http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3130300
It was pretty obvious from the start that the stories about her did not add up.
The army and media was looking for heroes early on in the war and accordingly rumours became full fledged press stories wich were accepted as fact.
Not old enough to drink, barely old enough to vote, at an age where people should be learning about life and its pitfalls, younger then most of you here.
Yet tens of thousands of people her age, people who in civilian life aren’t trusted by their elders are expected to restore order in a country that is very hostile to them.
I cant imagine what those soldiers must go trough, nor can I imagine what the life of ordinary Iraqi´s must be like right now.
People that age can be very cruel, as witnessed by some of the disturbing footage I have witnessed of the treatment of Iraqi PoW´s or even during regular round ups.
Yet somehow you cant blame it on these kids, the cruelty they display is a direct product of the situation they have been placed in, a situation and circumstances wich they have not asked for.
In this era of soundbites and headlines its too easy to miss both the bigger picture as well as the daily drama´s faced by millions of people.
Sadly it seems that that is exactly whats going on.
I wish the best for both the kids serving in Iraq for the US army as well as the people of Iraq itself who have suffered under the hands of a brutal dictator for several decades and are now suffering under an occupation which seems based on false pretense.
I hope these words didn’t offend anyone.
