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There is one video I wish I can find on the web. It's a short video that was shown on al-Iraqiya last Friday evening and was replayed several times that night.
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It's about a police station somewhere in Iraq, the place was about to be hit by a suicide bomber riding a vehicle laden with explosives.
The driver approaches the entrance to the station which is surrounded by concrete walls. Several police officers open fire from their ak-47's on the incoming suicide bomber but he keeps closing in.
As the vehicle passes through the gate and past the last barricade all of the officers run away seeking shelterÂ…except for one extraordinary man.
One police officer held his position and was still standing in the way of the terrorist and kept on firing his rifle at the windshield until the vehicle was just meters from the officer, thenÂ…BOOM.
End of videoÂ….
I watched the video over and over again and my amazement grew with every time I watched itÂ…this is incredibleÂ…this is heroicÂ…this is happening.
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From CNN.com 10/18/06
Early in the Iraq conflict, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed insurgents as "dead-enders." In 2005, Vice President Dick Cheney said the insurgency was in its "last throes." Now, those descriptions lie buried beneath thousands of bodies -- U.S. troops, Iraqi police, and everyday citizens slain simply because of their religious sect.
Did you see Nova last night?
It was about the lost year in Iraq
under Paul Bremmer
Thank you for commenting, Anonymous. I appreciate the input in my blog.
I would not disagree that there have been times when we thought things were getting better, or hoped so. But we were wrong. My point in this post and my last is that this is war. And war takes sacrifice. We (the USA) have been fortunate not to have to make such sacrifices in 30+ years. For many of us, we don't remember or know what this means. We are learning, now.
This post is about the sacrifice of the people of Iraq, fighting their terrorists. It's going to take a lot more sacrifice - a lot more pain. But the goal is still a worthy one. Freedom, and a region free of terrorists who want to kill all free peoples.
Finally, this is not the only sacrifice happening in the world, today, or over the last 30+ years. There are thousands of troops, police, and civilians all over the world fighting and dying. African, Southeast Asia, South America. But we don't hear about it, and haven't heard about it for 30 years. We're only learning about sacrifice today thanks to the involvement of the US and today's communication technology. I believe our sacrifice and theirs is worth it, and after much sacrifice, the world will be a better place.
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