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10:39 a.m. - 2004-06-26 The media is full of news about Iraqi citizens standing in line to enlist into the Iraqi military and police force, who get blown to smitherines by suicide car bombers. Everyday there is a report of the tens of thousands of Iraqi people who have been killed since the beginning of the mission to eradicate terrorism and the mission's by-product of freeing the Iraqi people, there by helping to stabilize the region. Yesterday, news on the escalating violence by insurgents who do not wish to see stability in Iraq, reported of death threats to Iraqis who dare to assume leadership in the new government that is to be sworn in on June 30th. The most violent of these threats is directed at the future Prime Minister. We were discussing these reports at work yesterday. All of us; liberal, conservative, moderate and independent alike. We broke our self imposed moratorium of discussing politically charged issues and for once, came to a conclusion which was a symphony of beautiful, harmonic agreement. A rare occurence indeed. The discussion opened upon hearing a news report on the radio. One co-worker commented to the rest; "Why would any Iraqi take those jobs, when the danger is so great." The consensus, after some exchange of commentary, was that these Iraqis, fighting so fearlessly for their independence and freedom, are men and women of the bravest kind. They are kindred to our own revolutionary forefathers who sacraficed life, liberty and the persuit of their own happiness for an uncertain and daunting future for their decendants and their homeland. This is the stuff that freedom is made of. The only way to get it....and the only way to keep it. Our own military is full of these bravest of the brave, and my heart almost bursts with gratitude when I think of them and their sacrifice in the name of freedom, not only for America, but for Iraq as well. P. I. Yarnsmith
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