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| OP-FOR: What goes around - Comes around |
| 2007-10-27 |
| this made me tear up - we may have turned a corner...Our thanks to the Iraqi Army in Besmaya. Caught via Bill Quick's DPComments by Richard S. Lowry: Unfortunately, most Americans do not consider Iraqis as people. We see them as terrorists or victims, not as everyday people with the same values as our friends, neighbors and relatives. Yet, most Iraqis are decent human beings with the same concerns, dreams, and compassion as most Americans. They want peace and are concerned about their fellow man. Is it no wonder that we feel differently about the people of Iraq, when the American media only reports sensational news? If it doesn’t bleed or explode, you just aren’t going to see it on the evening news. I received a press release from Baghdad today, which I know the mainstream media will not pass on to you all. Here is an example of Iraqi charity and gratitude which touched my soul. Imagine how incredibly generous these soldiers are. They have little to support their own families. It’s not enough that they are fighting daily to bring peace to their country. They are actually reaching out to help unfortunate Americans. Richard S. Lowry is author of Marines in the Garden of Eden and The Gulf War Chronicles. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE No. 20071026-01 October 26, 2007 Iraqi Army at Besmaya Installation Support San Diego Fire Victims By U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Charlene Sipperly Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq Public Affairs BAGHDAD, Iraq — Members of the Iraqi Army in Besmaya collected a donation for the San Diego, Calif., fire victims Thursday night at the Besmaya Range Complex in a moving ceremony to support Besmaya's San Diego residents. Iraqi Army Col. Abbass, the commander of the complex, presented a gift of $1,000 to U.S. Army Col. Darel Maxfield, Besmaya Range Complex officer in charge, Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq, to send to the fire victims in California. The money was collected from Iraqi officers and enlisted soldiers in Besmaya. In a speech given during the presentation, Col. Abbass stated that he and the Iraqi soldiers were connected with the American people in many ways, and they will not forget the help that the American government has given the Iraqi people. Abbass was honored to participate by sending a simple fund of $1,000 to the American people in San Diego, to lower the suffering felt by the tragedy. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #7 I won't bother |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-27 18:13 |
| #6 Frank, what part of: The Iraqi soldiers are to be commended and: Again, the Iraqi soldiers are to be admired ... do you not understand? The VERY FIRST words I posted were praise for these decent chaps. I'm truly glad to see such a thing happen. Compassion is all too rare in this world and even more scarce within the MME (Muslim Middle East). None of that alters the importance of clarifying when someone like Lowry slobbers all over himself with such drooling idiocy as cultural relativism. Moral and cultural relativism are two of the truly great intellectual poisons that are bringing this globe to the brink of a new World War. Anyone who indulges in it needs to be smacked down on the spot. Lowry's idiocy in no way subtracts one scintilla from the Iraqi soldiers' honorable gesture. Nowhere do you see me despising their generosity or deeming the help of Muslims to be unworthy. Take your own prescription of a few Ketel Ones and call me in the morning. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-27 18:05 |
| #5 I rest my case. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-10-27 17:45 |
| #4 nice, Zen. Sometimes it's good to STFU and say "thank you" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-27 17:37 |
| #3 The Iraqi soldiers are to be commended for realizing that there must be a two way street with respect to our different cultures. Unfortunately, Lowry demonstrates a fundamental blindness about just how different our cultures are. Unfortunately, most Americans do not consider Iraqis as people. Bullshit. So many of us wouldn't support Iraq's liberation if we didn't. We see them as terrorists or victims, not as everyday people with the same values as our friends, neighbors and relatives. More bullshit. Muslims most certainly DO NOT have "the same values as our friends, neighbors and relatives". If they did, none of them would continue adhering to a creed that declares everyone in the West to be dogs, pigs and monkeys worthy only of servitude to Islam. Yet, most Iraqis are decent human beings with the same concerns, dreams, and compassion as most Americans. Well, that certainly explains why their country still remains a total shithole of corruption led by a parliament of wannabe warlords and gangsters. This is nothing but cultural relativism at its worst. They want peace and are concerned about their fellow man. Maybe some are but the vast majority of Muslims DO NOT want peace. They seek subjugation of this entire world and do not blush at using the most evil methods to obtain said control. If Muslims are so "concerned about their fellow man", they would have been lynching jihadis after each terrorist atrocity instead of dancing in the streets. Again, the Iraqi soldiers are to be admired for reaching out beyond their own predicaments. But to extrapolate this exceedingly rare instance of moral rectitude into a beneficent overall assessment of Muslims in general is not just wrong, it is dangerous. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-27 17:28 |
| #2 also, one of the best A10 pics I've seen |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-27 17:28 |
| #1 nice pic at the link - look around- OP-FOR is pretty good stuff |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-27 17:17 |