Posted on 12/01/2004 12:58:53 AM PST by M. Espinola
The majority in the mass-media only wish the general public to view the chaos, evil & even tragic deaths of Coalition troops caused by Islamic terrorists via 'homicide' car bombings, triggered by demented, death driven mad men. Free Iraqis are also putting their lives on the line everyday in their brave service in the Iraqi Army & police forces. It's high time the public is shown Coalition forces for all the various humanitarian assistance they have been offering the normal freedom loving people of Iraq. The very real sacrifice Coalition troops are making every day of the week will be shown here frequently. If there are those which would like to pool photo research just drop me a line. ========================================================================
A Scots officer helps an Iraqi child try on a pair of shoes.
British soldiers delivered children's shoes donated by St Bede's RC School, in Bedlington near Newcastle, and toys donated by Manor Park School, Worcester, to young Iraqi children in Umm Qasr on 30 November 2004
/center> Children at an Umm Qasr school, while receiving gifts & shoes donated by English schools.
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A female Czech soldier distributes gifts to young Iraqi girls at the reopening of a school in Basrah following refurbishmen.
A Royal Military Police Sergeant celebrates the reopening of a school in Basrah where she led a $10,000 refurbishment project.
A Royal Military Policewoman helps hand out toys to the children
Royal Engineers assist Iraqi electrical power maintenance workers assess the repairs needed to power lines in southern Iraq.
An Army Air Corps Sergeant-Major in one of fifteen schools, the reconstruction and refurbishment of which he has supervised over a three month period under the Quick Impact Project programme to deliver rapid help to key areas of Iraqi life.
One of the babies enjoys a little fussing from a Fusilier. Families of the Regiment at home in the UK and Germany donated toys for the clinic's waiting areas. The health centre cares for a district of 30,000.
The gifts are handed out at a school in Umm Qasr by soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment.
A Grenadier Guardsman, attached to the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, talks with local people during a patrol of the Basrah waterfront.
23 Pioneer Regiment register civilian fire fighters in Umm Qasr.
Dutifully suppressed by our media who never met a dictator it didn't love and admire.
Prairie
I am truly humbled by the Men and Women that make up our Coalition Forces.
May God Bless them and keep them safe as they bring the fight to the enemies of Freedom.
Godspeed to all of them...
Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures. It's wonderful to see the "bribed and coerced" as they really are. Screw the media!
The photos of all of the Iraqi kids tells the entire story. THEY are the future of Iraq.
It's also good to see so many countries in Iraq. I imagine many countries are there quietly trying to get combat experience for their troops.
Cute picture of the puppy following the soldier. I read in Time magazine that moments later the soldier gunned the puppy down.
So many nations! Amazing photos--thanks.
Cheers,
PB
OUTSTANDING! Thank you very much.
Ping for the Dutch Special Forces...check it out.
Thanks for this terrific collection.
There are more than that!
Everything south of Karbala (Inclusive) is basically controlled by the multinational units.
There are also S. Koreans, Lithuanians, Norwegians, Australians, Spanish (WERE there), and even many more.
We took the Sunni Triangle and the Major cities Baghdad, Karbala, Ramadi, Tikrit and so on. We took on some of what we knew would be the worst areas.
Only 25% of the $87,500,000,000 will go for security. The rest goes for water, schools, power and much more. 3/4 of our money in the additional defense authorization for Iraq goes into humanitarian and support operations for Iraq. But as some Americans are realizing, this is not what sells advertisement on CNN on NBC. This is not what the Germans or French want to see. So the majority of our effort, time and money goes unnoticed. Its not spectacular enough.
Since this war was deemed unilateral by the Germans and French, you will never hear of the multinational aspect of this war. When you do hear of it (Seldom) it will be with comments like, The coalition of trash nations. Meaning the US just assembled a bunch of stooges who are not worth much. They even listed them before; highlighting the participation of Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and a few others. The intent is obvious, discredit any belief that you are the minority in a coalition with China, Russia and France against this war.
Of course you still need to attack the legitimacy of the war to begin with. So you MUST demonstrate by ignoring and down playing any violations (35 incidences of two resolutions) of UN resolutions, possession of WMD (which HAVE been found), the connection with terrorism, the oppression of his own people, the threat posed to his neighbors. Thats why you hear comments like There have been no finds of substantial amounts of chemical weapons. You must ignore all connections to terror, attacks on neighbors and oppression of Kurds, Jews, Shia in south and so on. You can not allow a justification for war to exist if you are against it. So all the little things like Al Zakhari, MEK compounds, assassination plots against George H. Bush
.. Those will get down played while the age old and proven buzz themes come out of the closet. America is imperialistic, a hegemony and wants their oil. So as they talk of US oil interests they sure would like the Food For Oil program to continue.
Our media actually plays into our enemies hands. They, in pure self interest, motivated by the value of a commercial minute will assist in creating a dilapidated view of reality which undermines our efforts. They dont care about the Iraqis, our soldiers, national defense, whether they are being manipulated or anything else. What can I earn, or with what level of shock affect can I become a big name (Michael Moore).
This war was justified, was proven right, was executed well, is a multilateral effort by a coalition of the willing to change the world to the better. Those against it, have no more than Schadensfreude (The pleasure of things gone bad and taking delight in misery of others) to look at and use as a justification for why they did nothing. They are left morally defeated and hoping for this to go bad and end up in a mess.
Red6
Shalom.
Awesome photo / 101 combat patch ping!
ping
bttt
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