tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post114877739199140711..comments2023-10-25T01:00:18.534-07:00Comments on Flip Flops & Umbrellas: Does anyone notice anymore?JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-1149096342840874982006-05-31T10:25:00.000-07:002006-05-31T10:25:00.000-07:00I saw a man on a primetime-esque show last week. H...I saw a man on a primetime-esque show last week. He has come back from Iraq with paralyzed legs and will always be confined to a wheelchair. The reporter asked why he joined the military in the first place. After 9/11 he saw Bush standing on Ground Zero making a speech about how the men that were responsible for this would be punished. So, he signed up to go to Afghanastan to fight these guys...Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523318718290287586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-1148971800839419432006-05-29T23:50:00.000-07:002006-05-29T23:50:00.000-07:00Jenny- I heard about this last week on NPR and th...Jenny- I heard about this last week on NPR and thought it was attrocious. I don't think the US has made Iraq any better or any safer than it ever was, probably worse. They don't even have reliable electricity. I heard a fascinating journalist interviewed by Diane Rehm last week who has been over there for a while. He's actually of arabic descent, so he's gotten into a lot of places and has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-1148920338198848182006-05-29T09:32:00.000-07:002006-05-29T09:32:00.000-07:00I'm not doubting the truth in that. The article I ...I'm not doubting the truth in that. The article I linked talked about US Military killing innocent civilians, unarmed civilians, not suicide bombings, which of course is also trajic and sad. This US occupation over there has just made the rest of the world more aware of the unstability of the region. But really, how much good or change is the US govt really making over there? Thanks for the JRVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-1148915399337680622006-05-29T08:09:00.000-07:002006-05-29T08:09:00.000-07:00the suicide bombers are not a product of US invasi...the suicide bombers are not a product of US invasion, have they increased due to the US occupation? -probably. <BR/><BR/>My sisters boyfriend who was raised in isreal talks about growing up that there were always bombings, buses, people ect. He grew up not trusting anyone looking like and Arab. He talks of how security is EVERYWHERE. Outside shopping malls, inside restaurants, at the movies..Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16822720865388103513noreply@blogger.com