[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Welcome to the war after the war, Dolly. Thanks for taking time out of your hectic days to stop by and cheer us up. (^:

Has the flood receded, yet?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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[DollyCali]

Sent out the letter to my email list today...here is a response I received from friend in Boston. He is Lib (of course).. but was in Peace Corps for 8 years in Iran & married an Iranian woman. That was 30 years ago... He has been a freind since we were in 4th grade.. was our class valdictorian & later educated in the East for all degrees & is now one of the world transportation experts & does consulting worldwide. Pre war he kept referring to the "war monger in the White House". sure many of you will/did receive similar responses.

The letter from Iraq was not at all reassuring. Sure, the media see it different. They're still far from objective.

I'm not sure what your take on the letter was. I found very disturbing the simplistic thinking that the military demands and nurtures. Why aren't the Iraqis more submissive and appreciative. After all -- they're ragheads, liked by the hippies and the air-fairies warriors of Allah longing for a paradise of 72 slave girls human garbage whose neighbors are goatherders and weird dudes

Ah, but what wonderful opportunities to advance up the military ranks this all presents! In the end, our friend loves war. It helps him define his manhood. And what could be more important than that?