I wish a reporter from The Star had heard the Global Exchange talk recently at the Thousand Oaks Library. Dr. Dahlia Wasfi showed slides of her three-month stay with relatives in Iraq last year. She spoke passionately from first-hand experience about the horrible consequences of the Iraq war and the suffering experienced by ordinary people in Iraq.
If we could have more newspaper coverage of the realities of this war or see and hear programs like this on TV, people would become more aware of the terrible results of our invasion and occupation. I believe that if the American people knew the truth, they would empathize with the victims of our government’s actions. As long as we continue to use violent military force against the people of Iraq, we are only creating more terrorists.
It is time for us to face the fact that we went to war based on lies, and that continuing the war does more harm than good. We must admit that this war is not only wrong but is not winnable. As patriotic citizens of a democracy, it is our duty to make our elected representatives respond to the will of the majority by refusing to fund this war any longer and bringing our troops home now.
— Gordon Clint, Newbury Park
Nice Gordon, it seems that you have mastered the art of cut and paste from your left-wing blog of choice. The reality on the ground is that 90% of Iraq is currently stable. The news that you and I see on a daily basis comes from the other 10%. The number of schools and hospitals built currently outnumber American casualties. When was the last time you saw a story written about Iraqi citizens having access to hospitals for the first time in decades. How about a story showing girls of any age being able to attend school for the first time. Yet we see the death toll story run every single day.
I am sure that there are people suffering in Iraq. There are people suffering in Africa, Asia, Europe, and down the street from where I live. So anyone can put together a slide show and speak passionately about the tradegies reflected in the pictures. That's what we call propaganda.