War in Iraq and fallout

Posted on | June 29, 2007 | Comments Off

When the Iraq invasion began – years ago now – I was in the UK. The protests against UK involvement were enormous. Shortly after that I was in Barcelona the day after the Madrid train bombing and was lucky enough to see the protests there. I wish to hell they had succeeded. Soldiers were sent and now many of those men and women have died far from home. Their families alone after the deaths. If only we could wave a magic wand and return time so different decisions could be made.

Here in Canada, our soldiers are dieing in Afghanistan. While they are doing a job we sent them to do, the idiots here in Toronto are busy making sure their politically correct little lives are on display. There was a debate here in town over the display of yellow ribbons, to show the troops we are thinking of them. The politically correct brigade wanted the ribbons removed because it was felt it was an overt display of support for the war. They lost this battle. Reason prevailed and the ribbons will remain. Supporting the men and women far from home is not the same as supporting a war. Mature people can separate out the two.

This originally started out as a rant about the war etc. But it became a bit maudlin. And a bit confusing. I guess it all stems from my own sense of not knowing what I believe. I can’t resolve my own conflicts about the men and women dieing in Afghanistan (I never agreed with the invasion of Iraq – ill conceived and smelt of Bush’s lust to prove what macho cowboy he is.) and the Taliban.

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