Originally Posted by rastaFarai

Wow, it's amazing how I've showed compassion towards the men and women who are serving and have served this country - and I've been blasted for it because I feel that they should be serving for a REAL cause. They joined to sacrifice their lives for a meaning. Not for the president's and other ranking individuals and corporations financial gains.

Who has been manipulated? Me? 68% of americans? I would fully support a search for Bin Laden. Tell me - why are our troops in Iraq? Answer that simple question, since I seem to know little about the situation and I am spouting out of my piehole. LOL.

Careful what you say also, you don't know my history. I was no more than a few years old when US soldiers came to Grenada where I was living and took my mother out of my home and arrested her because she wa son a "list" they had that associated her with the current leader Morris Bishop. While soldiers held guns to my head (because me as a 5 yr old was a threat) - I stood and watched. Luckily someone realized it was a mistake and let her go hours later. Don't tell me I've never lived it - I've been on the other side of it.

Point is, I could have had a much different point of view on "Americans" and their soldiers. But instead of blaming the soldiers I blame the powers that be, and have even since moved to this country from Canada. Even now I'm expressing my concern for the lives of US soldiers that are in Iraq.