Blogging for Freedom

The majority of the people of Iraq follow the Shia branch of Islam. This makes them Shi'ites, the same religiousity as Hezbollah and Lebanese Muslims. As Israel continues to pound Lebanon, compounding the suffering and martyrdom of Shi'ite civilians, the Shia majority in Iraq are protesting en masse and burning Israeli and American flags.  Even though our politicians endlessly cite Iran and Syria as terrorist states, what have they done? They've put 135,000 American troops right smack in the middle of it all. 135,000 potential hostages.  It's like Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld served up 135,000 US troops on a plate and  presented them to the enemy.  They sure did make it easy for the terrorists, they don't have to come all the way over here to kill us. We're in their backyard.

We all thought it was dangerous for our troops in Iraq before July 12, 2006. That ain't nothin' compared to the hostility and anger directed toward us now, day 24 in the very public annihilation of the Lebanon country.  The whole world is watching and getting more and more outraged.  Protests in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Phillipines, Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut. Millions of people around the world now calling "Death to Israel" "Death to America". That can't be good.