians as a result of our "shock and awe" the supply of suicide bombers seems to be unending.

God, I detest this administration and the people who pushed for this war!

[youngred]

1. of course

that "collateral damage" has feelings and isn't likely to welcome as liberators the people who destroyed their families. The arrogance of assuming absolute power and overwhelming force would take care of everything is coming back to bite all of us in the ass.

[Sanity Claws]

2. They have nothing left to lose

[daydreamer]

4. If my kids were killed

I would be crazy too.

[skylarmae]

7. me too, my only thouht would be for revenge..n/t

[knight_of_the_star]

8. Those are the most dangerous people to fight

The Soviets learned that the hard way in their attempted invasion of Finland in 1940, in the words of one Russian soldier, "They were fighting like dead men whose only desire was to kill us." Then the Germans learned that when they invaded during Barbarossa. Then they learned it again in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Then the Arabs learned that in the first Arab-Israeli war. And now we have to learn the SAME THING THE HARD WAY yet again! Isn't history a REQUIREMENT at West Point?

[Sara Beverley]

12. You forgot Afghansitan and Viet Nam.

It's called "history!"

[xultar]

3. An endless supply ahe? Is that why Powell admitted that it won't end

he probably heard this also.

[madrchsod]

5. wouldn`t you? i know i would

do everything i could to avenge my family.

[TWiley]

15. Unfortunately, the average christian freeper

does not have the balls to strap on a bomb.

If they did, then we could save money by buying bombs for all the Christian Freepers to wear, and send them to the war they wanted.

[Jim__]

6. Strange how after you kill someone's family, ...

it's quite difficult to win over their heart.

[TWiley]

9. I hate them too

<<God, I detest this administration and the people who pushed for this war!>>

And, I don't care how many times they go to church. They are still a bunch of assholes.

[Chipper Chat]

11. And the (white) church-goers keep saying "I'd rather fight them over there

than fight them in our streets."
God, I am so SICK of hearing that - from my neighbors, on Fox, and on right-wing blogs.
Translation: Kill all Arab scum - and while you are at it, dear troops, take out a few blacks, gays, and Jews while you're at it.

[TWiley]

14. Have you considered the stupidity of their statements?

It implies several things.

1) Hussein planned to invade America militarily
2) An Iraqi Navy powerful enough to get past US warships.
3) An army big enough to conquer New York.
4) Logistical capability to support troops on foreign soil.
5) An economy capable of supporting this war for decades.

All this would be necessary for an alleged Iraqi invasion of America to take "their" war to the quiet farm community of freeperville for the sole purpose of kicking their stupid asses.

Their reasoning is racist and segregationist. "If I see a black man in my neighborhood, then I have Gawds permission to kill him before he has the chance to rob me and rape white women. It is better to kill them in the slums than it is to allow them the opportunity to get out."

I am genuinely ashamed to be dragged into yet another bush family (and not American) atrocity.

[VaYallaDawg]

10. Looks like they got the war they pushed for.

Let's just hope (pray) the carnage will end soon -- immediately would be best.

[Tinoire]

13. People who have anything to live for don't strap bombs to their bodies

and take themselves out at the same time. I can't even imagine the amount of despair, anger & determination it takes to do such a thing.

There's karma coming from this that I want no part of!