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Nalinaksha responds to Bishnu Dey Re:
My
Thoughts on the War with Iraq [Bishnu Dey]
I do not know why this war with Iraq is one I cannot come to grips with! Why do I not feel happy, the way I did when the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was being pounded? There was immense joy in watching the Taliban mullahs being hog-tied and huddled in cages, where they indeed deserved to be!
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Even as I readily concede that Saddam Hussein is a despot and a cold blooded murderer, I still can't convince myself that these actions justify the untold....
[BD]
I am a citizen of a free nation and I am also a proud citizen of this wonderful country, which I chose to be my adopted motherland.
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I breathed the air upon arrival to this land many years ago and heaved a sigh of relief; at last I am free! I am free! I was glad to escape from the clutches of the oppressive political system in India run by the Congress mafia, which offered nothing but corruption, despair and pain to its thriving mass of uncounted millions. I was lucky, so I thought when I set foot upon the land of the free and the home of the brave! Home of the brave, yes - but land of the free? I don't know. I am so confused! I love this country, I love the wonderful people, but I am also saddened that 70% of the people feel that the war is justified. I know how caring the people of this land are, and how much they feel for the sanctity of human lives! But, I am saddened to see the apathy and the general sense of complacency in their display of nationalism at the expense of humanism. Perhaps they are afraid to speak out, perhaps they are apprehensive of letting their feelings known, and perhaps they are like me fearful of being branded as unpatriotic, should they voice their opinion against this mindless war. This war has torn me; this war has shaken me apart.
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Little did I imagine that all hopes, aspirations and the tranquility of the 21st century would soon come to a crushing halt as I remained transfixed to the tube, watching the twin towers of human civilization go down in a rubble of smoke and dust, the fateful morning of 9/11. The perpetrators of that horrible crime probably envisioned this outcome and much worse, but did they really care for the untold misery that their brutal actions would...
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No, all Muslims are not terrorists, nor are they deserving of the scorn and suspicion that many are subjected to. In fact, the Muslims are the biggest victims of the scourge that befall upon them. This is what happens when religion is used as a tool of governance and when people fail to perceive the hidden dangers in allowing the clergy to decide the course of nations. I wonder, how a mass of humanity comprising of a billion plus individuals be so easily be brainwashed by the Kazis, Mullahs, and Imams to accept such degrading, hateful, and intolerant teachings to be the words of God!
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In the end, I know that my country will be victorious in this endeavor, but this be very costly and there is a hefty price that will accompany this victory. The world is indeed "shocked and awed" by the display of might and superiority of our airpower and technology, but at the same time there will be a chilling effect on the rest of the world as to what this triumph really establishes. Is this the "new world order" that we all talked about at the turn of the last century following the demise of the Soviet empire? I am afraid that now in the eyes of many my country will not appear as a beacon of civility, nor will be perceived as a champion of freedom; rather a bully whose mantra is "my way, or no way"! In ending, I would like to state unequivocally that I am in full support of the lead my country has taken in eradicating this world of the scourge of Islamic fanaticism. I also support my country's drive in removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. I hope that this war is over soon, and...
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