Haditha and Kabul, the hidden danger

Regardless of what really happened in Haditha, or Kabul the perception in Iraq and Afghanistan is that their worst possible fears have been realized. Those fears, at least in Iraq, are that the people now have to fear random religious violence (Shia vs. Sunni), random ethnic violence (ethnic Palestinian, "Arab", Kurd), and now random and horrific violence from the occupying forces. This fear is hardly ameliorated by what little development work the military is doing, or providing security for. In Kabul the frustration is more complex due to the international effort there, but with rising levels of violence countrywide, stagnating levels of development, and only moderately successful governmental bodies, the security of the individuals is rapidly deteriorating.

We need to get as much aid money to Afghanistan as possible and it needs to go through the UN.