PHOTO CREDIT: Associated Press-Hadi MizbanMy thoughts are with the victims and families of the victims in these days after the Virginia Tech massacre. I can not even imagine what it must have been like to go through such horror and I wish that I could give a hug to everyone of those students, teachers and family members. However, let us not forget that massacres like this are occurring everyday in Iraq:
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Police in Ramadi uncovered 17 decomposing corpses buried beneath two schoolyards in a district that until recently was under the control of al-Qaida fighters. At least 85 people were killed or found dead across the country Tuesday.
GOI: And today:
BAGHDAD - Four large bombs exploded in mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 160 people and wounding scores as violence climbed toward levels seen before the U.S.-Iraqi campaign to pacify the capital began two months ago.
GOI: CNN is now reporting that the count is up to at least 170 since this story was posted on MSN.com. That's nearly six times more then the Virginia Tech murders and yet the news is barely mentioning it. In fact, at least 255 Iraqis have been killed in the last two days alone. It's sad how Americans see the life of another American more precious than that of anyone else.
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6 comments:
It's a dark world these days. I often feel like Alice fallen down the rabbit hole.
I don't believe Americans think less of Iraqi casualties, I think the media and administration think less of them. It's sad.
Americans are worried about Americans first and foremost. Many see a killing of an American far worse than the murder of 200 Iraqis. That's just the way it is. No matter what you do, the American people don't want to believe that anything resembling violence interfering with their lives. Virginia Tech shatters that belief. Go to Joe C's blog to see more debate on this.
Those other people aren't marally and intellectually superior like us 'Murkins.
James, An important post. Wonderful, even.
If we can hold in our minds these truths: (1) The VT massacre was enormously horrible and (2) The equivalent of the VT massacre is happening every day in Iraq, a country 1/12th the size of the USA.
We must not lose empathy and desire for a way to peace in Iraq. What the common people are going through there is worse than the Dark Ages, worse than a Killing Field.
Tom said:
(2) The equivalent of the VT massacre is happening every day in Iraq
Not quite.
The last U.N. report found that 34,452 civilians were killed last year, including 6,376 in November and December. That's a little more than 94 civilians killed every day, on average.
It's the equivalent of 3 VTs every day in Iraq.
Fashion Girl:
Yeah Alice fallen down the rabbit whole is right!! Damn what a crazy world.
Yeah the media certainly is a major part of the problem along with the admin. but I do think a lot of Americans could care less about Iraqis.
Brent:
Well said.
U Liberal:
God Bless A'Murika!!
Tom:
Thanks, I thought it was an important issue as well. Yes, every life is sacred.
Lynne:
Thanks for putting it into it's proper perspective.
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