My prayers are with you and your son.
Paul Stenquist
Bob Blakely wrote:
>
> My son is in Iraq. He's with the 173 Airborne Brigade. They were the first
> to drop into Northern Iraq to secure airfields. Recently, he and his unit
> have been playing "policeman" in one of the northern cities. Actually,
> they've been backup for the local police to give the city order. We had been
> talking just the other day and Aaron told me that the different factions in
> the city (Kurds, Shiites, etc.) may not really like each other, but they
> were always friendly to him and he enjoyed talking with them. Last night
> (Iraqi time), a mortar hit the "safe house" where he and his unit were
> sleeping. The perpetrators were (most likely) Saddam holdovers aided by
> foreigners - Syrian, etc. Two were hurt, one will be fine. My son, however,
> has been told by the doctors that he will most likely may loose what is left
> of his left foot. He will be airlifted to Germany tomorrow.
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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
