In thinking about this war, we must never forget the thousands of innocent Iraqi people who are caught up in this mess, and are trying to find a way to just continue their lives in some manner. We only need to imagine how difficult it would be for us here, if suddenly one day, we were plunged into a life, where electricity was only turned on a few hours a day, and sometimes not at all for long periods of time. Where it was extremely difficult even to leave the house to get food, if you can even find any, for fear one might be shot, perhaps accidently caught in the crossfire. Where your kids would have to be kept home from school, their lives and normal routine disrupted, because of a need to protect them. The terror one must feel when bombs are going off all around you, and you can't figure out where to go within the confines of your home to be safe.
With that in mind, I will mention a blog..Bagdad Burning.. I discovered recently, one that has been mentioned widely on other blogs, in newspapers and on TV. It is written by an Iraqi woman, a professional who worked as a computer programmer before the war. Her blog along with other blogs that she links to, does give an inside view of what an average Iraqi family is experiencing as they try to continue their lives as best they can as the war rages on around them.
In the midst of all the fear and anger, we must not forget the common humanity that we all share. Rather than seeing this war, or any war for that matter, from a removed distance, as a series of military manuevers through various cities, and hearing that this many soldiers died, and this many civilians have died, I think it is very important to look more closely, to never forget about the individuals and their families, whether they be the personal stories of American soldiers, or those of Iraqi citizens. We must never forget the terrible price of war.
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