U.S. probes shooting at Fallujah mosque
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
This MSNBC report concerns the shocking story of a Marine who shot a wounded Iraqi. I know that there will be those who say: It's war. It's only one Marine. The problem is that I will not lay the blame at the feet of that Marine. I will not lay the blame at the feet of his immediate commander. The blame must be placed at the feet of our entire nation.
These soldiers are trained to hate and kill the "enemy". And who is the enemy? The answer is: whoever our nation feels is the enemy that day. We are told to "kill all the terrorists". Our nation is told to go about our daily routines but "be afraid", THEY are out to hurt us because we "love freedom". It is always us against them. We just have to remember : to that Iraqi who watched and felt that last round of bullets, those Marines were THEM.
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