It's not all bad: Kurds Campaign Thanks U.S. for Liberation A group representing Kurdistan thanks America for liberating that nation from Saddam Hussein's dictatorship of terrorism.
"The Kurds of Iraqi Kurdistan just want to say 'thank you for helping us win our freedom. Thank you for democracy. Thank you America." http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/10/125827.shtml On 11/11/05, G wrote: > Well, US soldiers hand out candy to kids and help build schools, while > insurgents try to kill children and blow up schools. So....in that capacity, > i'm sure they see the Americans as "protectors". > > But here's the problem....the only reason they need protection by the > Americans, is BECAUSE of the Americans. You know, every time Bush says > "we've taken the fight to them", i cringe. Because where, exactly, have we > taken the fight to? That's right, the residential streets of Iraq. Insurgent > bombs are blowing up Iraqi civilians and Iraq buildings because Americans > are among the Iraqi civilians, and because Americans are populating Iraqi > buildings. > > We took our fight with terrorists, and put it on the front lines in Iraqi > cities and towns, because we'd rather have innocent Iraqi civilians die than > innocent American civilians. > > Wow, that's some message for the Iraqi's to rally behind us!! > > >I think the question of should we or shouldn't we be there at this point is > > irrelevant. We're there... Sen. Cain has made some very valid points, we > > need a decisive insurgent strategy, we don't have one. Protecting the > > Iraqi > > people from the insurgency also speaks to the "hearts and minds" issue, it > > would put the US troops in the role of protector in the view of the > > Iraqis, > > not the role of invader. > > > > sas > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:181723 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
