War in Iraq, a Soldier's View

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26-Jun-03 1:08 PM

Well the Army just burned enough food to feed a starving village for a week. They cleaned up the MKIT and got rid of all the extra food they had; our guys were helping to clean up and they had a bunch of food that we were told to “Get rid of”, there was enough food for about 3000 meals so we asked where they wanted it. They said they usually just burn it. We thought that was a huge waste, especially when we’ve seen so many people begging for food. So we asked if we could give it to the locals; they said that we’d have to ask Civil Affairs if it was ok.

We asked Civil Affairs and they told us to get back to them, then when they got back to us they told us to burn the food. They don’t want to give the food to the people because like a dog they would keep coming back expecting more.

SO WHAT!!!!!

That food could have fed a small village well for a few days; if they only ate as much as they usually do then it probably would have lasted as much a two weeks. No wonder poor people are starving all over the world; the rich are burning their food because they don’t want people to bother them.

I can’t believe how easily Americans turn their heads away from the problems of the world. We’re quick to fight to save people from oppression but then just as quickly we turn our backs on the people we just “Liberated”.

All this deployment seems to do is make me hate my own country. How messed up is that?