Even indirectly. Not as if you’re actively taking part, to my knowledge.

For events surrounding Fallujah, I’m sure there are plenty of “news” sources you can check.

Having reread the earlier postings, I see now that there is NO link from the wedding story to the “mercy killing” story. I misread something earlier and thought that such a link was being implied. Actually, the wedding story was an example of the chaos the war has created in Iraq. See comment #16.

I don’t defend any actions that soldiers do in Iraq. Nor do I defend the suicide bombers, the snipers, the torturers, the kidnappers, or the beheaders. If snipers are firing on you, that is dangerous and soldiers shoot back. Sometimes they may hit the wrong target. But if no one was attacking them, I doubt they would be strapping bombs to themselves and blowing up innocent Iraqis. That is the difference.
They are not trying to do evil things to people without first being acted upon.

Wood makes many statements subject to questioning for accuracy.
His own website partner, J. Matthew, said this about one of his
earlier Iraq war statements: “I hate it when one messed up liberal does something stupid ” That says a lot when your own people condem you for making arguments that are false, overly general, and full of hyperbole.

Uh, if you mean do I alternate my support of Bush with every post then I say it depends on what issue you’re talking about. I’ve said before that I don’t agree with everything that Republicans stand for, nor do I disagree with everything other parties stand for.

Uh, if you mean did I think it was strange to be mentioned in a thread I have refrained from pariticipating in, then yeah, it was a little strange…

Uh, what did you mean?

Comment by HareTrinity — 12/16/2004 @ 7:02 pm

WOW! I must have made an impression (good or bad- probably more of the latter) on someone if my name is mentioned in a thread I have yet to participate in thus far. Now THAT’S pretty cool!

Yeehaw! Does this up my status or something???

And LaKesha, clear this up for me: Are you still just kidding about everything that you’re saying, or are you serious now, and if you say you’re serious now, how do we know that you’re now kidding?

Debbie and LaKesha, if you would like to take this as evidence that Peregrin Wood was trying to sway opinion in some way (unless or until he decides to clarify what incident he might have meant or whether he was mistaken or whatever) that is your prerogative.

However, as HareTrinity suggests, all this flap about who wrote what or how seems kind of trivial when set against two incidents (just two out of however many) where American troops fired upon and killed unarmed civilians, including children. The same day or months apart, does it really make a difference?

If these events don’t make it crystal clear what a tragic disaster this war is, I suspect nothing will.

(And yes, any number of incidents could be furnished in which Iraqis did evil things to American citizens, or citizens of other nations. Violence begets violence begets violence. My conclusion remains the same: it is a tragic, disastrous mistake for us to be there.)