[Peace-discuss] an email from Iraq

[Morton K.Brussel]

Interesting letter. Thanks, Ken, for sharing it.

the writer is just one person, but some of her comments must be typical  
of many others. The racism is evident: viz.:

  "I no longer care about the people of Iraq.  They will never know  
freedom because they aren't willing to fight and die for it.  Their  
idea of freedom is for the US to keep them safe, so they will never  
have it.",

and

  "…but ultimately, their country will fail because of the attitude and  
fear/cowardice of their citizens."


>> An amazing comment. Perhaps she thinks that the Iraqis are cowards  
>> because they won't come out and face our gun-ships and tanks--to be  
>> slaughtered, or won't stand up for the USA.

She's full of self pity, and pity for the wounded Americans, but has  
none for Iraqis.

But I'm glad she wants to come home.

Nobel soldiers!

MKB

There's little questioning about motives, and
On Mar 30, 2004, at 1:49 PM, Ken Urban wrote:

> I got what was posted below from one of my students.  She was struck by
> the statement that there are constant mortar attacks going on, thought
> I'd share this with you.  (She *REALLY* knows the person's mom).
>
>> Ken,
>
>> I am sending you this email my best friend just received this morning
> from
>> her daughter in Iraq.  She is a physicians assistant that has been in
> the
>> Army National Reserves for over 17 years and was activated just right
> before
>> Thanksgiving.  Her orders call for her to be in Iraq for 18 months, as
> I
>> understand it.  Her mom said to me, you know, I can tell she is really
>> upset by her spelling errors and that is not like her.  It is just
> something
>> I wanted to share with you.
>
>> me
>> ====================================================================== 
>> ===
>
>> Today, like every day, I need my mommy....
>>
>> I am so glad you are never far away.  I always know that you are close
> to
> my heart.
>>
>> I may the way you can help us/me...
>>
>> My post is the most mortared in theater.  I worked on (and lost)
> another
> soldier last night because his unit continues to go into our town and
> get
> blown up by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).  They swept the town
> four
> days for weapons and insurgents, but the mission was comprised and they
> came
> up with nothing...then they have run into almost a dozen of these
> bombs...but we kept sending them out there...My post, a group of combat
> support mechanics and truck drivers, continues to get bombed, but we
> stay
> here and take it.  Is this someone's ego keeping us in harms way???   
> Our
> post could easily operate 2-3 miles down the road, out of reach of the
> mortars.
>>
>> I no longer care about the people of Iraq.  They will never know
> freedom
> because they aren't willing to fight and die for it.  Their idea of
> freedom
> is for the US to keep them safe, so they will never have it.
>>
>> We need to come home.  I don't think any good will come of this --
> maybe
> for some individuals, but ultimately, their country will fail because  
> of
> the
> attitude and fear/cowardice of their citizens.
>>
>> I did everything I could last night...just like four nights ago...and
> it
> didn't work.  I'm doing procedures here that I never dreamed I would
> ever
> do.  I cut into a man's chest last night as a final effort, but it was
> too
> late...it was actually too late before he got here, but I couldn't  
> bring
> myself to pronounce him.  The damage these devices do to the human body
> is
> incredible.
>>
>> I love you so much.  Maybe it is time to send up the flag to
> Washington.
> Let them spend just one frickin' night in my aid station, ruin another
> uniform with a 22 year old husband/son/father's blood, have to convince
> my
> medics that we are just...that last one I just can't do anymore, so  
> they
> need to.
>>
>> I don't mean to vent, but I don't know what else to do at this
> point..and
> it's only been a month...
>>
>>
>
>
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