I'm Not Crazy!

A Validation from Ted Koppel

Ira Harleman
Well, I have written stories after stories talking about the Iraq situation. I have felt my thoughts had laid on deaf ears. But tonight I was validated by Mr. Ted Koppel. During an interview, he spoke about everything I rant about. I thought maybe I was going crazy and what I knew to be true wasn't. I feel relieved that someone smarter than me also has questioned our government

The question that I have now is, why isn't there more stories in the media about our checker past, specific during the eighties? When, the United States were allies to Saddam Hussein and help his country get the weapons that killed thousands of Kurds. Did society forget the United States had a working relationship with the dictator. The United States supported Iraq during the Iraq and Iran war.

Now do you see the dilemma, how can a country support unrest in a region and flip flop to preach democracy. Americans need to realize, that to the rest of the world, our "hands" are not clean. Just recently, more people have payed attention to our political climate, but if you do, you have to take in consideration every act in our recent history.

So before, you say a person is talking crazy and not supporting our country. Take a second to pick up a book or two and read what our country has been doing when the television cameras is off. You may be surprise to find that there is always more to the story.

Posted by iharleman67 on November 15th, 2006 under All News.

Published by Ira Harleman

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  • Sophie8/19/2007

    I didn't know that this country supported military action in the Middle East that killed thousands of Kurds.
    Sophie

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