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I was at HQ European Command hen Operation Provide Comfort was in full swing in 1991. At one point during that year news reports mentioned President Bush (41) was experiencing possible heart problems. At the aid location in southern Turkey, dozens of young Kurdish men approached the American liaison and offered to sacrifice their lives so President Bush could have a new heart. To me, that speaks volumes of the character of the Kurds.

Also, lest we forget, the Kurdish were the only group within Iraq who turned out in large numbers to welcome American troops, and to this day the Peshmerga are the only able fighting force in that country. I have great respect for those people.