Most of you dont seem to have a good understanding of the situation.
They are fighting because :
1) Their country has been invaded
2) Their boys, girls, men and woman get killed on daily basis. Missiles are always fired on mosques and residental areas and justified by one lame excuse or another
3) A goverment was chosen which did not gain the majority of iraqis support. In otherwords, a government is imposed on them whether they like it or not, which is a form of suppression
Their reply? Assaults against the people who invaded them. Ofcourse, kidnapping and threatening to kill hostages is an un acceptable act. The goal doesnt justify the method. However, the only reason they would let go of the hostages is because Islam forebidden innocents kidnapped or burned during war. Quoting what Mohammad said ( not the exact words, but more of what they mean ) "No one tortures someone alive with fire except the Lord of the fire himself ( aka : God ) "
If you read the news carefully, it says that after the shiite ( a branch of islam, whether it does belong to islam is debatable, but lets go for now as a "branch of islam" ) Councel spoke with the group of kidnappers, they are now willing to let go. It wouldnt be suprising that they would let them go after they recieved " guidance" that what they are doing contradicts their believes and I sincerly hope that they do
As for the matter of kidnapping soldiers, I think thats an act of war, they should be treated as war prisoners rather than hostages, where they are treated equally and not tortured.
Yours,
-Elly
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