Posted on 04/30/2006 10:10:51 AM PDT by okvalvaag
In late January four members of congress traveled to Afghanistan to survey the situation. They were welcomed warmly and spoke with many different officials in that country. The leader of religious affairs in Afghanistan asked for the United States’ continued support as he thanked us for all that has been done thus far. In his requests he quoted Mohammed as saying this, “You will never become a good Muslim until you first want for others what you want for yourself.” He was of course showing his gratitude to Americans for giving to the Middle Eastern Countries and helping to free them from their oppression, in the same manner that anyone would hope would be done unto them.
I’m not sure of his knowledge of American affairs, but my first thought was, that I hope he doesn’t know how many people don’t want to be helping in the Middle East. How embarrassing it is that these people who see the freedom granted them as an act of heroism may come to know how many people think that all that we’ve done over there was for nothing. I can just see the thirteen-year-old upon this realization, ‘My freedom and safety wasn’t worth it?’ I certainly am glad that we have been able to put our best foot forward with our noble troops doing all they can in the true spirit of American Pride.
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Ola Kvalvaag, Ludington, Michigan
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