Hi, I came across your blog while searching for care package contents for the iraqi children. my brother is an airman who just left for iraq a couple weeks ago. i am part of a moms’ group, and we are putting together care packages for his squadron and want to be sure to include goodies for the war torn children over there.

anyway, you pictures brought me to tears. as a mother of two youngsters, i cannot imagine those children’s lives. and if a us troop presence gives those children (or their mothers) any sense of security, how can we deny our effectiveness. my god what these people have lived through. i think people who have lived extremely privileged lives over here (and if you grew up in america, you are extremely privileged) and make these comments about how “evil” our presence over there is, are just plain ignorant. not that it is a cake walk now, by any means, but the small freedoms the iraqi’s have gained from our fight for freedom, i dont know how you could discount that…….

anyway, thanks!

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My son was in Iraq from July of 2005 to July of 2006. When we would send him packages he would ask that we put in candy and little juice boxes for the kids. Also even though most of the kids were not Christian, he had us send him little presents to give them at Christmas.. Yea big bad soldier really hates kids. Next time he goes over there he is going to help build them a school, and make sure they have fresh water. Why oh why did I raise such a horrible son? So your son could live in a free country. So when you start on the bad side of my boys, don’t forget they have Mama’s and Wife’s who haven’t seen them in awhile.. and we are not happy…we will not stand by and let you run down our boys.. Thank you so much for posting this Curt.. we are very proud of you and all of our military over there. An American Soldiers MOM.

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My son is pictured in the first photo at the top of the page. We sent him a care package not long ago. It had beef jerky, candy, gum, lots of stuff like that. We asked him how he enjoyed it. He said he loved the beef jerky but he didn’t eat any of the candy. He passed it out to the Iraqi children instead. He said he loved doing that because it reminded him of his 8 year old brother still here at home with us. THESE are the men that the press calls evil? Shameful.

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I’m knee deep in election related stuff, having just finished my reflection on Reagan’s campaign advice in 1988.

Otherwise, I’d swipe your photos and post this.

Contrast these images with this clip from the movie “Obsession” which continues to air Sunday on Fox News:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZGC5NKkOk

The U.S. is bringing children in Iraq hope. Whereas the jihadis are brainwashing them to hate and kill for Allah.

We’re in Iraq to change the evil culture of death which poisons the Middle East and the world.

No one ever said it was going to be easy. But at least we are doing our best, one child at a time.

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