And so begins the backlash....

I'm eliminating the name of the responder, but as a follow up to my response to the "all the good that has happened since the end of major combat operations" email (see the original posting, which I sent out to all the recipients of the original email), I'll post whatever comes in.

Here's the first, precisely as received:

Who ever you are and what ever your thought processes are may be beyond the normal comprehension of logical thinking individuals who attempt to remain knowledgeable about politics, spin and agendas of news agencies and or governments. To think that we as thinking adults believe every stinking word that comes across cyber space or in news print is gospel truth is naieve at best and self righteous at second best. But your attempt at bringing light on a very complex situation is total demgogery and self defeating at its end. Ask yourself: What was the intent of the US Goverment in going into Iraq? Well I must say that even though it was not articulated well the intent was to remove a dictator from power, stabilize world oil reserves and interdict terrorism beyond the borders of the US. All the other benies are coming with it such as Lybia's recent desire to eliminate WMD. Syria and Iran's fear that they may be next! Saudi Arabia left without US support and dollars. Other Muslim/Islamic countries wanting to develop market economies (Qatar, UAE, Turkey, etc). Time will heal what problems we have in Iraq. Its only a matter of, Do we have the patience to endure.

This is not fucking rocket science folks. Bottom line is that Muslim nations do not have market driven economies. They are beg borrow and steal economies that have existed for centuries and it will take more time to achieve the successes needed to stabilize the region.

So do all the research you want! I didn't believe the whole email as is and I don't believe all of your responses either. Who is writing the history on this and what is the real truth? Fuck, who knows! Fuck, who cares! We as citizens of the US care because we a footing the bill for this endeavor and are still looked own on as an evil entity. But we must drive on and not stop until Iraq can survive without our troops in place. To that end I dedicate myself. Once our troops have left "God save the Queen" "God save Iraq" and God bless America (not necessarily in that order but blessings are important).

And another thing! We are not done in that region even after Iraq is stabilized. We have a long road ahead.............

Bob XXXXX

Just another government worker voicing frustration over BS
I can't believe I even responded to this!!!!!!!

I can believe it. People get very angry when motives are questioned and deceits are exposed.

Just as stated, the intent in Iraq was "not articulated well". It's nice that this person has decided what it was anyway. I have a little different opinion.

The responder has a very good point that the information we get here is all slanted from the perspective of whoever is sending it. On the other hand, even if this person and I were both standing in Baghdad, I can virtually guarantee you we would see the situation differently.

Certainly I have the patience to endure. Certainly this "government worker" does as well. And of course, His Slowliness and his pack of Neo-convicts do. We're not there.

So, there you have it. I will continue to research. Whatever I turn up, it at least gives me another angle on the view, which is always more informative than just one view.

God and royalty. That's pretty much how we get where we go.

Thanks for writing, and...

Blessings, government worker.