Posted on 02/20/2006 10:31:59 AM PST by dead
An Iraqi mayor has written a dramatic letter to the commander of coalition forces, praising U.S. troops as "lion hearts" and "knights" for liberating his city from al Qaeda terrorists.
The emotional letter from gallant Tal' Afar Mayor Najim Abdullah Abid Al-Jibouri to Gen. George Casey is circulating among military families over the Internet and has created a surge of pride in troops.
Al-Jibouri's letter calls soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who carried out recent anti-terrorist operations in Tal' Afar "lion hearts," who "bristle with the confidence of knights in a bygone era."
He said the troops transformed his western Iraqi city from a "ghost town, in which terrorists spread death and destruction, into a secure city flourishing with life."
"We see them in the smile of every child, and in every flower growing in this land."
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Col. H.R. McMaster, commander of the regiment's 4,700 soldiers, told The Post in an e-mail from Iraq: "It is a moving tribute to our courageous, disciplined, tough and compassionate troopers…
"Our city was the main base of operations for . . . Zarqawi. The city was completely held hostage by his henchmen . . . Our streets were silent and no one dared to walk them," al-Jibouri wrote in the letter.
"Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve . . . their young," he added.
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The mayor's letter to Casey is being handed out to families at homecoming ceremonies at Fort Carson, adding a sense of "mission accomplished" to the joy returning soldiers and their families are experiencing...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Al-Jibouri also offered special words to the families of the 39 Americans who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the battle to save his city. "To the families of those who have given their holy blood for our land, we all bow to you in reverence for the souls of your loved ones," he wrote. "We see them in the smile of every child, and in every flower growing in this land."
No word yet on who will be giving the official Democratic Party rebuttal.
This will be very confusing to Barbra Streisand who doesn't know the difference between Iraq and Iran.
What an inspiring story. Thanks for posting it. And I love your rebuttal!!! Freepers never let me down!
Yeah Iraq!
Quagmire?
Wow! God bless our troops!
Richard Coeur de Lion. Interesting that a Muslim chieftan should praise a Crusader. But before the politically correct revisionists took hold of the Crusades, there was a certain respect between these enemies.
It was progressive Europeans who taught the Arabs about the evils of the Crusades. In fact, it was the German Emperor, working toward the First World War and undermining the British, who started the whole Arab re-education campaign.
redrock
I understand that she's also a bit shaky on the difference between her a$$ and a hole in the ground.
The NY Post gets it yet the DNC-Times is blind and deaf.
they'll never want this story out to the public...
"Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve . . . their young," he added.
The amazing religion of peace..(see tagline)
What a terrific post. Thank you.
"Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve . . . their young"
Paging Mother Sheehan, Mother Sheehan, please report to Reality for the nearest sanity check.
What a great post. Pass it on.
thanks, my brother's son is serving in Tal' Afar, does anyone have a link to the full letter? couldn't find much on google
In the Name of God the Compassionate and Merciful
To the Courageous Men and Women of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who have changed the city of Tall' Afar from a ghost town, in which terrorists spread death and destruction, to a secure city flourishing with life.
To the lion-hearts who liberated our city from the grasp of terrorists who were beheading men, women and children in the streets for many months.
To those who spread smiles on the faces of our children, and gave us restored hope, through their personal sacrifice and brave fighting, and gave new life to the city after hopelessness darkened our days, and stole our confidence in our ability to reestablish our city.
Our city was the main base of operations for Abu Mousab Al Zarqawi. The city was completely held hostage in the hands of his henchmen. Our schools, governmental services, businesses and offices were closed. Our streets were silent, and no one dared to walk them. Our people were barricaded in their homes out of fear; death awaited them around every corner. Terrorists occupied and controlled the only hospital in the city. Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve the bodies of their young. This was the situation of our city until God prepared and delivered unto them the courageous soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who liberated this city, ridding it of Zarqawi's followers after harsh fighting, killing many terrorists, and forcing the remaining butchers to flee the city like rats to the surrounding areas, where the bravery of other 3d ACR soldiers in Sinjar, Rabiah, Zumar and Avgani finally destroyed them.
I have met many soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment; they are not only courageous men and women, but avenging angels sent by The God Himself to fight the evil of terrorism.
The leaders of this Regiment; COL McMaster, COL Armstrong, LTC Hickey, LTC Gibson, and LTC Reilly embody courage, strength, vision and wisdom. Officers and soldiers alike bristle with the confidence and character of knights in a bygone era. The mission they have accomplished, by means of a unique military operation, stands among the finest military feats to date in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and truly deserves to be studied in military science. This military operation was clean, with little collateral damage, despite the ferocity of the enemy. With the skill and precision of surgeons they dealt with the terrorist cancers in the city without causing unnecessary damage.
God bless this brave Regiment; God bless the families who dedicated these brave men and women. From the bottom of our hearts we thank the families. They have given us something we will never forget. To the families of those who have given their holy blood for our land, we all bow to you in reverence and to the souls of your loved ones. Their sacrifice was not in vain. They are not dead, but alive, and their souls hovering around us every second of every minute. They will never be forgotten for giving their precious lives. They have sacrificed that which is most valuable. We see them in the smile of every child, and in every flower growing in this land. Let America, their families, and the world be proud of their sacrifice for humanity and life.
Finally, no matter how much I write or speak about this brave Regiment, I haven't the words to describe the courage of its officers and soldiers. I pray to God to grant happiness and health to these legendary heroes and their brave families.
