How many of the people so upset about the 30+ murders and injuries in Blacksburg ...?

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continue to support the 500,000+ murders and injuries of innocent Iraqis?


Instead of investigating the Virginia Tech administration, maybe we should focus on the blatant criminal activities of the Bush administration.

It’s hilarious to see Bushbots continuing the tradition of denial and irresponsibility of trying to place the blame on any- and everyone else established by their mentally challenged and cowardly leader.

The Iraqis bear zero responsibility for what is happening to them. The Bush administration and its supporters are criminally guilty of mass murder on a national, if not regional, scale. Blaming the Iraqis is like releasing every violent criminal from all the prisons and then blaming their future victims for whatever happens.

Every non-partisan person in the world with any knowledge of the Middle East knew that Bush plan would result in a blood-bath and further destabilization of the region.

Bush’s own father outlined the consequences in his 1998 book, ‘A World Transformed’. In addition to the suffering of the Iraqi people, the former President explained how invading Iraq would result in America losing its friends and allies, losing its standing and leadership role in the international community, and would jeopardize our nation’s long term interests in the regions, effectively destroying all that had been achieved after decades of political effort.

And, just like any murder, if you are part of the criminal activity, then you are as responsible for every death just as if you had pulled the trigger yourself. Bush supporters cannot wash the blood off their hands no matter how many lies they spin.

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thequeenreigns –

Iraq is the result of a deranged US President and his ill-educated, blood-thirsty, and racist supporters. Just because it is government sanctioned does not make it any less criminal.

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Carpe diem ---

Tell that to the families of the dead and wounded in either place.

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Steve C –

Chaos already reigns Our own military has stated that we are now more the problem than the solution.

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King Midas --

The ‘kid’ was a US citizen who had been in America since he was 8 years old. He was insane, not a terrorist, and his ancestry is irrelevant.

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Kenneth W --

Wars are all about politics. It has always been that way and it always will. Trust me; I know the look of war, and no more so than during the dozen of so times I have been to Walter Reed AMC over the past several years. If every American saw the things I have, the war would end in a day.

I agree with you though that life is a natural risk. And I, also, prefer taking my chances to living under the ‘personal security’ of totalitarian regimes like Hussein’s Iraq. Likewise, I prefer freedom and personal liberty to the ‘security’ offered by the Bush administration. I refuse to go through life jumping like a fool every time an old man 10,000 miles away farts.

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christina f

It is a national embarrassment, and not just because our hypocrisy has been exposed or others dislike us. It is shameful because it comes from ignorance and cowardice. And worse, we are prideful in our false bravado.

Being the biggest kid in the schoolyard only goes so far. Anyone can pick on those weaker than themselves, and doing so it not a sign of courage, or toughness, or fairness, or any other decent human characteristic.

Besides, just because you beat up anyone, it does not mean that you can beat up everyone – and that is as true for nations as it is individuals.

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Busty Je…--

You are right, literally. Bush’s actions have placed the lives of millions of Americans in danger. The only way to fight terrorism and to protect ourselves is through accurate and timely intelligence, much of which will be known first by other nations. If we have no friends, and if other countries are even just casual in relaying such information to us, we are screwed. There is no way to estimate the number of future Americans who will die and suffer because of the actions the Bush administration has established and followed for the last seven years.

Answer 1

I'm sure you are going to hear that "these were Americans"... That is true. However there are reports of as many as a million Iraqi civilians being killed. Many times with occurrences of over 30+ per incident. These are people too. They are human beings. The war was wrong. We all know that now. It is time for people to stand up and demand something be done. There needs to be some accountability.

Answer 2

that's comparing apples to oranges. This travesty at VTech was the act of a demented student. The death and destruction taking place in Iraq cannot all be laid at the feet of the administration. They are culpable yes because they attacked a country that did not attack us but the Iraqi people also need to step up and help get rid of the elements within their own people who help to exacerbate the problem by blowing up innocent civilians. I am no fan of this administration or its leader but the Iraqis need to take responsibility too which is one of the reasons why I wholeheartedly agree with stance the Dems have taken in saying that benchmarks need to be set for the Iraq governmnet so it will light a fire under their a*s for them to get their sh*t in gear.

Answer 3

It doenst upset me at all, neither case does. You walk out of your house unarmed, you leave yourself to the mercy of those of us who are armed, thats life.

Iraq is a war, in war people get hurt and killed. You might try to go to a war and find out first hand. Politics have no part in war, it should be left to the troops on the battlefield with the politicians sitting at home in their ivory castles doing nothing. They shouldnt talk about it, they shouldnt visit the troops, about the only thing the politicians need to do is make sure they dont get overthrown by the military.

Answer 4

Don't be foolish. You know as well as I do the difference between them.

It's not murder. American troops aren't trying to kill the innocent and you know it. It's wartime, and people get killed. Not to mention, most of the killings are carried out by the Iraqis themselves.

It's disgusting that people can jump to such short-sighted conclusions at this stage in the war.

Answer 5

There is a difference, one is a war zone and one isn't.

These VT students are from OUR country and the Iraqis aren't.

Using your logic, we make a big deal of Katrina, and the death there, but we weren't nearly as motivated to help those in the Tsunami that killed over 100,000 people. Why? They aren't Americans, the closer people are to us the more we care.

Would it be fair of my to say, why do you cry over the death of a family memeber, when you don't cry over the death of mine?

Answer 6

I think they are both regrettable. The students at Va. Tech were inoccently gunned down for no reason, but the fact that we continue to put our soldiers in harms way is also a regrettable choice that we have made. Pulling out prematurely would cause mass chaos, but something has to change.

Answer 7

Most of the 600,00 deaths, you can't even get the figures straight so how can you be taken seriously?, were caused by Iraqis and fundamentalist Muslims. Why don't you take them to court and investigate their criminal activities?

Answer 8

To hell with this, that kid was a North Korean terrorist, let's go George Bush let's invade for our childen.

Answer 9

No one supports death in any fashion.

The innocent Iraqis who are being killed are being killed by
their own people. We are attempting to stop that useless
killing.

Pulling out isn't the answer.

Answer 10

I'm not playing partisan games or spinning an agenda with the VA Tech tragedy. I hope something like that never happens to you or a loved one.