tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post3925842099029185001..comments2023-09-28T05:52:52.110-04:00Comments on The Ground Truth in Iraq: Memorial Day and the Emergency Spending BillErik K. Gustafsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870861092770458296noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-2859312742800761842007-06-06T11:51:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:51:00.000-04:00I fully agree with Emily. While things are bad her...I fully agree with Emily. While things are bad here, things are worse there and we're the cause of that discrepancy. We have a moral obligation to see it through right. If we just left and didn't work to fix what we broke, could we really afford that hit on America's image? Our low level of regard in the world's eyes is a big reason we can't make the progress we need to be making already. There are people in this country who are working to fix things here and there are people in this country who are working to fix things there. We need to support both efforts. But to think that by walking away our problems will be solved, I feel we are missing the gravity of the situation and the implications it will have on us back home.Geoff Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061582791900736630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-153961236170259732007-05-30T10:01:00.000-04:002007-05-30T10:01:00.000-04:00Well, as bad as things can be in this country - an...Well, as bad as things can be in this country - and no doubt we have plenty of our own issues - in general the people of Iraq are suffering far more. And what's more, it's our government's fault. We have an obligation to set it right. We can't just leave the Iraqi people in civil war and chaos, and furthermore, we can still repair our own tarnished international image, and hopefully prevent future violence against our country, by doing the right things now.Emily Stivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196906418900661808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-90407079736482552082007-05-30T09:47:00.000-04:002007-05-30T09:47:00.000-04:00We need to get out of there and concentrate on fix...We need to get out of there and concentrate on fixing things here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-55799727959479785422007-05-29T17:27:00.000-04:002007-05-29T17:27:00.000-04:00Casey Sheehan's death was tragic. My heart breaks ...Casey Sheehan's death was tragic. My heart breaks to think of his mother's loss, as well as the countless Iraqis who have lost friends and family members in this war. <BR/><BR/>But it doesn't do any good to lament how it started or say it's happening for nothing. This kind of talk is self-defeating. We have to stay focused on the solutions.<BR/><BR/>The CAP funding and refugee/IDP assistance in the emergency spending bill will help stabilize Iraq through building civil society and protecting the most vulnerable Iraqis. Programs such as these make Iraq more stable and thus make Casey Sheehan's fellow soldiers safer while they are over there. <BR/><BR/>We can and must do more to fund these programs. We owe the Iraqis, and our own troops, that much.Emily Stivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196906418900661808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-63279222625979732922007-05-29T17:00:00.000-04:002007-05-29T17:00:00.000-04:00RE: Anonymous 2I found this in Wikipedia re: Cindy...RE: Anonymous 2<BR/><BR/>I found this in Wikipedia re: Cindy's son. It sounds like he'd have a difference of opinion. <BR/><BR/>"In May 2000, Casey Sheehan enlisted in the U.S. Army as a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, MOS 63B. It has been reported that he had originally wanted to be a Chaplain's assistant MOS 56M. (Sheehan had acted as an altar server during the Palm Sunday mass on the morning of his death).<BR/><BR/>Near the end of his tour of duty, the U.S. invasion of Iraq began. Sheehan re-enlisted, knowing that his unit would be sent to Iraq. Sheehan's division, the First Cavalry Division, was sent to Iraq. On March 19, 2004, Sheehan's unit, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment arrived at FOB War Eagle in Sadr City. Just a few weeks later, on April 4, 2004, Sheehan was killed in action after volunteering as part of a Quick Reaction Force to rescue American troops.<BR/><BR/>Casey Sheehan was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal with V for Valor posthumously for actions in Iraq April 4, 2004."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-89525580721964038492007-05-29T11:41:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:41:00.000-04:00"My son died for nothing" -Cindy Sheehan"My son died for nothing"<BR/><BR/> -Cindy SheehanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-8177757847468858672007-05-29T11:39:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:39:00.000-04:00And the new headline "Cindy Sheehan surrenders".And the new headline "Cindy Sheehan surrenders".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com