The news is scary!

I have to admit that I rarely watch the news or look at news articles online, and its not because I dont have time or find it interesting, its because the news scares me. There are so many issues and problems in todays world that to me seem impossible to fix. I've been pondering over what to write about in this blog for a while and I decided that it was finally time to check out CNN.com. Almost immediately I saw a headline that caught my eye, it read "Iranian President warns against tougher sanctions."

The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is warning members of the U.N. against punishing Iran for the creation on nuclear weapons. According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Iran's government resembles a military dictatorship, which is a terrifying thought. Actually, the fact that Iran has the ability to create and use nuclear weapons is a scary notion that I believe needs to be taken very seriously by the United States government. Iran is not a permanent member of the U.N. and is threatening to take extreme measures if the continue to be punished by the United States. The President of Iran does not respect nor understand our way of life and the freedom the American government provides to its people. He will have no problem at devastating one of our major cities and killing innocent civilians.

I personally know how devastating September 11th was. I saw my best friends loose their fathers, brothers, uncles, and in some cases their entire families while we sat in our fourth grade classroom watching the towers fall. I pray another city does not experience the pain those attacks brought. I hope the government takes the threat seriously and acts before we are fired upon first.