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| Resiliant Iraqis - Why They Will Succeed (GREAT Story) |
| 2004-07-25 |
| EFL. Another story you won't get from the LLL press. *snip* In an interview I conducted over the weekend with Deputy Commanding General Brigadier Nigel Aylwin-Foster, a British General who is the second in command of the Multi-National Force's efforts to train the Iraqi security forces, he noted that "[t]he Iraqi people are extraordinarily resilient and the American people should understand this. On a daily basis, there are more Iraqis dying than Coalition and they just keep going." This brought to mind a press release I received from Multi-National Forces Public Affairs, written by U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Zabaldo, which describes the courage and resilience of one particular Iraqi soldier. It is worth quoting at length: Yes it is. April 9, 2003," [Iraqi Army Lt. Col. Ahmed Lutfi] Ahmed [Raheem] said. "I don't forget this day." |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #4 "Instead he came to the position of attention and saluted me as an officer," Ahmed said, "And said, ’Sir you can go.’" Marines are amazing folk. The Sgt recognized that he was facing probably the only Iraqi officer within 200 miles that had the guts and honor to walk home in his uniform. Who else would have thought to salute the man? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-26 12:58:51 AM |
| #3 This ALONE, I consider to be the only casus belli I ever needed. Godspeed, devil dog, I hope you made it and are still with us - and if you ain't, then God and Archangel St. Michael keep you. :) P.S. Accidentally typed "Sgt." instead of "St." ... how telling ;-) |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-07-26 12:58:50 AM |
| #2 Mike - not to normal people. The LLL, on the other hand.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-25 7:40:31 PM |
| #1 It is never a bad thing to set people free from tyrrany. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-07-25 7:29:06 PM |