A Free Iraq - "Worth Dying For"

Posted By Blackfive

Of all things, the Chicago Tribune's Editorial about today's historic Iraq election ends thusly:

...It's become something of a mantra to tick off the amazing political accomplishments of the new Iraq--from its "independence day" in June of 2004 to its political awakening.

The progress has been astonishingly swift. The invasion and toppling of Saddam Hussein was the first act. The second act witnessed the rising insurgency, the election of an interim parliament in January and the grueling negotiations for a new Iraqi constitution.

Now the curtain rises on the third, and pivotal, act. Iraq's security forces and its emerging political leaders are working to build a strong and democratic Iraq. With each national election, more Iraqis invest in the goal of a country worth fighting for. Worth dying for.

That's what a lot of military men and women believe, too.  Don't take my word for it.  Here's one you should read - Marine Corporal Jeff Starr's last letter home before dying in Iraq:

"I don't regret going, everybody dies but few get to do it for something as important as freedom. It may seem confusing why we are in Iraq, it's not to me. I'm here helping these people, so that they can live the way we live. Not have to worry about tyrants or vicious dictators. To do what they want with their lives. To me that is why I died. Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark."

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A Free Iraq - "Worth Dying For"

Of all things, the Chicago Tribune's Editorial about today's historic Iraq election ends thusly:

...It's become something of a mantra to tick off the amazing political accomplishments of the new Iraq--from its "independence day" in June of 2004 to its political awakening.

The progress has been astonishingly swift. The invasion and toppling of Saddam Hussein was the first act. The second act witnessed the rising insurgency, the election of an interim parliament in January and the grueling negotiations for a new Iraqi constitution.

Now the curtain rises on the third, and pivotal, act. Iraq's security forces and its emerging political leaders are working to build a strong and democratic Iraq. With each national election, more Iraqis invest in the goal of a country worth fighting for. Worth dying for.

That's what a lot of military men and women believe, too.  Don't take my word for it.  Here's one you should read - Marine Corporal Jeff Starr's last letter home before dying in Iraq:

"I don't regret going, everybody dies but few get to do it for something as important as freedom. It may seem confusing why we are in Iraq, it's not to me. I'm here helping these people, so that they can live the way we live. Not have to worry about tyrants or vicious dictators. To do what they want with their lives. To me that is why I died. Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark."

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