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2003-11-28 Iraq

Iraqi blog praises Bush, Brits and Thanksgiving

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Posted by mhw 2003-11-28 8:31:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Geez. Raptor, I assume it's our Raptor, gets a personal thank you from Zayed. You name-dropping logroller... Cool!

This blog & Zayed's help make the effort obviously worthwhile. It is so without 'em, of course, but it's certainly much easier to see with them reminding us that someone actually appreciates the risks and sacrifices... we're certainly not getting any of the positives reported by the "press" assholes.

It's a quiet day in the holiday weekend, so WTF...
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I am now permanently and forever sworn off of any and all establishment press outlets. The entire Iraq episode, from the UN to the invasion, to the rebuilding have all made it clear who I can and cannot trust.

Its has shown the UN to be a dead rat on America's kitchen floor.

It has revealed the depth of denial and jealousy and craven cowardice of many we once considered our allies - as well as revealing others with the gumption to be worthy new allies.

It has shown some cultures and societies to be rotten to the core - unworthy of our largesse and support.

It has made it crystal clear that our education system is in the hands of ax-grinding lunatics and simplisme morons.

It has revealed that there is still a well-funded socialist global effort to undermine democracy and individual freedom - i.e. American-style freedom - not the bizarro Eeeewwww version.

It has clarified who is who, particularly among the asshats who, by action, prove they hate Bush with a blindness that defies logic and are against anything he attempts, regardless of its efficacy or benefit - Iraq being the case in point - yet pretend, by word alone, to support the troops. Utter bullshit. Disingenuous and a lie by omission, in fact. May none of our military types fall for this duplicitious charade.

It is clear, since 9/11, and becomes more clear everyday that we are being forced into a corner which leaves us few options if we are to survive. I never thought I would consider an entire people, no matter what label, as my enemy. I am quickly approaching that point now. It is disquieting - and why I took a week off to think about almost nothing else. It now appears that, someday quite soon, we, who were attacked solely for believing in freedom and free choice, will be forced to choose between genocide in some degree -- or dhimmitude and intellectual slavery. Astonishing to think that this choice would be forced upon us in the second millenium. How naive I have been. Sigh.

Everything since 9/11 has changed. The last year, in particular, has been the most revealing and disgusting of my life. Not even the post-Vietnam era had as dramatic an effect upon my thinking.

These and many other realizations have made this Thanksgiving one I will never forget.
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Good fortune and prosperity to the Iraqis who seek freedom. That goes double for the forces, the remarkable & gutsy men and women, who are securing it for them - as well as their Commander in Chief.

Posted by .com 2003-11-28 11:32:39 AM|| 2003-11-28 11:32:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 ,com, great post.

I understood before the war that a lot of westerners would oppose the war for various reasons, but I never imagined that there would be westerners, including Americans, who would actively pull for a military victory by Saddam.

Posted by Matt 2003-11-28 2:22:26 PM|| 2003-11-28 2:22:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Matt, they were doing it during Vietnam, the Cold War, and the Gulf War -- why would they surprise you now?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-11-28 2:33:25 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-11-28 2:33:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Welcome back .com we missed your insights and word pictures. "dead rat on the kitchen floor?"
8D
To tell you the truth I'm surprised they could find 13 media people who could be trusted to president's Iraq visit secret. I'm sure that ABC and CNN couldn't have held the trust.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2003-11-28 2:41:51 PM|| 2003-11-28 2:41:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 May have been me,I visit Z's blog on a regular basis.It is a good place to get the straight poop from a straight talking Iraqi.Drop by and tell Zayed I said Hi.

Posted by Raptor 2003-11-28 5:07:10 PM|| 2003-11-28 5:07:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Gasse Katze, they prolly did a 'keep yer mouth shut for a few days or never work with us again' sorta thing

Posted by dcreeper 2003-11-29 12:01:11 AM|| 2003-11-29 12:01:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 ".com," Great post, I agree!
You summed up just about everything I feel and the conclusions I've come to, as well. I very well may blog it as my own quintessential credo if you're not careful!
I hope Life gets better for you personnally, but we're all suffering under that Chinese curse of "interesting times."

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-11-29 6:00:48 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-11-29 6:00:48 AM|| Front Page Top

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