Iraqi gunmen kidnap aid workers

I always get upset when gunmen kidnap aid workers, especially ones that are considered "neutral" like International Red Cross and Red Crescent workers. What will they gain from kidnapping and killing the people trying to help them? Who are these gunmen and what insane morals do they have? These aid workers have absolutely nothing to do with the Iraqi conflict, in fact most of them are probably Iraqis themselves, and want nothing other than to help bring humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people. Perhaps some of them have even helped the families of insurgents, who knows? The International Red Cross and Red Crescent are internationally recognized protected symbols and workers performing duties for this movement are suppose to be neutral and "protected." Perhaps if these are the rules that the insurgents and gunmen wish to violate, perhaps these are the rules we should play by. Of course we won't do that because unlike these thugs, we do not deliberately target innocent civilians. I'm sure some nutjob will debate me on this and quote me the number of civilians that have been killed by American or Israeli bombs, but they are entitled to their opinion and statistics. For myself, I'll be praying for the safe return of these aid workers, and my heart goes out to the families.

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