"The war was going to be called Operation Iraqi Liberation until they realized that the acronym spelt OIL, then it was switched to Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Now that the acronym is OIF, I really don't know what the "F" actually stands for :-)

 Dzigbodi Akyea <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Oh come on!  I wonder how many of us buy this propaganda.  Please spare us this “support our troops rhetoric”.  Let’s oppose the war all we can but as soon as the bullets start flying let’s support those poor soldiers who are “serving our country”.  What are they serving us?



-----Original Message-----
From: AAM (African Association of Madison) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vera Crowell
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:42 PM
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Subject: Colin Powell Quote



When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the  Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.  He answered by saying that, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.  The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those  that did not return."

It became very quiet in the room.

Remember the Men & Women Serving our Country!






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