I have just had a sit down read of Salam Pax's blog catch up entries and I must say that I am saddened and relieved and angry and scared. He captured a very small slice of what it was like to live through the short Iraqi war that has been going on. He also confirmed for me what I thought must be happening, CNN and MSNBC are to far left, Fox is to far right and all of them are slanted and sensationalizing the coverage. I was happy to see the that some of the things I thought impossible to believe were true(fall of the statue) and sad to hear that the Iraqi people did not all embrace the change. I understand, as best I can. If this were not to have happened, the house across the street would not have burned for 3 days and you would not have had 15 guns pointed at you all at once. How can that be something to wish for! As it turns out I think Salam is starting to see the good that could come out of this. Saddam was a bad man and now half of Iraq is starting to say it, but why not everyone? Look to yourself for the answer there. Do you know someone who in this day and age is racist? I know that my grandparents were to a degree. They may not have freely said as much but you could tell. Why? That is what they grew up with, what was put into thier heads from day one to day 9001! What would you say if tomorrow you were told the sky is actually red and not blue? Would it not be impossible for you to say red red red when you are thinking, nothing has changed and it is still blue? Over time things will normalize and even though I do not know Salam I wish him and his family and friends well. Please stay safe and thank you for what I believe is the most informative and best thing I have read or heard in all the coverage and news on the war.
