"Secondly if you wish to prevent future ways in Afghanistan or Iraq the people need to be educated. The sooner they are the better off they will be. Start a book drive, start a school supply drive. There are many places all over the world that have benefited from free and open education."

The problems in Iraq and Afghanastan are mostly the result of us bombing the crap out of them and then occupying them with soldiers.

If anything America is the country that needs better education. We were the ones who caused this problem. This, is of course, unless the education you are speaking of involves primarily war tactics, self defense , and weapons technology. That is the only type of education that Iraq and Afghanastan could have used to stop their current situation. But even so, its a little late for that and not sure many people would support giving these countries that type of education.

But in all seriousness, I think the Iraqi people would prefer not being killed to receiving a few extra books.

And if you read the story you're commenting on, he didn't try to get arrested. The police arrested him because he stepped into the street (not to block traffic, he just stepped off the curb). I step into the street all the time and it's not because I want to get arrested. It was a bullshit charge and your blame the victim mentality makes it harder to take you seriously.