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In reply to the discussion: Magical thinking [View all]iamthebandfanman
(8,127 posts)there are plenty of other reasons to be one of those lol ...
I just disagree with your stance in this instance. Ive wanted the united states to taking leading role in a lot of places , especially Africa, at bringing stability and peace...
and while it breaks my heart to think people lost their lives, i still believe what we did in bosnia and in Kosovo will show on the right side of history for what we did... just wish we had done more to be honest. anyone who doesn't get their heart broken watching women get shot in the forehead or raped behind a building just doesn't have one. i hate violence just everyone here id imagine does.. but non-violence just doesn't always work if you want change and people wont bend. asking the serbians to please stop didn't work. if you look just at our nations history, youll see violence was used ALOT to get workers rights. sometimes people just don't react to peaceful methods.
*I AM NOT ADVOCATING VIOLENCE, PEACE IS ALWAYS THE BEST WAY*
I respect your opinion because i know its in good faith and conviction.. how could I not.. after everything that happened with Iraq ... hell, I was right here with you guys being angry about the whole ordeal... I still remember the loud drums in 2002 and listening to mike malloy... frankly I was terrified at what was going on...
i just hope that folks will at least show me some forgiveness for my stance on Syria and understand that its held with good intent .. i am not a war monger and im certainly not blood thirsty.
this whole thing has made me very upset, honestly.