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  • Posted By: windsurfing @ 10/20/2007 1:13:25 PM

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  • Posted By: spartan1961 @ 10/16/2007 12:54:04 PM

    Ok, the personal stories are very touching, it is true, and Ok, this does tangentially touch upon our misguided policies in Iraq. But we are threatening military strikes against Iran, and Newsweek puts a love story on the cover? Shouldn't we all be yelling about military strikes "No, not again!" We need to have an open dialogue about who influences our foregn policy and how it gets formed. And if Newsweek had the nerve, it shoud run a cover story on "The Israel Lobby and U.S Foreign Policy." The wikipedia site has a great synopsis of what every American ought to know. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Foreign_Policy Newsweek needs to address this front and center.

    • Posted By: Clipper965 @ 10/16/2007 1:13:46 PM

      I think human interest stories are important. The whole other aspect of the war has been covered by all media from all perspectives. KUDOS Newsweek for thinking outside the box

      • Posted By: spartan1961 @ 10/18/2007 4:20:30 PM

        You missed my point. There is another war brewing. The dynamics pushing us toward it have *not* been covered well by the media at all. That is how we got into the Iraq war in the first place. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is still among the most loved plays of all time. Newsweek's cover this week points out modern Romeo and Juliet stories -- very nice, yes I agree. But there are much more serious things we need to be focusing on about our Mid-East Policies *rignt now.* This is a quote from CNN online: On Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated the Bush administration's stance that "all options" must be kept "on the table" in confronting the threats posed by Iran -- a reference to the option of using military action against the long-time U.S. adversary. "We should have no illusions about the nature of this regime or its leaders -- about their designs for their nuclear program, their willingness to live up to their rhetoric, their intentions for Iraq, or their ambitions in the Gulf region," Gates said in a speech to the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. ...ok, why is Sec. of State stressing this to the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs? Answer: because they are one part of an incredibly powerful lobby that unduly influences our foreign policy. Stating this is *not* to be anti-semitic!!! (Please!!!) But it is to be American, and concerned about our troops and our country's best interests FIRST.

  • Posted By: zanboore @ 10/16/2007 11:18:41 PM

    I am an Iraqi American , who is been touched by this story. It puts some light on the other side of this conflict, and a very good proof that the two cultures can work together for the common good .Treating people with dignity and passion as human beings first can norrow the gap between the different cultures and religions these individuals have. After the recent successes our men have against AlQaida in Iraq , we might see more good stories like these .Iraqis (mostly in the Sunni areas)are relizing that AlQaida does not have the wisdom nor the vission to Iraq and it's future ,and Wahabisim that breaches terrorisim in the name of protecting the Islamic faith is wrong, and the curropt Saudi royal family wants to redirect the battle between them and AlQaida to the messy and busy Iraqi ground by allowing thier out of touch reliogous leaders and Shieks to issue Fatwas to kill Iraqis especialy Shitte to feed the rift between Iraqi Sunnis and Iraqi shittes and promote an all out civil war, but they will fail and Iraq will stand this gruesome attack.

  • Posted By: richalling @ 10/16/2007 4:54:03 PM

    Thank you for the time and effor in putting this story together. It was not until I read it all that I realized the power of the words my beautiful wife, Zena shared with Chris Dickey. Yeah, thats me with her. Regardless of how one feels about this war, love conquers all. Thank you Newsweek for sharing all of our stories you are to be commended for this. LTC Richard Allinger

  • Posted By: Clipper965 @ 10/16/2007 11:57:08 AM

    All I can say is this story left a lump in my throat. Stellar reporting by Christopher Dickey and Jessica Ramirez, I wish them the Pulitzer prize. In the so called alternative media run by left wingers there is nothing but negative stories about Iraq, the mainstream media does try to put forth a more balanced report but human interest stories like this in war time seldom get coverage.

  • Posted By: benellylove @ 10/14/2007 10:59:05 PM

    My daughter went to Irak and work with a Dr. from Iraq ,fell in love and married they are now proud parents of a little girl named Nura means light in the sky,I am a proud grandmother of my first granbaby and I very happy she is a doll and we are crazy about her.it is sad that War can bring good times in life.....

  • Posted By: benellylove @ 10/14/2007 10:56:40 PM

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  • Posted By: Jessica2121 @ 10/14/2007 9:17:02 PM

    Speaking of some female soldiers, AKA, "Desert Queens" don't forget about how many marriages are ruined by "hush hush" infidelities and fraternizing throughout ranks among all the services. Not to mention, soldiers confined to the base camps come in contact with very few iraqi people.

  • Posted By: CSM39 @ 10/14/2007 8:12:43 PM

    You have mentioned nothing about the major reason why there are not more "war" brides. This is the first extended major conflict that the U.S. has had where there are many female soliders in base camps. There is not as great a need to seek out Iraqi female companionship when there are so many American female soliders there.

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