Sacred Values-Sara Bugler

Once I read "Sacred Barrier to Conflict Resolution" I was more aware of what Americans value as opposed to other countries. For instance we have been in the war with the Muslim world now for a while and we still do not understand thier culture. They don't value the idea of personal freedom as much as Americans do. We see thier women being oppressed by wearing certain clothing or abiding by certain rules, but these are more laws of thier religion, not of oppression. I think that in some circumstances some women may be getting oppressed or devalued by thier oppressers, but as a whole the Muslim religion is not about oppressing a woman. The give and take from these is that Muslims can be angry that we are over there fighting a war for what we don't or won't understand. Americans see themselves as saviors to these poor oppressed people. We also are spending a great deal of money to fight this war, and not getting the results of apprehending the suspects we thought were out there. I know many people who are stationed in Afghanistan now and fighting for us, in no way am I saying what they are doing doesn't matter, I think the government needs to understand the situation better.