Riverbend

I enjoyed reading the Baghdad Burning blog posts. It is rare to read the experiences of a person on the other side of the war. In one of the posts, that author mentions that the invasion into Iraq was uncalled for since Iraq had no involvement with Al-Qaeda. She also stated that they pitied Americans for the lives lost in the Twin Tower attacks, and were also enraged at the fact that Muslim fundamentalists had orchestrated the attack.  The author concludes her post by asking: “How does the death of 3,000 Americans and the fall of two towers justify the horrors in Iraq when not one of the people involved with the attack was Iraqi?” This question is the million dollar question that no one seems to be able to answer. We never received a concrete answer for our continued involvement oversees. I never agreed with the U.S. entering the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars, and reading this post makes it clear that the other side is as amazed and confused at the actions of the United States. Upon reading her other blog posts, I began to imagine how my life would be different if I was in her shoes. I can’t imagine having to constantly be watchful of suspicious activity every time I went outside. Also, having to deal with the changes in the streets must be difficult. The streets were so damaged that they were no longer identified by name, instead the areas were identified by craters where the missiles exploded or by where certain people were killed. Another point the author made, was the difficulty acquiring certain items such as gas or electricity after the war began. This blog really points out the changes in the author’s life when the war started in her home country. I’m surprised I had not heard of this blog prior to hearing about it in class.