THANKS FROM IRAQIS TO AMERICAN SACRIFICE
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
"’Your sons, your husband,’ Rubar S. Sandi, an Iraqi businessman, said to the wife of Army Capt. Bill Jacobsen, who died in a suicide-bomb attack in Mosul, Iraq, ‘I don't call them dead; they live in every one of us.
"’You all need to be proud of your sons and daughters,’ he said. ‘They are doing a terrific job. Their lives have definitely not been wasted. They are there because of you.’"
So it is midst the blood letting in New Iraq. Right versus wrong. Life versus death. Progress versus destruction.
The forces for good and bad are at it again. That’s no surprise of course to the realists who know from the start that to plant a democracy in a former dictatorship is no Sunday school picnic.
Therefore, it is immensely encouraging to have Iraqis themselves express gratitude for those who continue to stand alongside liberty’s chance in that nation. Iraqis express their thanks to those who understand that sacrifice is the life line for continuing to persevere.
According to Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA, American Forces Press Service, "Sandi, an outspoken critic of Saddam Hussein, was a guest speaker at an April 27 luncheon sponsored by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, which aims to help families through the grief process.
"Sandi, president and CEO of The Sandi Group, a security and logistics firm with headquarters in Washington and Baghdad, and one of the largest employers in Iraq, said that despite the violence in Iraq, the majority of Iraqis appreciate the sacrifice U.S. servicemembers have made for their country."
That’s not what I heard from politically liberal newsfeeds last Sunday morning when I clicked from channel to channel. Finally, the liberal madness got so utterly overrun that I turned off the television to look outside at the new spring sprouts.
I’m a realist. I know what’s going on in New Iraq. But I also know what’s going on with the American newscasters who exist to anti-Bush at every turn.
I thought that after the Red States victory last November that liberal news faces would learn to balance their news with at least some truth; but they’re back to their old tricks.
The more any progress is forged in the Bush administration, the more the typically liberal mouths yammer explosive angst concerning the Republican presence in Washington. It’s a reflex reaction, I concluded. In other words, some of the newscasters are brain dead. They can’t resurrect a truth cell if they tried.
On with the liberal diatribe show tents flung into the spring skies for another season of do-in the President of the United States. It’s Communism all over again, except this time it’s colored red, white and blue.
"’The message (Iraqis) have for America is to please stay,’ he said. Sandi explained that Iraqis see violence against Americans as a ‘horrible thing.’
"’If you ask the Iraqi people, the majority -- 95 percent -- will say they are happier,’ he said. ‘If you go through the streets of Baghdad you see restaurants and tea shops open until (2 or 3 a.m.).
"'If you asked them, "Are you happy?" They will say, "Absolutely,"’ he said.
"However, Sandi said, it is the stories of servicemembers dying in violent car-bomb attacks that grab media headlines. Such violence overshadows how happy Iraqis are about the tremendous progress being made ‘from health to education to electricity to clean water,’ he said.
"’People have hope, that's the biggest progress that you can imagine,’ he explained. ‘During Saddam, people were dying for nothing, their lives were worthless.’"
"Sandi told the group he understands the pain of Americans who have lost loved ones fighting for Iraq's freedom. He said several of his security personnel have been ‘killed and executed’ by terrorists, and others have died defending against insurgent attacks on U.S. servicemembers.
"’We are fighting side by side with your sons and daughters,’ he said. ‘We are fighting for the same cause.
"’I do pray for President Bush, the Americans and specifically for the U.S. armed forces for their dedication and for them sacrificing their lives to defend freedom,’ he added. ‘Even if you don't believe in Iraq, you must believe in America.’
"Sandi also told the group that he believes peace will one day come to Iraq, but it will be a ‘long journey.’
"’We have to take it step by step,’ he said. ‘Things will get better.’"
I needed to hear that this morning. I really needed to hear all of that. Thank you, Sandi. Wish to God the Democrats and liberal American press heard your speech, Sandi. But then again. . .
