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2005-01-30 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Robin Burk 2005-01-30 11:00:53 AM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is truly a great day, and those officer's words a cause for much hope. Let's pray the Iraqi people can hold it together-- and that we have the stamina and courage to help them do it in the years ahead.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-01-30 12:52:37 PM|| 2005-01-30 12:52:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I should add that one of the great contributions of the U.S. Military Academy is that it produced, from its founding in 1802, an officer corps whose loyalty was to the country as a whole and to the Constitution rather than to individual states, religions or ethic orgins

One of the great? LOL! :)

Posted by Shipman 2005-01-30 1:20:39 PM|| 2005-01-30 1:20:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 One can't help be moved by the Iraqi elections. These folks, in many cases, walked great distances to vote under great threat. We, in the U.S., should be very proud of the role our military has played in bringing about movement towards democracy in a part of the world that has long needed the light of democracy.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-30 1:53:26 PM|| 2005-01-30 1:53:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the great? LOL! :)

Well, there were a few military achievements by its grads, too .....

But yes, until I got there I never quite realized how important West Point was in the development of the country as a unified republic. Pretty amazing, when you think about it ... certainly the world experience hadn't gone that way before and in most places still doesn't.

Posted by Robin Burk 2005-01-30 4:10:39 PM|| 2005-01-30 4:10:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 It's been a goose-bumps kinda day, and this article started them afresh!!

The bravery of the Iraqi people in voting dwarfs the cowardice of the terrorists who threatened them!!

And now 8,000,000 of them have a stained finger that represents a badge of courage and honor. There are lots of bumps in the road ahead, but they took a good first step today!

Posted by Justrand 2005-01-30 6:37:50 PM|| 2005-01-30 6:37:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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