Reply #26: You are right dyedinthewoolliberal... [View All]

[Henny Penny]

One of the reasons that Europeans were so much against this war from the start, was that so many people here experienced first hand just what aerial bombardment and occupation actually means.

Those that were not alive then have been told by parents and grandparents what it was really like, and they understand that war really should be the very last resort.

When "shock and awe" happened, it was shown live on TV. The victims were never shown, and the UK was partly responsible for the bombing, but almost all British citizens empathized with the people underneath it all, because they remembered all too well what the blitz meant to Londoners.

Even the news anchors on British TV looked extremely emotional when announcing what was happening and everyone wished since they could not stop it, that it would just be over as soon as possible.

America has not been unfortunate enough to experience these things and I think a lot of people will not fully understand what war means if they do not see the wounded returning and hear their firsthand accounts, and if they do not hear the voice of ordinary Iraqis.