Japanese Hostages in Iraq

[strandinthewind]

Nope - they sure do not. they are like a pack of feral dogs. I think this is somewhat dispositive of what we are up against. A wild, highly religious, uneduated people whose goals are not in any way related to the goals of the US people in that the US people for the most part want peace and we sort of take democracy for granted or at least have become complacent with it. Conversley, the common Iraqi has been severely repressed socially, economically, in their education - they turn to their religion and its leaders for instruction. Their religious leader across the different religions see this time as the time to seize power. Thus, some of the apparently disingenuous religious, power hungry ones are setting the wnwashed and uneducated masses out for blood.

I pray in my heart and to God this can be changed. Otherwise, this is just the beginning.