Something that's always confused me.

This has been bugging me since 9/11. I read blogs and/or watch celebrities/personalties talk about how going into places like Afghanistan or Iraq has changed them. Saying things like "you really get to put a face to the 'enemy' or the victims of war and start to see them as real people." I respond to this by saying, "Just how far up your ass was your head before?" Now don't get me wrong. I'm glad these people had these experiences and are now getting the word out because this is a message worth spreading but still. Why did these people and others not get this in the first place. I mean I get it if you're a child. Your brain isn't fully developed to appreciate the nuances of life but holy shit, how are full grown adults missing this? Seriously how fucking stupid are we as a species that most of us fail to grasp that real people die when you drop bombs on them. Seriously it baffles me.

It just needed to be said.