I saw these pictures associated with an AP story about the Monday homicide bombing in an Iraq market. I thought the pictures were very telling.
The pictures reminded me of what I have read and heard about the final days of the European theater of World War II. When the Germans were defeated and trapped between the Russians and the British and Americans they attempted to surrender to the Americans and Brits rather than to the Russians. If you think about it a minute, it is obvious why they would prefer to be captured by the Americans and British.
In spite of the propaganda spewed out by our own news outlets that Americans are occupiers and bullies the world really knows that’s not true. Even when our own Senators call our Troops ‘cold blooded killers’, the world knows that’s not true.
The ‘progressives’ in our own country seem to be the only ones with such a low opinion of our countrymen. And, Nancy Pelosi seems to be the only one who doesn’t realize that al-Qaeda is fighting us in Iraq, and all over the world.
When the bomb went off in the market, the little boy in these pictures knew where he would be safe. He wasn’t afraid of this Soldier. He instinctively knew the American Soldier would protect him.
A young boy seeks shelter behind a soldier with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne division after gunshots rang out at the scene where just a few minutes earlier a suicide car bomber blew himself up in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad on Monday, May 28, 2007, killing at least 21 people and wounding 66, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed )
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May 29th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Google This!…
Here’s mine.
What do y’all think?
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May 29th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Dissing America…
The shameful treatment of MIss USA at the Miss Universe pageant was disrespectful to the United States. The Anti-US attitude given how much comes to Mexico from the US shows the problem with a nation that’s producing illegal immigratnts with an entit….
May 30th, 2007 at 1:44 am
In Other Words: Well, what did you expect?…
“Well, what did you expect?”
Has anyone ever said that to you? Or have you ever said it to someone?
My response to both questions is “yes.”…
May 30th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Hillary agains shows her true colours…
Hillary Clinton again hints at a socialist agenda:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070529/clinton_economy.html?.v=1
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it’s time to replace an “on yo…
May 30th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Pelosi: Climate Change Is a Reality…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she led a congressional delegation to Greenland, where lawmakers saw “firsthand evidence that climate change is a reality.”
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May 30th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Iranian Nukes and Hostages for Peaceful Purposes…
Iran has a unique way of dealing with th ……
May 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
God Bless the American Soldier.
May 30th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Cool and disturbing at the same time…
Google, once again expanding its reach over all information, you might be surprised at what can be seen on the new Google Street View available at Google maps……
May 30th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Tropical Deression TWO-E could become Hurricane Ba…
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Barbara is now here - and may become the first hurricane of 2007 by the weekend. The really interesting aspect of this development is how the predicted storm track has moved. At the bottom of this post I have the original p ……..
May 31st, 2007 at 12:14 am
UK Boycotts Israel…Hmmm……
OK. I move to ban British professors from the U.S. due to their obvious anti semitism.
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