Good afternoon folks, In light of the recent news that a US Soldier has killed over a dozen Afghan civilians I would like to share my personal thoughts on this subject.
First and foremost, I would like to emphasize that ALL life is precious. With Please that being said, I do not condone or make excuses for anyone taking the lives of innocent civilians, regardless of their nationality. Be that as it may, I am not in a position to make judgment calls on this particular incident. In fact, none of us are. I ask everyone to please let the appropriate authorities investigate this incident and let them decide the course of action and/or punishment. We were not there and do not have the capability to look into all that took place.
Sadly, there have been many innocents lost in the global war in terror. I emphasize again, that ALL life is a precious commodity and one that should be cherished, not used as a pawn in war. Unfortunately, this does happen. War is an ugly beast which can change an ordinary man and make him see and feel things that we couldn't begin to possibly understand. Instead of passing judgment on any person, instead I ask that you all join me in saying a prayer and having a moment of silence for all those innocent lives that were taken. We may not be able to turn back the hands of time and change what happened, but hopefully we can learn from this tragedy and it will never happen again.
With respect for all those affected by war,
Amanda
