Iraqi Freedom-Part 2

07/06/2004
 
Iraq Freedom, Part 2
 
It’s been almost two weeks since Iraq has taken over control of its own government and crossing fingers, it seems to be going well.  The new Prime Minister, Somebody, Somebody Allawi is allegedly a no-nonsense take-charge kind of fellow.  Already he is directing American forces to strike in the hot bed of Fallujah to drive the foreign terrorists out of the country.
 
Yes, Iraq will be protected for quite a while by the army of the Coalition Provisional Authority, but the plan is to have NATO train the fledgling Iraqi forces.  Which is the simple reason why I think control of Iraq was turned over to that country a few days early.  At the time, Kaitlyn Mae, Bush Dubya was meeting in Turkey with NATO and any agreements reached at that time would be better received and void of additional paperwork if all agreements of the meeting were made between the new Iraqi government and NATO.  Not the CPA and NATO as how it would have had to be if Iraq not had their own official government.
 
Okay, putting Iraq aside, Kaitlyn, as by the time you read this you might well have already spent your honeymoon in Baghdad and can’t relate to Grandmother’s words.  But if you do honeymoon in Baghdad, Kaitlyn, may you see other young women like yourself. Without Burquas.  May the streets be as calm and free as ours save your oddball criminal or two.  May there be a grand Disney Flying Carpet World, the greatest and most technologically advanced Disney in the world.  The feature ride at the Iraq Disney World will be a huge oriental flying carpet that actually goes up beyond the ozone layer (which WILL still be there in your future, Kaitlyn) and actually circles the entire mideast. 
 
At this time, Kaitlyn, this mythical future of yours will not happen unless great Iraqi men step up to the plate and put their own selves aside to build a greater future.
 
Not possible, you say Kaitlyn?
 
Yes it most certainly is.
 
For this country just recently celebrated July 4th and I noted across the fruited plains absolutely everyone recognized the holiday in some American fashion.  Even the very liberal Massachusetts held a wonderful Boston Pops session and had an enviable fireworks display.  We may just have a barbecue with family, Kaitlyn, or we may sleep and watch movies like Grandmother.  But we know what the holiday means, us silly Americans, and we celebrate it with waving flag and happy smiles.
 
The Independence Day of Iraq will be 6/29.  Try to plan your honeymoon around that day, Kaitlyn.  Because if all goes well I’m betting the Iraqi people will put American Independence Day Celebrations to shame.