NAJIM ABDULLAH ABID AL-JIBOURI Mayor of Tall `Afar, Ninewa, Iraq
spendid! thanks very much
I'm guessing that Hizzoner didn't buy into Saddam's "Jews and Crusaders" line.
I wonder if the media airheads will try to spin this to Bush's detriment somehow.
THANK YOU! I will send this letter out to several libs, who will no doubt, say it's BS, before they even read it and go on being MSM-brainwashed idiots. I wonder what it will take to get them to pull their heads out of the sand.
"...adding a sense of "mission accomplished" to the joy returning soldiers and their families are experiencing..."
The words "mission accomplished" will send the lefties into delusional denial land.
dead..to what? Ironically I'm a Knight's Templar(York Rite Mason)and our order is quietly passing into history as our old guys die off with no new young guys to replace them. We're the guys who used to march in parades with plumed hats and swords, all but gone now...and yet here are our troops as crusaders in the middle east, continuing the crusades begun a 1000 years ago. And then there's this nut in Iran, trying to be the modern Saladin like saddam thought he could be. Where is he now?
I hope this was revealed with the permission of the Mayor. For there is great danger he will be "the late mayor." With that crusader imagery he likely is Christian doubly dangerous.
LOL!
This is a picture of Mayor Najim Abdullah Abid Al-Jibouri and commander of coalition forces, Gen. George Casey, high-fiving children in the streets of Tal' Afar.
He doesn’t seem to be hiding his appreciation of our troops.
I don't know if the mayor wrote that letter in English or if that is the translators version. The word "lionhearted" has entered our vocabulary, meaning "extraordinarily courageous." I don't know if either the mayor or the translator was conciously aware of the word's etymology in English.
Thanks for finding this magnificent statement.
I have just received and advance copy to the Press Release which the Party of Treason/Treason Media will release:
"Of course all Fair-minded people can see that the Bush administration cannot be allowed to get away with this shamelss exploitation of the military by claiming their courage and bravery. He wishes you to think he did rather than the soldiers. How much more politicization of the Iraq tragedy will the American people have to witness before this War Criminal is driven from office?"
Oh... this is awesome! Thank you for the post.
Will GWB be perceived in history as our Lion Heart?
Please elaborate on the Knight's Templar. My father is a
Mason. I didn't realize the connection to the KT.
There was a HUGE amount of respect between Richard Plantagenet (Lionheart) and Salad ed-Din Yusuf (Saladin).
During the battle for Jaffa, Saladin was said to be "lost in angry admiration at the sight" of Richard's defense of the city to his much larger army, and when Richard's horse was killed under him, in an act of incredible chivalry, Saladin sent Lionheart two fresh steeds as a gift.
Richard was equally admiring of Saladin.
I'm not sure that drawing those comparisons was a good thing.
President Bush has been trying to avoid the notion that we are there conducting a crusade.
Just so. Too bad the revisionists liars who currently dominate the history profession won't admit it.
I was struck by the phrase "lion hearts" because, although the connection with Richard I could have been accidental, I doubt that it was.
Read "The Templars" by Piers Paul Read.
I think that there was a period of time when a sanitized version of the Crusades went unchalleneged, and that now, a revisionist version may be over compensating for the earlier, Tolkienish version.
There were a lot of good things about the Crusades, and a lot of bad things too.
There is a whole lot to be learned about Outremer, the kingdom of Al-Andalus, and the Crusades in general that's pertinent to today.
Thank you for this. Brings tears to my eyes!!
Please share this (if you haven't already) on the "Canteen" thread.
Nah. She knows her a$$ is bigger. She does confuse it, however, with the hole in her head.
Letter from Barzani and Talabani to President Bush
June 1, 2004
The people of Kurdistan continue to embrace American values, to welcome US troops, and to support your program for the liberation of Iraq.
September 13, 2005:
PRESIDENT TALABANI: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind remarks. It is honor for me to stand here today as a representative of free Iraq. It is an honor to present the world's youngest democracy.
In the name of Iraqi people, I say to you, Mr. President, and to the glorious American people, thank you, thank you. Thank you, because you liberated us from the worst kind of dictatorship. Our people suffered too much from this worst kind of dictatorship.
December 13, 2005:
“Anybody who doesn’t appreciate what America has done and President Bush, let them go to hell”
—Iraqi Citizen, voter Betty Dawisha
December 2005:
“There are a lot of people around the world, especially Arab people, who are saying that there is no point of this war and all what happened was in vain,” wrote Ali, an Iraqi interpreter. “So, to hell with them and what they talking about and go ahead American army.” “All we can do is to say to you thank you and we really appreciate all you did for us especially the bloods which flow for the Iraqi people.”
Here are just a few examples of the appreciation the Iraqis have expressed. It is not that they are not making these statements, it is that the nySlimes and their ilk, will not report it. The Kurds made a "Thank You" video.
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The emotional letter from gallant Tal' Afar Mayor Najim Abdullah Abid Al-Jibouri to Gen. George Casey is circulating among military families over the Internet and has created a surge of pride in troops.
Al-Jibouri's letter calls soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who carried out recent anti-terrorist operations in Tal' Afar "lion hearts," who "bristle with the confidence of knights in a bygone era."
GREAT article!! Thanks for the post!!
Thank you to your brother!
And if Saladin were to come back, what would he think?
If Saladin were to return, we'd be in trouble.
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