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"’Your sons, your husband,’ Rubar S. Sandi, an Iraqi businessman, said to the wife of Army Capt. Bill Jacobsen, who died in a suicide-bomb attack in Mosul, Iraq, ‘I don't call them dead; they live in every one of us.
"’You all need to be proud of your sons and daughters,’ he said. ‘They are doing a terrific job. Their lives have definitely not been wasted. They are there because of you.’"
So it is midst the blood letting in New Iraq. Right versus wrong. Life versus death. Progress versus destruction.
The forces for good and bad are at it again. That’s no surprise of course to the realists who know from the start that to plant a democracy in a former dictatorship is no Sunday school picnic.
Therefore, it is immensely encouraging to have Iraqis themselves express gratitude for those who continue to stand alongside liberty’s chance in that nation. Iraqis express their thanks to those who understand that sacrifice is the life line for continuing to persevere.
According to Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA, American Forces Press Service, "Sandi, an outspoken critic of Saddam Hussein, was a guest speaker at an April 27 luncheon sponsored by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, which aims to help families through the grief process.
"Sandi, president and CEO of The Sandi Group, a security and logistics firm with headquarters in Washington and Baghdad, and one of the largest employers in Iraq, said that despite the violence in Iraq, the majority of Iraqis appreciate the sacrifice U.S. servicemembers have made for their country."
That’s not what I heard from politically liberal newsfeeds last Sunday morning when I clicked from channel to channel. Finally, the liberal madness got so utterly overrun that I turned off the television to look outside at the new spring sprouts.
I’m a realist. I know what’s going on in New Iraq. But I also know what’s going on with the American newscasters who exist to anti-Bush at every turn.
I thought that after the Red States victory last November that liberal news faces would learn to balance their news with at least some truth; but they’re back to their old tricks.
The more any progress is forged in the Bush administration, the more the typically liberal mouths yammer explosive angst concerning the Republican presence in Washington. It’s a reflex reaction, I concluded. In other words, some of the newscasters are brain dead. They can’t resurrect a truth cell if they tried.
On with the liberal diatribe show tents flung into the spring skies for another season of do-in the President of the United States. It’s Communism all over again, except this time it’s colored red, white and blue.
"’The message (Iraqis) have for America is to please stay,’ he said. Sandi explained that Iraqis see violence against Americans as a ‘horrible thing.’
"’If you ask the Iraqi people, the majority -- 95 percent -- will say they are happier,’ he said. ‘If you go through the streets of Baghdad you see restaurants and tea shops open until (2 or 3 a.m.).
"'If you asked them, "Are you happy?" They will say, "Absolutely,"’ he said.
"However, Sandi said, it is the stories of servicemembers dying in violent car-bomb attacks that grab media headlines. Such violence overshadows how happy Iraqis are about the tremendous progress being made ‘from health to education to electricity to clean water,’ he said.
"’People have hope, that's the biggest progress that you can imagine,’ he explained. ‘During Saddam, people were dying for nothing, their lives were worthless.’"
"Sandi told the group he understands the pain of Americans who have lost loved ones fighting for Iraq's freedom. He said several of his security personnel have been ‘killed and executed’ by terrorists, and others have died defending against insurgent attacks on U.S. servicemembers.
"’We are fighting side by side with your sons and daughters,’ he said. ‘We are fighting for the same cause.
"’I do pray for President Bush, the Americans and specifically for the U.S. armed forces for their dedication and for them sacrificing their lives to defend freedom,’ he added. ‘Even if you don't believe in Iraq, you must believe in America.’
"Sandi also told the group that he believes peace will one day come to Iraq, but it will be a ‘long journey.’
"’We have to take it step by step,’ he said. ‘Things will get better.’"
I needed to hear that this morning. I really needed to hear all of that. Thank you, Sandi. Wish to God the Democrats and liberal American press heard your speech, Sandi. But then again. . .
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