Iraq: When it is Time to go Home

"It is rare to get a conflicting comment but it does happen and I welcome different perspectives. The person wrote the following about the ribbon campaign, which I might add, is not a group or organization, but symbolizes in the virtual world support of the Iraqis and the troops working on reconstruction.

Now I see...you are after attention! You would rather creat your own and be self-promoting for fame rather than merge yourself with an established group-----and the put down to that other group, hehhe, poor taste at best.No, they would not give up their saleries just as I wouldn't. I've been here for 2 years and all I've seen are savages who cheer rebuilding when they're getting something for free. But when we didnt award a building contract to a group because they had a 100% rate of corruption and non-completion----they raised a massive group to burn coalition assets.savages.of course no one will turn over our saleries---we flat out dont care about a bunch of savages. I hope we do pull out and let this place fall into crap. If they're incapable of holding themselves up right now, they never will be.

There is no fame here, never has been. No organization but rather merge, support and work with other organizations like: Kurdistan Save the Children, the Iraqi Foundation, Nonviolence International, etc, (see growing list to the left). There was no put down to the other group, as I am a pacifist, activist for peace, a professional in conflict resolution and peacebuilding with a dose of reality and consideration for reconstruction/development. We know without support from the international community, that any pullouts now will most likely send the country into further mass chaos which will have rippling effects globally. Additionally, there are too many people in Iraq I love very much, especially the children to allow that to happen."
Pearls of Iraq