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Richard S. lowry, author of Marines in the Garden of Eden and The Gulf War Chronicles, received a press release from Baghdad. This press release is not going to be covered by the driveby media. This press release goes completely against their narrative that no good has come from the US involvement in Iraq. Liberal politicians complain bitterly that California wildfires are not getting enough support because the US is in Iraq. The isolationists don't have a retort to this press release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20071026-01
October 26, 2007Iraqi 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 AffairsBAGHDAD, 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.
Richard Lowry put it this way
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.
Thank you, Mr Lowry for calling our attention to this act of kindness by Iraqi soldiers.
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More than 24 hours later, neither Yahoo News nor Google News show a single reference to this story in the MoveOn Media.
The people who call themselves "reporters" in these institutions should be ashamed of themselves. They aren't reporting the news, they're managing it on behalf of their own liberal antiwar politics.
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While this news is ignored by MoveOn™ media discussions on blogs is spreading
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.
A special thanks goes out to those Iraqi soldiers who have put there lives on the line working with our troops. I know it is not easy when some your friend and neighbors view us as occupiers. Help us restore the peace quickly so we can get our forces out of your country and let you run your own lives.
"There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war; it's to be prepared for peace."
-- Ronald Reagan
A lot of people who read that news will probably think that $1000 is no big deal, but when you consider that the average Iraqi citizen makes much, much, much less than even the average poor American then you start to realize what a generous contribution was made.
God Bless our Iraqi allies and friends. I thank them for their commitment to the causes of freedom and liberty. It is truly a selfless commitment.
Evil prevails only when good men do nothing.
as way too many people speak of the Iraqi people so dismissively. It is a wonderful reminder that what we do has consequences in this world--and when we do something right and noble, it is great to see something positive come from it. So many people would look at the amount of the check and sneer that it is so little in light of what we have spent on their freedom from tyranny, but it is huge in light of what those soldiers make in a month and the fact that two years ago, we never would have thought that so many Iraqis would be supporting our efforts there.