A MATTER OF PRIDE

Malcom Lagauche

With information about many murders and the destruction of mosques and bridges in Iraq being disseminated daily, it is no wonder that the majority of people have forgotten the totality of the "mother of all battles." What occurs today is an extension of the hostilities that began on January 17, 1991. Much of the public of many countries wrongly believe that there were two Iraq wars vs. the U.S. — one in 1991 and the other in 2003. The war has been raging consistently for almost 17 years. I mention this because of incidents that happened during the 1991 military action against Iraq and how they differ, yet remain the same today. For instance, the U.S. destroyed the entire electrical grid of Iraq in 1991, yet within a few months, the system was up and running. It was repaired by Iraqis using Iraqi materials. And, something else came into play that can not be measured: Iraqi pride...

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