Another note on War

Well, I know that the war in Iraq is over but eventhough, I still want to put my two cents to it.

Ironic is when we go to war in order that we may have peace.

I found this quote when I was scanning my old notebook filled with it. They are some quotes that came from different books and a particular radio station that gives “Thought for the day” before they end the program. That station doesn’t have a thought for the day anymore but I have enough to put on my blog for the next 10 years or so.

Anyway, back to my quote. This is from “Kurot sa pisngi”. And it actually makes sense. It’s like what Master Yoda said before in the Empire Strikes back, “Wars don’t make one great.”

War is war. I don’t think that we can have peace if we do it by waging war against someone. It’s just not right. You may accomplish something like making the other step down and surrender but in the end, they will be loathing you and would be waiting to extract revenge on you. When they fix their lives and strong enough, they will come back in retaliation.

Vengeance is the only thing that would keep them going. They would not stop until they have extracted their revenge. Hence, war will break out yet again.

War will not stop a war. You cannot have peace even if you wanted to if you start by arming yourself and go to battle.

Let’s take the war in Mindanao. Why do you think that up to now they still couldn’t stop the Abu Sayaf? They tell us that they are dwindling in numbers. They say that in a week’s time there would be no more Abu Sayaf to worry about. They say that their leader is already dead and that they have scattered. I say that’s a load of crap. The leader might be dead but the hearts of the people who were struggling in this war has vengeance in their minds. They had already lived life in terror and death. They have seen their loved ones die because of the war that I for one don’t know how it even started.

War is not the answer to have peace. Didn’t they get that when World War I and II were being done? Didn’t they just stop and think when the Gulf War occurred or even the Cold War? And about this war against Iraq? Now that Saddam is gone, where are the US troops helping the Iraqis start with a new beginning? Where are the people who wage war against a poor country whom they accused of having weapons of mass destruction? Where are the weapons of mass destruction that they are saying? I for one haven’t seen it in any of the news. I haven’t seen any mopping up on the mess they made. I thought they were going to liberate the Iraqis from the tyrant named Saddam Hussein? Where are they now? Where is the help they had promised these people?

If this is the peace that they offer, Iraq was better off with Saddam. I see people in panic. I see people raiding shops, stores and even hospitals. The only thing the US liberated was the oil that was very rice in Iraqi soil. Now that the “tyrant” is gone, they would have no problems accessing the oil there.

You call this peace? I see people still suffering. There are so many people who need help after the war, where are the people who swore to help them?

This is peace? What peace did the US give to the Iraqi citizens? I see more turmoil, more problems even before Saddam’s reign!

Where is the peace you Americans promised when this war started? Or are we all right that all you wanted was the oil?