Oh,great,another ass on a moral high horse.
Ok,what part of "war is hell" did you not understand? It's a pretty simple statement,really. And what you've shown ain't half of the horrors that go on,not only in Iraq,but all over the world at any given time. Just because your world is all sunshine and lollipops and this kind of thing is new to you doesn't mean the rest of us didn't know about it.
Over all,I'd say it's the pretentiousness of these things I hate the most. The sheer,unadultrated finger waging "shame on you" attitude and presumsion that we're all as blind and stupid as you is what really pisses me off. You set about "opening my eyes" when you're the one who's been keeping yours closed. I hate to break this to you,but most of us know about this and knew about it well in advance and we still believe this war is worth fighting.
But here's a question. Where's the pictures of the militants giving 12 year olds guns and sending them off to fight trained soldiers? Where's the shots of terrorists beheading civilians they've taken off the streets,who are there to help the people of Iraq? Where's the shots of the insurgants blowing up and taking over police stations? Where's the pictures of the 50 Iraqis who were slaughtered by insurgants while they were unarmed and on their way home from training? I don't see those pictures on the news. I see pictures of what you've got here. Wounded soldiers,hurt children,and crap like that.
So stop being a pansy and suck it up. War sucks. But sometimes its necessary. But then,there were people who protested us going into WW2,so it's hardly surprising there are pathetic little wimps who can't handle the real world now. And,of course,this little moron will fire back and think he's won because I don't reply,never realizing there's no way to reply to a reply on here short of e-mail or IM. At least,not that I know of.