You can't be serious right now. Do you have a sign that says "Support The Iraqi People"? If you don't then your argument ends here. You do realize that most people only care for people that they share some common bond with, other than the fact that we're all human. While I feel bad for the Iraqi people that want nothing to do with this war, I put my own countryman/woman's safety first. Then I worry about the rest. You're harping on something that happened in the past and can't be changed. Let it be. As for the current people caught up in the crossfire of the war, they will persevere. All beings have the ability to adapt and survive. If you're not going to actively help them by starting some sort of movement or charity drive instead of arguing with people that honestly don't give a damn on an internet site designed for leisure then just stop now. You're not gonna move that mountain by yelling at it, you gotta get your hands dirty and push. War is hell, be it just or unjust. War is hell. Universal peace and love is just a novel idea that will never come to fruition as long as money and greed exist

Actually I do. I've organized forums at my university and discussions, hosted guest speakers, and done much to bring light on the war. The stickers were a symbolic gesture, but the reason I ask is because people here keep harping about "standing with the Iraqi people". Well, seeing as how a good percentage have enough trouble discerning where Iraq is on a map, or knowing the difference between an Arab, a Kurd, a Muslim, it does trouble me. (It's a generalization, I know, but in my experience people are woefully uninformed... many don't even know about the sanctions in the 1990s!) The "solidarity" with the people of Iraq always seems to be missing. And perhaps you and I are different here: //While I feel bad for the Iraqi people that want nothing to do with this war, I put my own countryman/woman's safety first. Then I worry about the rest.// Well, I feel bad for innocent civilians first. I have compassion for an Iraqi mother that's caught in the crossfire, or the four million refugees, or the countless children born with defects from the depleted uranium bombs that were used. That said, I agree with your point. War is hell, war is revolting, war is the worst of mankind... it is just a true shame for me that so many people seem to believe in resorting to it.

Kudos to you for actually putting some action behind your words. I wasn't trying to down or your cause or anything like that. It just irks me when people feel the need to voice opinions such as yours, all the while downing others that don't follow their beliefs, but yet don't want to do anything to actually help the effort. I agree with you, people are terribly misinformed about many things. I, personally am ignorant to those types of things and have no qualms admitting to that. Ignorance can be cured with an open mind, however it can quickly become stupidity when one refuses to recognize their own ignorance. Sadly this is the case with most people. Though it differs with my own, I respect your view to put the welfare of the innocent Iraqi civilians first. You've a good reason to do so, and you don't down our troops in the process. So to each his/her own I say. My father's a retired Marine that risked his life in order to help the Vietnamese people gain their independence. This is my main reason for holding more allegiance to our soldiers. For me to put the Iraqi's first would be like a slap in the face to him. Yes, I know we technically lost that war; hence why its the Vietnamese Conflict as opposed to war. I don't know if you're aware of that, but between them and China they forced us into signing a treaty. (I always get mixed up between the Vietnamese Conflict and the Korean War, so feel free to correct me)