Three Americans among 4 civilians killed in Iraq
Stand or Run Away
Three Americans among 4 civilians killed in Iraq
Residents hang bodies from bridge
In every conflict situation in life we have two choices: stand and fight or run away. Times such as these are inevitable - no matter how much we would like to pretend like they aren’t. There are many people in our nation who would say that we have no business in Iraq… that we are wrong for having a military presence there. I think this situation proves otherwise. The forces at work in Iraq which are behind terrorist events like these have to be stopped. Intentionally targeting civilians, intentionally killing innocent people is wrong. Period. There is no argument to this point. Such terrorist activity must be stopped. We can stand by and say, “we shouldn’t get involved, it’s not our business”. But the fact is, such remarks are based in fear. Fear that our lives might be on the line for the issue of right and wrong. Fear that our children might have to fight and die for what’s right. Fear that our comfort might be upset by standing up against evil. Fears that exist in every one of us.
However, fear of the consequences of doing what’s right is not an excuse to do wrong. We have a choice. We can stand and fight against the people who would gloatingly hang the bodies of murdered innocent civilians from the side of a bridge, or we can cower and turn away until our choice is taken away and they’re hanging our people from our own bridges in the U.S. We can’t afford to harbor any delusions… one way or another, eventually we will have to fight or die. Those who say otherwise paint pretty pictures that have no basis in reality. It’s time to face reality.
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