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Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 02:37 AM by Miss Chybil
bombed by not standing up to Hussein as they should have. Here it is...
>> >> One of my sons serve in the military. He is >> still stateside, >> > here in >> > >California. He called me yesterday to let me >> know how warm and >> > welcoming >> > >people were to him, and his troops, >> everywhere he goes, telling >> > me how >> > >people shake their hands, and thank them for >> being willing to >> > serve, and >> > >fight, for not only our own freedoms but so >> that others may have >> > them >> > also. >> > > >> > > But he also told me about an incident >> in the grocery store he >> > stopped >> > >at yesterday, on his way home from the base. >> He said that ahead of >> > several >> > >people in front of him stood a woman dressed >> in a burkha. He said >> > when >> > she >> > >got to the cashier she loudly remarked about >> the U.S. flag lapel >> > pin the >> > >cashier wore on her smock. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > The cashier reached up and touched the >> pin, and said >> > proudly,"Yes, >> > I >> > >always wear it and I >> > probably always will." >> > > >> > > The woman in the burkha then asked the >> cashier when she was >> > going >> > to >> > >stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that >> she was Iraqi. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > A gentleman standing behind my son >> stepped forward, putting his >> > arm >> > >around my son's shoulder, and nodding towards >> my son, said in a >> > calm and >> > >gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, >> hundreds of thousands of >> > men and >> > >women like this young man have fought and >> died so that YOU could >> > stand >> > here, >> > >in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier >> of bombing YOUR >> > countrymen. >> > >> > It >> > >is my belief that had you been this outspoken >> in YOUR own country, we >> > >wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if >> you have now >> > learned how >> > to >> > >speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly >> buy you a ticket >> > and pay your >> > >way back to Iraq so you can straighten out >> the mess in YOUR >> > country that >> > >> > you >> > >are obviously here in MY country to avoid." >> > > >> > > Everyone within hearing distance >> cheered! >> > > >> > >IF YOU AGREE____ Pass this on to all your >> proud American friends. >> > >
Needless to say, I didn't agree. On edit: Here was my reply:
"Don’t agree. First, I doubt this ever happened and second, we are bombing Iraq and have been for a long time. Third, it’s not only the lapel pin-wearers who bombed Iraq, it was, and is being, done in all of our names. Fourth, one doesn’t need a pin to prove they’re an American, or to show how proud they are of the fact. Fifthly, I’d like to see this “gentleman” in line at the grocery store live as a woman under a burka for a few years, being beaten on the street by complete strangers because “her” ankles show, or publicly executed because some man said “she” looked at him with lust in “her” eyes – with no regard for the children she has at home to care for by herself because her husband was killed for not “going along” with the powers that be – or, being stoned to death for being raped. Let’s see how outspoken he is then. And finally, the women of Iraq were never forced to wear the burka, like they were in Afghanistan, but thanks to our invasion and the new Iraqi constitution which turns Iraq into an Islamic Republic, they may well be wearing them soon. Freedom is on the march."
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