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I just have a small contribution I would like to add. After driving for three days into Iraq in a convoy we reached our destination. After we released our convoy to the responsible personnel we turned around and waited for the return trip. My gun crew was resting and a local came up to me. At first I was apprehensive and he showed me he was not a threat. He came up and held out his hand and I shook it. This man was I would say in his late forties maybe early fifties. In the best English he could muster he told me thank you for freeing his people. This took me by surprise and touched me deeply. I asked this man if he disliked us being here. He replied that he understood what we were doing and that was good. He then told me that he had three children one girl and two boys and they were finally going to school again after a long time. He said that after many years that finally the children on Iraq would have a chance to get old in his country. He told me another story that I won't put here because of its graphic nature of what happened to one of his female cousins. By this time I was doing the best I could not to break down. In looking back I can see that even though there are some in this world that do not see or hear for that matter the good we do around this world and can only focus on the things like oil and the like. Well I can say this until you have looked into the face of a truly grateful father thanking a complete stranger for freeing him you will NEVER understand.

I am sorry if this is not rite on point but I think it needed to be said anyway. Sometimes the cover of the book reflects not what's inside it.

J D

Great post JD. My stepson that resently returned from spending a year in the tel afar area of Iraq said the following article is more of what should be reported. Thought you might like it.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1128/p01s02-usmi.html?s=t5

What was the point I missed?
Lets let ALL of the countries that support Belize stop sending money and other aid.
Let Belize pay off ALL of its debt alone.
Let Belize defend itself.
Then when no one travels there because the drug lords are battling for control, the Guatemalans are fighting for their land back and the economy is reducerd to rubble, I'll see SIN out fishing to feed his family. Because no one will be buying time shares, and property on AC will be worth nothing.
Every time I fly to Belize there are missionary and religious groups coming down to build housing, schools or orphanages.
The GOB can't even afford to pay the fuel bill for the fire trucks in San Pedro.
The doctors on the island are in dire need of medicine and supplies.
The BDF air wing has 4 planes. 3 fly, none shoot.
The USA and GWB may have some horrific policies now, but that doesn't mean USA involvement is always a bad thing.
My God SIN...You are buying me a LOT of Belikins when I see you next month! You just turned me into a ranting lunatic!!! :rolleyes:

Mr.Payne, my dad was Native American Indian, and That makes me 1/2. I am not exactly happy with the way we've been treated, but it's improving, ever so slowly. This is not the venue to discuss our history...that is a total different subject. In any event, we will support our countries efforts worldwide. We are still American Citizens, and proud to call ourselves such.

Did i lie ?

edit:
If you are not with us, you are against us.
If you are not against us, you are with us.

In your opinon , do native americans believe the first line or the second one.

SIN, now you're acting like you're on drugs. Seems a bit early in the day for that. Are you really suggesting that going after Hitler was a BAD thing?

Some interesting analasis:

The GDP of Belize is approximately 1/11,000th of that of the USA.

Bill Gate's Net worth is about US$55BN.

Let us imagine that Government of Belize ministers and their cronies have embezzeled $400 million from Belize in the past 5 years. It's not out of the question...the Novello bus loan scandal was $20 million US on its own. And that was just one single item.

Let's say that a certain government minister (with a first name that sounds like someone barfing) has acquired through his office a minimum of $10 million U.S. for himself and his cash-heavy wife. People in Belize know that this is a VERY conservative figure but we wouldn't want to exaggerate here.

This means that in terms of GDP, if Minister Vomitname had done the same thing while he was a U.S. cabinet member in the White House, proportionate to the GDP of the USA, his net worth would be $110 BILLION dollars, stomping all over Bill Gates' paltry fortune.

reaper, I'm sorry to say it's not a question of "the government of Belize can't afford it" ...it's more a question of "members of the government and their cronies are stealing it."

Typical Chris. I said not to react but rather respond. Kinda like meds, you don't want a reaction rather you should respond - it is so much better.

Don't misquote me or reorganize my statement. No refernce to Hitler was made. It is fact that many of these evil dictators are either helped or assisted by the same country that latter finds reason to de-thrown them.

Oh yeah, my post, and Chris what is your point anyway? Still pissing up a rope about the GOB thing? Stick around, things will get worse before the get better. I mean we are so worse off now than 25 years ago (1981). :rolleyes:

So I take it you do you drugs later in the day?

Ever person risking their lives in Iraq has all the reason to be proud of what they are doing. They were sent there for the wrong reason though. That is evident - GLOBALLY. But what about the people in Sudan and Chad, they don't count. Things are SO SO BAD in Cuba (not really) why don't we free them too?

It's ok for an American President to falsely acuse a sovereign nation, invade, kill thousands of people (including young GI's not old enough to drink a beer), kidnap it's leader (no matter how vile) but NOT OK to have an affair with an intern? Wow, where do I sign up?

SIN

Hey Chris, relax bro, you can put down your calculator now.

Your already signed up SIN, please stay there we have am ample supply of "your kind" right here and the more that leave the better!

I'm a voter in Belize and I'm not happy with my government, are you Ok with that, SIN, or am I only pissing up a rope? So it's OK for you to criticise your government but not OK for me to criticise mine?

"No reference to Hitler was made"....re-check your post.