Al Qaeda Says They Kidnapped Soldiers as "Pay-back"
Let's Rethink the "No Negotiations" Rule
The Abeer Oassim al-Janabi girl was fourteen at the time. Let me say that one more time. She was fourteen when she was raped, murdered, and her family members were murdered. Five of our military personnel were charged with the crimes.
WTF, America? I understand that the news of the crimes is not a new story, and I say that because it seems to be one of the most important things on Americans' minds when they read a news article - "Well, that's nothing new." Hopefully I can hold the blood-thirsties' attention span for a bit, considering that the warning from Al Qaeda is a fairly new story.
You know, we're told that we are going to help these people - well, that's what the President said our reason for still being in Iraq is, but who freaking knows anymore? We think our service men and women will uphold the united beliefs, not to mention laws, of our country. Then something like this happens. Are we trying to aid a country that has been under tyrannical rule or are we trying to take the tyrant's place?
I do not agree with the kidnapping of soldiers who have had nothing to do with the crimes for which they seek their vengeance. But I do have a solution, perhaps an idea that may allow the United States to negotiate the release of the soldiers.
Offer Al Qaeda a trade. Give them the monsters who were convicted of the crimes against the girl and her family. I will no longer call the rapist/murderers American soldiers. Trade the bastards to Al Qaeda in exchange for the innocent three soldiers' release.
This would serve two purposes: justice would be served, and our servicemen and women that have a potential for cruelty would think twice about the way they treat the people they are suppose to be helping.
Published by Jeanne Sparks-Carreker
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3 Comments
Post a CommentI can't disagree with you about the trade idea, if AQ would actually live up to their end (doubtful) -- except it might lead to more kidnappings and demands to trade them for people they define as criminals and we define as people who have done their sworn duty. The kidnap thing haunts me every day; I have a brother in Afghanistan, my husband rides subs and is frequently overseas in danger, and my son is joining the Marines. As terrible as the thought of their possibly dying over there is, the idea that they might be kidnapped and tortured to death is -- so very much worse.
No kidding, Sundance! If they made sense only half the time, our three boys would be home eating supper about right now. Deez, I hear you - no peace is bad and no war is good. It's just a shame our leaders view it a necessary evil in order to pad their proverbial pockets. If they worked only a fourth as hard at solving problems in the country the were elected to serve, instead of creating problems in countries who don't really want their input anyhow, America would be as great as we use to believe it could be when we trusted their BS and unfortunately put them in office. War is a crime, no matter how you f'in slice it, to modernize Hemmingway's words, if you will (grin).
Hey Cass, I am in complete agreement with you. The only prolem with your suggestion is that it makes sense, and there is just no way the politicians can comprehend anything that makes sense.