Two Sides to Every Story

As to any story there are always two sides and most of the time when thought about many people dont realize the importance in understanding both stories. In Chapter 11 Pearland in The Forever War the author spends some time with the American soldiers in their attack on Falluja traveling through the city street by street trying to take the city by force. One of the most important issues that he brings up in this chapter is that although these american soldiers are fighting for our country its important to remember that they are also trained killers who dont ask many questions and obey every command that is given to them. Reading these stories about men who have families and lives they are waiting to get back to, look death in the face more times than one can count. In a war there are two sides like any story and one hundred percent of the time the side you are on views the opponents as evil and crazy people who deserve to die. In this war with Iraq and Afghanistan not only do most Americans feel that the Iraqis should die but that the whole country is defective and should be taken out. What Americans don't realizes is that these people feel the same way about us because we are going into their country killing their families. This is not a a reason as to why they are anywhere justified in attacking American Soldiers but its also not a reason as to why we are attacking them. When examining a war on certain levels the meaning and reasons can be lost when brought down to the very level where action is taken. these men are given a command and they execute that command to the best of their ability no matter what. Like in many instances in life there are always two sides to every story.