Riverbend's Perspective

Riverbend’s perspective on the war did not surprise me. If anything she added proof to my thoughts on the war. Personally I have always viewed the reasons for this war to be ultimately idiotic. Puppets run both governments, the Americans and the Iraqis. The leaders of a country are supposed to be just and do what is best for their people. This is obviously not true in Iraq; maybe even in America. In fact, I feel as if there is no place that I can run away to that won’t have a corrupt government in the future. I feel sorry for Riverbend, and all the things her as well as everyone else living there, has to go through. I knew the American troops were not behaving properly in Iraq but I did not know it was to such a horrible extent. I don’t want to believe that American soldiers raid people’s houses and even kill the innocent. I know most of them are just following orders, yet those giving the orders out shouldn’t be committing such violent crimes.  I had no idea that the UN building there was bombed either. I decided to do some further research and look into it. CNN reports said that a lot of bodies were burned beyond recognition, and DNA tests had to be done in order to identify who they were. Just picturing this scene in my mind makes me feel nauseous. This sort of thing including, assassinations, kidnappings, and tortures aren’t uncommon there. I enjoyed Riverbend’s blog, as sad as it made me feel inside. I think it was wise of her to keep her identity a secret. Her newfound “Talent” surprised me a lot as well. I knew that different kinds of shootings and attacks where very common but I had no idea that people would get so accustomed to it that they would be able to identify what kind of weapon was fired and how far away it was just by hearing it. Crazy. I hope to never gain that kind of talent.