Crisis in the Middle East

I was ten years old when the terrorists attacked the world trade centers. At that time, it didn't strike me the way it does today. I was barely old enough to understand why people across the world would hate my country enough to kill so many people. I was sad that it had happened, but it didn't have any lasting effects on me. Today, I am astounded by the attacks eleven years ago, a state of mind that has only come to me with age. It takes an adult mind to comprehend the senseless violence of terrorism and the twisted minds that concoct such plots.

For the past three days, I have been watching the riots and attacks across the Middle East with fear and anger. Fear of what the future might hold and anger for the loss of innocent lives, not to mention the attack on American consulates and businesses. I had always assumed that an attack on American soil warranted military action. It wasn't until I examined the circumstances behind the War on Terror, that I realized that I grew up in the Bush era. From my late childhood until my junior year of high school, my experience was that the only method of dealing with terrorism was with swift and forceful military action.

Now, don't think that this revelation has made me an anti-war liberal. I'm conservative to the core, but the slew of terrorism in the last three days has made me consider the effects on my husband. He enlisted in march and is going to be done with his MOS school in December. Then, he will be available to be sent across the world to a land that is rife with anger and violence. I am torn between being glad for such a liberal president (who will NEVER take military action) and demanding action against these terrorists who dared to attack this land that I love. I'm torn between love and fear for my husband and pride in my country.

My heart goes out to the families of those killed in Libya as well as the Americans who are currently overseas in the Middle East. It's doubtful that it is safe for anyone from the western world to be abroad in a Muslim country right now. I pray for their safety and quick escape from such a volatile region.

God bless America and shame on the rioters across the world; your anger over a video is no justification for loss of human life. I hope you get what you deserve.