Amanda Dambrink
English 151
26 September 2010
Suicide Bombers
In 2004, there were 400 attacks by suicide bombers, killing 2000 people. A suicide bomber is a person who attacks another or a group of people, knowing they will lose their life in the process. The U.S. takes a strong negative stance to the subject, but other countries, such as Pakistan, believe it’s a useful tactic in warfare and an honorable deed. Its important for people to know what a suicide bomber was raised to believe and how extensive training they go through to make an argument on if they are doing wrong. In David Brooks article, “The Culture of Martyrdom: How Suicide Bombing Became Not Just a Means but an End” he writes about suicide …show more content…
When a man is missing in action, his brothers will do whatever it takes to find them. Soldiers unfortunately do lose their lives in battle but when they do, they get the highest honor and ceremony for their funeral. The thought of using suicide bombers in our armed forces has most likely never crossed the minds of the military. Our soldiers are born and raised, religiously or not, that it isn’t okay to kill your self to kill someone, or do any killing for that matter. They are taught in the service to only kill when you have no other option. The U.S. military brings in young men to serve their country. They can join 5 services: The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force. All of these branches of the military have tradition of brotherhood. The soldiers go through boot camp and get stationed together. Without each other being in the military would be close to unbearable. Our society respects and supports our soldiers. People donate to the forces; they do all they can to get our soldiers out of the Middle East and back home to their families. How can countries like Pakistan care so little for their soldiers and let them take their lives just to kill a few of our