tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post4761127906389738464..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Biometric identities: San Francisco and Iraqjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-28748183004310513002010-09-02T15:37:57.087-07:002010-09-02T15:37:57.087-07:00*Rebecca Gordon - I apoligize. I read your comment...*Rebecca Gordon - I apoligize. I read your comment too hurriedly. Yes, there were those that approved of invading Iraq because of 9/11. I guess the majority did, but it was still not a cultural thing.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-67181234453139524632010-09-02T15:35:18.700-07:002010-09-02T15:35:18.700-07:00*Rebecca Gordon - Thank you for your visit and I h...*Rebecca Gordon - Thank you for your visit and I hope this post won't discourage you from returning. If you don't think that revenge is part of the Arab culture, please note the bombing of the Shia by the Sunnis' for past transgressions; and vice versa. Or the killing that goes on to preserve the family honor. The Hatfields and the McCoys have nothing on the Arabs for revenge killings. The family honor comes above all else and if it is smirched, someone must pay. Isn't that vengeance?<br /><br />A Caveat: not all Arabs subscribe to the fact that the family honor is to be preserved above all else any more than all Christians subscribe to bombing abortion clinics.<br /><br />Iraq was not invaded as an act of vengeance. It would have been left alone if not for the oil fields. Yes, I know that George Bush used the fact that Saddam tried to murder his dad as an excuse and I think that is wrong, but it was not the real reason for the invasion.<br /><br />I do not condone vengeance no matter who does it. However, it is not part of our culture.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-5684237595243885822010-09-02T10:37:21.171-07:002010-09-02T10:37:21.171-07:00Hmmm... Darlene, I wonder how you know that vengea...Hmmm... Darlene, I wonder how you know that vengeance is part of Iraqi culture. Is it possible that this is one of those things "everybody knows" but isn't necessarily true. <br /><br />I'd invite you to question whether vengeance is any more a part of <b><i>Iraqi</i></b> culture than say the culture of a nation that approved of invading Iraq in a (mistaken) act of vengeance for the attacks of 9/11.Rebecca Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-53725443103508780532010-09-01T13:16:28.806-07:002010-09-01T13:16:28.806-07:00The poor Iraqi citizens. I fear for many of them ...The poor Iraqi citizens. I fear for many of them once we are gone for good. Vengeance is so much a part of their culture.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com