while americans graple with the shock of enraged marines bursting into a couple homes, linning its occupants up and shooting them down in cold blood, proclaiming the worst attrocity of the war.......
the middle east is mostly silent....not that you would know here in the United States as most middle east news is censored out before you get to see it.
oddly, this bothers them, but not nearly as much as the prison abuse situation.
differant mind set. they expect to die at their enemies hands. they accept it.
however, trample on their pride, flush theri religion down the toliet, desicrate their holy areas.....and they are ready to do murder.
amazing how the two incidents affect the two people, us and the iraqies, in vastly differant ways. in one situation, americans barley raise an eyebrow, yet the muslim world is ready for war. in the other situation, americans are ready to hang our own, yet the muslim world barley raises an eyebrow.
lost on our western mentality is the idea that God is not created in OUR immage alone. we belive everyone thinks and reacts as we do, and as we would in a givern situation. this is a perfect example of the differant mindsets of two people half a world apart. as inconcievable as it is to us, their religion is more important than theri life. and just as inconcievable to them is how we value our life above EVERYTHING else, including degredation, morals, and religious values.
their ways disgust us. as our ways disgust them.
and neither side is willing to live and let live.
on with the bloodletting. the moral majority working...hard....for you.