Something For Atomizer To Keep In Mind When He Plans His Wedding
Maybe it's just me, but I would think that if you're in Iraq these days you might want to reconsider the traditional celebratory gunfire after a wedding:
A U.S. helicopter fired on a wedding party Wednesday in western Iraq, killing more than 40 people, Iraqi officials said. The U.S. military said it could not confirm the report and was investigating.
Iraqis interviewed on the videotape said partygoers were firing in the air in traditional wedding celebration.
I don't mean the downplay the seriousness of this very tragic incident. The story is not completely clear yet, and it appears very possible that U.S. forces have made a grave mistake. But on the other hand, is this "traditional" post-nuptial firing of weapons really worth the potential consequences? How many incidents like this have to happen before Iraqis realize that it just is not a real good idea to be firing live ammunition in a war zone?
Maybe while we're over there trying to import democracy, we can bring along some new wedding traditions as well. Like getting stinking drunk, dancing to crappy music, and making a complete fool of yourself. You may feel like hell when you wake up the next day, but at least you wake up.
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