redlegphi 0 #1 May 31, 2010 I saw this in Stars and Stripes today and thought it was worth sharing: http://www.stripes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/an-iraqi-s-appreciation-1.104852 As the daughter of Iraq’s ambassador to the U.S., I want to send a message loud and clear to the good servicemen and women of the United States that I, as an Iraqi, am truly indebted to you and your families for the many burdens you have shouldered and tragedies you have experienced. In liberating Iraq, you have given me, and all Iraqis, an opportunity to have a say in our government, to vote, to speak freely, to experience rights and freedoms that are easy to take for granted until they are taken away. A friend of mine, a serviceman, is in Iraq right now. I told him I didn’t know when I’d be brave enough to go to back Iraq myself. He said to me, in these words: “You getting to go to Iraq whenever you want to is why I’m going.” He is a hero to me. His wife, who has gone to stay with her parents a few weeks to avoid sitting in an empty house, makes a sacrifice too. Today is the day that sacrifices you, and others like you, have made (and are making every day) are truly appreciated — not just by Americans, but by Iraqis like me. Today I join others in celebrating and honoring you. But not a day goes by that I don’t think of and remember you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Rend Shakir Washington Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #2 June 1, 2010 QuoteI saw this in Stars and Stripes today and thought it was worth sharing: http://www.stripes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/an-iraqi-s-appreciation-1.104852 As the daughter of Iraq’s ambassador to the U.S., I want to send a message loud and clear to the good servicemen and women of the United States that I, as an Iraqi, am truly indebted to you and your families for the many burdens you have shouldered and tragedies you have experienced. In liberating Iraq, you have given me, and all Iraqis, an opportunity to have a say in our government, to vote, to speak freely, to experience rights and freedoms that are easy to take for granted until they are taken away. A friend of mine, a serviceman, is in Iraq right now. I told him I didn’t know when I’d be brave enough to go to back Iraq myself. He said to me, in these words: “You getting to go to Iraq whenever you want to is why I’m going.” He is a hero to me. His wife, who has gone to stay with her parents a few weeks to avoid sitting in an empty house, makes a sacrifice too. Today is the day that sacrifices you, and others like you, have made (and are making every day) are truly appreciated — not just by Americans, but by Iraqis like me. Today I join others in celebrating and honoring you. But not a day goes by that I don’t think of and remember you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Rend Shakir Washington . . . and not a comment from the left . . . No big surprise there.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,291 #3 June 1, 2010 It's a single data point. She lives in the USA. I'm not sure it's real representative of the general opinion in Iraq. Since you asked, that's my opinion. It could also be said that 9/11 did the US a lot of good because it improved our emergency coordination, and gave the US something to pull together on. Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj123 0 #4 June 1, 2010 QuoteI saw this in Stars and Stripes today and thought it was worth sharing: http://www.stripes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/an-iraqi-s-appreciation-1.104852 As the daughter of Iraq’s ambassador to the U.S., I want to send a message loud and clear to the good servicemen and women of the United States that I, as an Iraqi, am truly indebted to you and your families for the many burdens you have shouldered and tragedies you have experienced. In liberating Iraq, you have given me, and all Iraqis, an opportunity to have a say in our government, to vote, to speak freely, to experience rights and freedoms that are easy to take for granted until they are taken away. A friend of mine, a serviceman, is in Iraq right now. I told him I didn’t know when I’d be brave enough to go to back Iraq myself. He said to me, in these words: “You getting to go to Iraq whenever you want to is why I’m going.” He is a hero to me. His wife, who has gone to stay with her parents a few weeks to avoid sitting in an empty house, makes a sacrifice too. Today is the day that sacrifices you, and others like you, have made (and are making every day) are truly appreciated — not just by Americans, but by Iraqis like me. Today I join others in celebrating and honoring you. But not a day goes by that I don’t think of and remember you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Rend Shakir Washington During the Bosnia/Serbia conflict there was a purported letter from a little girl to then President Clinton the jist of which was "Please Mr. President, don't save my country with bombs". I'm glad the Iraqi Ambassadors' daughter is so fond of our militaries"help". I wonder how the families of the 100,000 plus dead Iraqi civilians feel about it. Blue Skies, dj123 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #5 June 2, 2010 Quote I'm glad the Iraqi Ambassadors' daughter is so fond of our militaries"help". I wonder how the families of the 100,000 plus dead Iraqi civilians feel about it. Blue Skies, dj123 Probably not as bad as the families of these people.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #6 June 2, 2010 QuoteQuote I'm glad the Iraqi Ambassadors' daughter is so fond of our militaries"help". I wonder how the families of the 100,000 plus dead Iraqi civilians feel about it. Blue Skies, dj123 Probably not as bad as the families of these people. Really? Not as bad? Then I guess the families of these people feel "less bad", too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertDevil 0 #7 June 2, 2010 QuoteQuote I'm glad the Iraqi Ambassadors' daughter is so fond of our militaries"help". I wonder how the families of the 100,000 plus dead Iraqi civilians feel about it. Blue Skies, dj123 Probably not as bad as the families of these people. The caption under the first picture says an Iraqi woman holding a picture of her wedding day. Her husband was captured in 1991 by Saddam Hussein's forces after the United Nations did not help the revolutionaries overthrow Hussein after the first Gulf War. Her husband's body was later found in a mass grave after Saddam's capture. The first day the United Nations pulled back, Saddam Hussein moved in and started killing anyone who had opposed him. The United Nations watched what he did to Halabja, an Iraqi city in Kurdistan, in the 1980s. They should have stopped him right then. Here's the link: http://www.members.tripod.com/surkew/id89.htm I got a chance to fly an American flag on Memorial Day to remember the people we lost in war around the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #8 June 2, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuote I'm glad the Iraqi Ambassadors' daughter is so fond of our militaries"help". I wonder how the families of the 100,000 plus dead Iraqi civilians feel about it. Blue Skies, dj123 Probably not as bad as the families of these people. The caption under the first picture says an Iraqi woman holding a picture of her wedding day. Her husband was captured in 1991 by Saddam Hussein's forces after the United Nations did not help the revolutionaries overthrow Hussein after the first Gulf War. Her husband's body was later found in a mass grave after Saddam's capture. The first day the United Nations pulled back, Saddam Hussein moved in and started killing anyone who had opposed him. The United Nations watched what he did to Halabja, an Iraqi city in Kurdistan, in the 1980s. They should have stopped him right then. Here's the link: http://www.members.tripod.com/surkew/id89.htm I got a chance to fly an American flag on Memorial Day to remember the people we lost in war around the world. I agree with that. The 1st Gulf war should have ended only after his arrest and trial then. We did not have thye UN backing. I believe that is a driving causation to the current fiasco we have now.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
