Email I got from a friend at work- (I added nothing)

[Nephythys]

GD- I fail to see why anyone just tosses it off as junk mail and spam- it was written in an acerbic manner, I don't deny, but if it is true, it is good news to know. The attitude that it is automatically JUNK or SPAM is a knee jerk hostile reaction and I expected better.

But no, I did not expect anyone to go OOOOOO and just *poof* change their mind- I wanted to share it, and maybe spark a discussion. Like I said, it was not a discussion, it was stomping.

I appreciate your apology BTD- and I know better than to get into the battle of so called lies

Next time I will edit the more combative lines- I did not think of it when I posted it. It would be nice if people would at least talk about the substance of the email rather than fixating on one line and railing against that.

But you can rest assured I won't stop posting my opinions LOL

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

It would be nice if people would at least talk about the substance of the email rather than fixating on one line and railing against that.

Okay, I'll talk about the substance.

I did some fact-checking and found that indeed, a few of the lines I checked, appeared to be accurate. One though caught my interest and that was regarding small-pox vaccinations to children. Upon checking it out, I found out that a pretty intensive effort was made to vaccinate as many kids as possible and it was quite successful. The program was started under Hussein in 2000. I would venture to say that the high percentage quoted of kids that received the vaccination is due, in some part at least, to efforts made during the Saddam regime. So while the fact is true, it doesn't really have as much to do with our occupation as it would appear. I suspect there are other lines that use a similar method but I don't have the energy to research them all.

And while my feelings on the war are well known around here, that doesn't mean that I don't want things to get better for the Iraqis. And if they are, I think that is great. That doesn't mean that the successes are long-term though. I think the potential for a civil war in Iraq is still a big possibility and things may get a lot worse over there before they truly get better.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

I wanted to share it, and maybe spark a discussion.

I think it was a mix of both. I can see how some of the replies can be taken as a stomping, they were harsh (mine included), but in a hot topic like this that should be expected.