TeknoAXE
04-09-2003, 08:36 PM
The sight of the huge statue of Saddam Hussein being torn down in the midst of cheering crowds was very inspiring to me. This morning a read equally encouraging reports saying that U.S. armor vehicles and soldiers on their way to the city center were literally mobbed by Iraqis trying to shake their hands.
The same celebrations cheered the British in Basra. With chemical Ali and his segment of the Ba'ath party out of the southern metropolis, many smiles come upon the Iraqis. Even though looters have run amuck there, the installation of a local Shi'ite religious leader as temporary leader of the city shows that there is much progress in the improvment of conditions in that city. And finally, now humanitarian aid can reach them from the Um Qsar port.
For those naysayers, ashamed to look upon the Iraqis in this hour of change, who cry out that freedom will never work, I have many things to write. The ideals of freedom have a very good chance of prevailing because of various aspects that make up Iraq. Ironically, Saddam Hussein may have sealed the fate of other would-be Saddams in Iraq through his education policies. This simply stated that if you were not educated, you would be hanged. The people of Iraq have considerable education, and it shows in their understanding towards us as our forces have moved into the region.
Over the last few days, I've read of injured Iraqis coming to U.S. military medical facilities seaking medical aid, telling of deaths of loved ones, but showing no resentment towards us. These are educated people who know the situations and have the educational background to understand what's going on around them. It is this aspect of the Iraqi people that will ultimately be the piece that works to preserve their liberation.
The civil war was not about slavery. But the benefit of the civil war freed the slaves. Freedom in Iraq stands a good chance to work. It could also fail. But it is better to give the oppressed a chance at freedom than to leave them in fear, dispair and hopelessness. We owe them that chance.
AXE
The same celebrations cheered the British in Basra. With chemical Ali and his segment of the Ba'ath party out of the southern metropolis, many smiles come upon the Iraqis. Even though looters have run amuck there, the installation of a local Shi'ite religious leader as temporary leader of the city shows that there is much progress in the improvment of conditions in that city. And finally, now humanitarian aid can reach them from the Um Qsar port.
For those naysayers, ashamed to look upon the Iraqis in this hour of change, who cry out that freedom will never work, I have many things to write. The ideals of freedom have a very good chance of prevailing because of various aspects that make up Iraq. Ironically, Saddam Hussein may have sealed the fate of other would-be Saddams in Iraq through his education policies. This simply stated that if you were not educated, you would be hanged. The people of Iraq have considerable education, and it shows in their understanding towards us as our forces have moved into the region.
Over the last few days, I've read of injured Iraqis coming to U.S. military medical facilities seaking medical aid, telling of deaths of loved ones, but showing no resentment towards us. These are educated people who know the situations and have the educational background to understand what's going on around them. It is this aspect of the Iraqi people that will ultimately be the piece that works to preserve their liberation.
The civil war was not about slavery. But the benefit of the civil war freed the slaves. Freedom in Iraq stands a good chance to work. It could also fail. But it is better to give the oppressed a chance at freedom than to leave them in fear, dispair and hopelessness. We owe them that chance.
AXE