While Ruzicka hardly became conservative it appears that actually being there in person changed her world view a bit. This should not be surprising as so many leftists are completely detached from the real world. Lefty Marla actually had the tenacity and courage to go see for herself and guess what? She discovered that terrorists are bad people! Rachel Corrie did the same thing but she became one of the terrorists. There is a difference.
Marla went over there trying to help injured Iraqi civilians only to discover many were injured by the actions of terrorist "resistance fighters" --a term she despised.
There is a web site somewhere where you can read about their experiences, and their "awakening".
I'd like to read this if you find a link.
That pretty much says it.