First, I want to thank you and everyone for the support and sentiments expressed here. I'm printing them up to give to Aaron when it becomes appropriate to visit him in the hospital in Germany. Just knowing that there are folks out there who care is a great comfort to those who are wounded, scared and suffering.
I talked about being free and have made no mention of democracy. Neither I nor my government care what form of government the Iraqis choose, except that it start out as the choice of the Iraqi people and that it not be a danger to their neighbors or the world. I am no fan of democracy: A Democracy is three wolves and two sheep voting on what to have for dinner. A Republic is three hundred wolves and two hundred sheep voting for three wolves and two sheep to come up with a dinner menu. A Constitutional Republic is a republic wherein it has been decided beforehand that lamb is not on the menu. ... Then the high court of the land declares that mutton is not lamb! I'm headed out to take photos of girls with Harleys. This was arranged some time ago, and perhaps it will take my mind off all this for a few moments and stop the squirrel caging of my thoughts and feelings. I'm sorry for my last comment in the original post. Please don't turn this into some sort of political thread. Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------- "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" -Martin Luther From: "Artur Ledóchowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: My Son... > > > My son is in Iraq. > > First, I really do hope your son will be all right. Best wishes for him and > for you. > > > I do not understand the Iraqi people. At least the French formed an > > underground and after the war did not tolerate Nazi sympathizers among > them. > > How can this people tolerate the Saddam supporters among them? > > Because Saddam's government meant stability and predictability of the > day-to-day life as weel as provided a sort of the national strenght and > pride. Now Iraqi people have to deal with all the after-the war chaos and > they don't seem to be prepared for this. > > > Forgive me. Right now I am beginning to believe that there are some > peoples > > in this world who simply do not deserve to be free. > > It may of course look this way but we need to understand their regional > cpecificity. Their region has never been used to democracy, ESPECIALLY in > the European/American version. Thus such democracy cannot, or even must not, > be enforced upon them - this may not only proove unsuccesful but also be a > cause of a civil war with some ideological, religious aspects. I live in > Poland, my country is a part of the anti-Saddam coalition. I've supported > the war and the whole mission. However, I do hope the democracy will not be > brought into Iraq by force. This is not the Iraqi way. And the democracy is > not the universal way. I think the Iraqi people feel it and are afraid of > the possibility to be forced to accept the democracy. > Regards > Artur
