Posted on 11/07/2006 3:30:32 AM PST by kristinn
Greetings from FRee Iraq! The Gold Star parents visiting Iraq will be on Free Republic later today to discuss our trip here. Please post questions and comments on this thread for the families.
This will be the first group interview from Iraq by the Gold Star families. For some reason, the MSM hasn't shown any interest in this historic trip :-) So once again, FReepers will scoop the MSM.
I can't give a time certain, but my best guess is the families should be on this thread in six or seven hours from now (evening in Iraq.)
Have any confronted Cindy Sheehan?
Thank you for what you are doing and please thank the others as well. :-)
My apologies for not responding personally. It's been a whirlwind trip.
See everyone later today. We're off again for another meeting.
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Lookin forward to this!
Thanks for all you're doing, Kristinn.
We will always honor the sacrifice made by our beloved military.
Everyone - get out and vote or we'll get more of this:
In our brave new schools, Johnny can't say the pledge, but he can recite the Quran. Yup, the same court that found the phrase "under God" unconstitutional now endorses Islamic catechism in public school.
A Clinton appointed judge ruled in California's 9th Circuit Court that it's okay for kids to be forced to recite aloud Muslim prayers that begin with "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful . . . ."
Memorizing the Muslim profession of faith: "Allah is the only true God and Muhammad is his messenger."
Chanting "Praise be to Allah" in response to teacher prompts.
Professing as "true" the Muslim belief that "The Holy Quran is God's word."
Giving up candy and TV to demonstrate Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.
Designing prayer rugs, taking an Arabic name and essentially "becoming a Muslim" for two full weeks.
Parents of seventh-graders, who after 9-11 were taught the pro-Islamic lessons as part of California's world history curriculum, sued under the First Amendment ban on religious establishment. They argued, reasonably, that the government was promoting Islam.
But a federal judge appointed by President Clinton told them in so many words to get over it, that the state was merely teaching kids about another "culture."
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25311
God Bless each and every one of them. I hope they take well-deserved pride in Sunday's verdict on Saddam. It wouldn't have been possible without them. Be safe.
bttt
My love and appreciation to all!
You are a true patriot and everyone at Free Republic is proud of you. Let me add my personal thanks for what you and the Gold Star families are doing for our troops.
Many thanks for taking this trip and my deep gratitude and affection goes out to the Gold Star Families.
Hopefully the media may pay more attention after the elections today. Dems are going to work very hard to make sure than no good news gets out of Iraq today.
Thank you, kristinn! Thank you for all your support of the troops and their families. Safe travels. We are so proud of you. Godspeed, Goldstar Families Group!
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God Bless you and God Bless our military and their mission. Words fail to express my gratitude for all your doing.
Prayers for our Lord's Blessings and Protection for these Gold Star Heroes.
Hi Kristinn,
Praying for all of you and those outstanding men and women in armed forces (as well as the contractors and non-mil personnel).
It is important that you ask the troops (those who have repeated tours), what the situation was before and get the number of schools, infrastructure, etc. that have been built; life for women/girls before and after; their legal system (we know the judges aren't Clinton appointees, thank goodness); the interaction with the Iraqi children; Healthcare vs. previous conditions (and something from the brave medical personnel inside and out of the military); the growth of business, cell phones, press, freedom of speech (as greatly emphasized during subsequent elections (ask how they felt through each election); something from bloggers there; true assessments (remember no pol. affiliation from the troops), on what works best for them and how they can most honor those that fell along side them; A message from the troops for us fighting the MSM at home (make sure they know... some do of course, that we're fighting the ground war here with good news from Iraq, and we know their accomplishments, truly historic); collegate outlook; what social services, if any are available (cultural wise); madrassas, has our help meant any changes there; Get feedback from the imams; ask how Iraqis feel about muslim on muslim crime and what's the greater dangers they fear; Do the Iraqis feel they're ready to protect their land and their sense of nationalism; We need to know what they need there, so we can send it (clothes, school supplies, whatever); What did they think of America before vs. now; How many have taken an interest in the English language and things US (music, movies); Do they understand the concept of someone sacrificing themselves for good vs. occupation.
For the parents:
How do they view their loved ones historic sacrifice since they've been there?
Have they come upon friends of their brave loved ones that knew them, what did they come away with?
How did it feel to be there when the verdict came?
Do they realize these troops will be the new greatest generation, bringing loyalty, fidelity and values back home, how it will change our society and the world for the better?
Did the Gold Star's talk to Iraqi parents of Iraqi Guard or any parent that lost someone due to insurgents/terrorists?
Did they get to see Iraq's democracy in action (I'm sure you can't just walk in as the house or Senate)?
What do they think of the number of women elected in posts there?
Do it make them even more proud to see the challenges their loved ones and others now, go through to make this happen?
How did they find the morale of the troops?
(I should say their sons and daughters... they all are)
Tell them for me,
Words can't express their representation of every mother and father in this country who believes in our young men and women. Tell them all of them are also our children, including theirs who now watch from on high, and we will protect them all we can here. We look forward to working with them on anything that needs to be done.
God bless, stay safe.
Good questions. We should be online in about one hour from now.
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