Although I'm going to leave you this nasty little response it does not mean I am poorly educated on the subject. That being said,
I'm not entirely certain you would oppose such a death however. I doubt they would choose to even take you as you are the closest thing to an ally that these guys have in the US and whether you believe it or not they ARE OUR enemies. As for your rant about people expanding their mind through books.. Why don't you think about trying out some physical activities... Not everyone wants to be some egghead reject.. Comprende? You don't really want everyone who's currently skateboarding in some park somewhere (physical activity) to go home and read a book while eating egg whites on toast and waiting for "Murder She Wrote" to come on, do you? No. Because then everyone would be as dull, boring, and weak as you are. I understand that strengths are not limited to muscles and endurance, but strong mind and body do not come from reading books alone. I submit to you that you are in fact the limited mind. Not necessarily in the manner which you are referencing in your post, but limited from expanding outward from your daily routine. With no respect whatsoever, I do request that you quit humping large trees and other plant life, animals in various sizes, and small children. Take a step outside your boring little homely box and try having some fun outside. You see, learning while reading books can be helpful in many ways, but the limitation is the fact that you're reading the words of another person.. You are learning from someone else. Physical activities can be trained, but pretty much everything you do, especially in skateboarding for example, is self taught. Instead of reading or listening to some political propaganda all day long and THINKING you know what the hell you're talking about. All you REALLY know is what other people are talking about. So, I say screw your bright idea and empty ignorant rant about educating one's self through the perspectives of others. Almost EVERYONE is biased in some manner, so how can you trust what they say? Take me for example..
But just because you trust that doesn't mean you should believe me if I say "There are WMDs in Iraq" or "Thousands of teenagers have been killed because of Bush"... Both of what I just said are completely opposite sides of the spectrum and I don't believe either.. Facts are this: Soldiers who joined the US military at whatever age did so of their own free will and choosing and many have been killed in action. There were no WMDs (to our knowledge) in Iraq, but we did liberate a country under the rule of a tyrant dictator responsible for the deaths of millions. The people have since all but plunged into civil war. We should not be the world police, but we have every right to make preemptive strikes against our enemies and those who harbor and support them. There was probably some bad blood between Iraq and the US that played a part in choosing that country for attack. They wouldn't comply with inspectors after all (or atleast so we've been told- see what I'm sayin). In the long run we now have an established presence in the mid-east where we can launch future assaults on terrorist nations. Our presence there also draws fire off of the civilian population here in the US... They'll try to attack us here, but priority is to defend their bases and permanent positions. OBVIOUSLY lots of facts and other crap you hear on the news, internet, weird movies by Michael Moore(s), and in books you read can be right or wrong. Right according to some; wrong according to others. Regardless what you believe you should NEVER EVER NOT SUPPORT YOUR OWN TROOPS!! Be angry, disagree, HELL, PROTEST all you want about the war, the leadership directing it, and the circumstances prolonging it, but when you see an American Soldier at the airport coming home to his family, or drive by a funeral service for one of our fallen brothers you had better take your hat off and put your hand over your heart and THANK GOD for every waking moment he's blessed you with in this GREAT NATION. At that point I want you to remember that freedom isn't free and the reason nations like ours now strike preemptively at regimes like Saddam's is because appeasement failed in the past and will fail again. Give diplomacy all the time it needs, but when it comes time to go to it then GO TO IT. You support your troops and you support your country EVERYDAY for the rest of your life because it is YOURS. The only reason you ever hear anything on TV about politics is because they want you to vote a certain way next election and they'll twist it any way they can. All that matters in the end is that our country prevails because regardless of how you feel about anything the United States is a beacon of hope that the world may live in freedom some day. The freedoms I so enjoy here in the US may some day be enjoyed in Iraq. That to me is worth everything we've given and more. I guess I'm just a "the ends justify the means" type guy. I can only hope that it is not simply their religion which causes peace to fail. The End.
-Bear