The American bastards

[...] Sugar, from Syria, links to a video featuring footage made by US soldiers in Iraq and comments: “Well, it’s not like it’s the first time we hear or see such videos about those American soldiers who they say are liberating Iraq and protecting America from terrorists. Instead….all what they did, is humiliating the Iraq people and especially little innocent children….I am really speechless….” Posted by Amira Al Hussaini Share This [...]

I haven’t watched the whole video, the first part is bad enough and made me feel ashamed so I just stopped watching. As an American I am embarrassed, ashamed of the behavior of these “boys”. They are like the idiots on the playground or the fraternity boys playing pranks at school, not realizing the damage done to another persons feelings. What jerks. Clueless. There are people in any society you would not want to know. Don’t judge all Americans by a few misguided ones. My personal apologies to all. If they had any sense, they would be teaching them to say “Praise to the great nation of Iraq”. Which it has been through much of history and will be again. Don’t let a few stupid people represent everyone, in any society.

Sugar, I am an American. These guys are disgusting and ignorant, and I am ashamed of them. But, let me ask you this: Should we also judge all Muslims and all Iraqis by the actions of a few? The person who so carefully edited these clips together is clearly on a propagandist mission with their own agenda. Perhaps you are, too. If so, then my question is wasted on you.

Jackson and Jeff, Thanks for your comments. You provide a valid and rational point of view. You can’t judge a whole nation, or religion or ethnicity by the actions of a few. Doing so is not only blatant ignorance, but also outright racism. I don’t think anyone in their right mind would think all Americans are terrible people because of what these soldiers did. Same goes for the other awful things which are a legacy of this war, Guantanamo, Abu Ghreb, Haditha, the “renditions”, torture …. the list goes on and on… instead what this grotesque list of tragic events reinforces, is the notion that the American people are as much the victims as us… victims of their own government’s and ruling establishment’s corrupt ideology and war mongering… the same ideology which amongst other things has repeatedly sought to paint the Arabs and Muslims with the all encompassing terrorism brush…. an instant racist classification…. if you’re a Muslim…. then you must be up to no good ……. out to blow up some white people…. you probably also beat up your seven wives at home, and drink camel urine for breakfast…..
But we’re not falling for that ourselves, Americans for the most part are good people. They are a hardworking generous nation with great values and ideals of freedom, civil liberties and human rights……a few rotten apples are not going to change that …

I know it hurts to see this and to be called bastards but this will not change the fact that these soldiers are doing what was shown on the video and NO one is doing anything against it….indeed not all Americans are like that…but these soldiers have a mission to do in Iraq which is according to president bush, is to liberate Iraq and implement democracy, which I doubt they are doing it for any kind of democracy, then why they get paid!?….….believe me I feel sorry for some of the soldiers who left their wives, children and family for going to Iraq….the death toll of us soldiers reached 4,000…I even doubt it if any of the Americans know anything about that….I really think you the American people should stand more against this war …what the Iraqi people have been through so far is enough!