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June 2, 2007 at 10:12:55

Who Will Get In The Crops?

by Jim Bush Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Maybe the two drivers just stopped to talk and became alarmed at the American helicopter watching
Maybe they had the guns for protection and were afraid that the Americans would take them to Abu Graib
Maybe the farmer was just an innocent bystander and was trying to get the others to leave his field

And what threat were these guys to an American gun-ship, anyway?
I mean, why couldn't they just grab these guys?

One thing is certain, whether they were insurgents or not
The families and friends of the two Iraqi drivers are probably insurgents now
And the family and friends of the farmer are probably insurgents now, also

Oh, and by the way, who will finish plowing the field and get in the crops?

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Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.

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carlLove is my religion; the world is my family.

Very thoughtful article

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