Qdrop
02-03-2005, 05:16 PM
As i have mentioned before...my uncle is stationed in Iraq right now....just outside of Falluja...
he is a lieutenant colonel, his job is too train Iraq troops and personel.
We are in regular contact with him through email and phone...particularly he and my mother...
just this past Wed, he wrote a letter to our local newspaper...
i thought you guys might want to read it to get another view of the war and the elections:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
(February 2, 2005) — Local soldier saw real success in Iraq
Whatever the final outcome of the Iraqi elections, on Sunday there was tangible evidence of success. As I stood on Camp Taji, just north of Baghdad, on a road leading to and from the polling station, I witnessed truckloads of Iraqi soldiers being transported off post to vote. The looks on their faces on the way out of the gate were of nervousness, even fear. But as they came back onto post and past my guard post, what I saw touched my heart. Truckloads of Iraqi soldiers smiling, waving, giving us the thumbs up — and proudly showing the ink on their index finger, which was their crude but effective way to ensure nobody voted twice.
More than 3,000 Iraqis voted at our polling station, without a single injury.
It was an historic moment for the Iraqi people and the country of Iraq. And I am proud to have contributed a small part, and happy that I was able to witness what could become a turning point in their history.
Whatever your opinion of the war, on Sunday American soldiers and our Iraqi counterparts did the right thing, the brave thing, and set the stage for this historic vote.
JOSEPH FRIEDMAN
WALWORTH
Friedman is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, stationed in Iraq.
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It's also interesting when you ask him HIS view on the Iraqi people attitude toward american involvment.
he says the overwhelming majority of people are extremely thankful for thier presence....
kinda makes me wonder who's spinning what?......
who do you believe?......
i am very close to my Uncle...he is not a liar...not a brainwashed conservative (though a republican)....he has no problem speaking his mind, and has criticized this country, it gov't, and the military many times before.....
he is a lieutenant colonel, his job is too train Iraq troops and personel.
We are in regular contact with him through email and phone...particularly he and my mother...
just this past Wed, he wrote a letter to our local newspaper...
i thought you guys might want to read it to get another view of the war and the elections:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
(February 2, 2005) — Local soldier saw real success in Iraq
Whatever the final outcome of the Iraqi elections, on Sunday there was tangible evidence of success. As I stood on Camp Taji, just north of Baghdad, on a road leading to and from the polling station, I witnessed truckloads of Iraqi soldiers being transported off post to vote. The looks on their faces on the way out of the gate were of nervousness, even fear. But as they came back onto post and past my guard post, what I saw touched my heart. Truckloads of Iraqi soldiers smiling, waving, giving us the thumbs up — and proudly showing the ink on their index finger, which was their crude but effective way to ensure nobody voted twice.
More than 3,000 Iraqis voted at our polling station, without a single injury.
It was an historic moment for the Iraqi people and the country of Iraq. And I am proud to have contributed a small part, and happy that I was able to witness what could become a turning point in their history.
Whatever your opinion of the war, on Sunday American soldiers and our Iraqi counterparts did the right thing, the brave thing, and set the stage for this historic vote.
JOSEPH FRIEDMAN
WALWORTH
Friedman is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, stationed in Iraq.
__________________
It's also interesting when you ask him HIS view on the Iraqi people attitude toward american involvment.
he says the overwhelming majority of people are extremely thankful for thier presence....
kinda makes me wonder who's spinning what?......
who do you believe?......
i am very close to my Uncle...he is not a liar...not a brainwashed conservative (though a republican)....he has no problem speaking his mind, and has criticized this country, it gov't, and the military many times before.....