[Vision2020] Just info

[Pat Kraut]

I had a fascinating talk with a soldier who is home from Iraq on Saturday
about how things really are in Iraq. I had heard a talk show host quote the
Brookings institute stats and found them to see how they correlate with the
soldier experience.
One of the things the soldier told me was that there are mud homes in Iraq
that look like they've been there 400 years and recently they have satillite
dishes on them. I found this good news. Not that they may just be watching
reruns of Dallas but that they may be watching the BBC, CNN, Fox or anything
other than Al Jezera(spelling?). I was informed that they are and that in
Kirkuk where he is working the people are very aware of why we are there and
have no desire for us to leave soon. But, the children and the teens are the
most encouraging part of his interworking with the people. The zealot
muslums are oppresive to everyone and the children and teens know it. They
want freedom and they know that the strict muslums don't offer it. I have
also heard this about children and teens in Iran from people who work there.
I don't know if any of you have had a chance to talk to soldiers or those
who work for NGO's that are actually working in the area but I have learned
a lot from them that you never see in the major news. But, blogs and other
sites have the truth.
As an example: how many of you know that the counter rally in Crawford was
attended by many parents of dead soldiers. Did anyone read in any news
report or see any photo of the father removing the cross that Sheehan and
Moveon.org have put up in Crawford?
I bet not!





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