Suburban Goddess

As I read about the missile launch in Russia and the breakdown of nuclear talks in Iran, on the heels of one of the bloodiest days in Baghdad and the senseless hanging of children in Fort Worth, I have to wonder where have all the sane people gone?

Perhaps it is my lack of faith that leaves me wondering, how in the HELL can you do this to someone? How do you convince someone to strap a bomb on themselves and blow up innocent people in the name of something? How can a human being walk past the innocent eyes of a child standing nearby, knowing you are about to send him to his grave, and flip the switch that obliterates everything around? Where has society failed that human being, that they could completely disregard the promise in the eyes of that child? The potential for change, and hope, and love?

And the war that we are fighting, the war I believed in when it started, what have we done to this country? What have we done to it’s people? What are we really doing over there? Over 3000 of our sons and daughters are dead, and over 25,000 are wounded. And those are the ones we don’t hear about, the ones who will suffer the most because they did not escape the peace of death, and will be plagued with memories more horrifying than we can ever imagine.

As a mother, I cannot imagine sending my child to fight a war, any war. I’m not saying that we don’t owe a great debt to those who have died so that we can have our freedom; I believe anyone who has served in the armed forces should be handsomely compensated, not these fat, bloated CEO’s who profit from their sacrifice. And if it weren’t for our soldiers, we may have been over-run by those same fanatics who blow themselves up in the name of a vengeful God. I am thankful to those who have died in my name. I owe them more than gratitude for keeping my country safe and giving my daughter a place to rest her head at night without fear of being ruthlessly attacked because of her beliefs. Saying thank you is not enough. If anyone has ever dodged a bullet in the name of freedom, they should never have to work again when they come home. They would have DIED for you. They have seen unspeakable horrors so that your biggest concern can be WHY DIDN’T BLAKE WIN???

Do you realize how lucky you are? You can believe anything you want, and speak about it freely. In other countries, in this day and age, you could be brutally murdered for expressing yourself. (I’m sure I would have died many violent deaths already from this blog alone).

I understand, as long as there are crazy people out there, there will be war. There will be suffering, and there will be strife. There will always be a need for armed forces because, inevitably, there will always be those out there who got their genetic wires crossed. There will always be crazy people. But how many are driven to it that could have been normal, happy people?

And money. It is the same money that pays for corporate golf outings that eluded the mother in Fort Worth, who somehow convinced herself there was no future without money, so she killed her own children and took her life rather than live without material things. In a land where the poor fight for your freedom, couldn’t someone have helped those less fortunate? Sure, there are those who choose not to help themselves, but there are also those who just DON’T KNOW HOW. I’ve seen them. I KNOW them. They are GOOD people, who have had BAD THINGS happen. Somebody has to show them the way; somebody has to help them. If not for them, then for their children, before they suffer the same fate as these.

Given the state of our political system, isn’t anyone concerned that the forces of the world feel the need to arm themselves? Has anyone wondered WHY? What would motivate a country to begin nuclear research? What would motivate a country to build an elaborate missile system? I pray they are only doing it for their own protection, and aren’t motivated by the greed that seems to be consuming our country.

God and money. How many people on this earth will die senselessly in the name of God and money?

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