Local perspective from an Iraqi who posts on here in a sea of mostly American and European takes.
Don't forget that for people near the fighting war isn’t just a game, a sport, a political mistake that will cost their party in the midterm elections.
It’s something that can upend their lives
Dan Silverman
To the majority of Americans it's just a "dumb war", a stupid nuisance, a distracting inconvenience, an unnecessary elevation in gas prices.
To us in this region it's our physical & mental & emotional & spiritual integrity on the line. Even if we survive physically we'll still be scarred for life.
