The Power Of Scraps is our Curmudgeon’s tale of the transfer of power in Iraq.
Can you think of another country which has done this? Great Britain left India with a new government, but only after years of anguish. Yet many will make light of this transfer.
The Declaration of Independence is nothing but a scrap of paper if you have no sense of the commitment by the men who signed it. What did they risk? Everything. And many of them lost everything as an end result. Except their dream for what would become the United States.
I think it would be worthwhile to remember that event in our history, especially as we approach its anniversary. With resolve, the Iraqis will be able to do the same for 28 June in their future.
BREAKTHROUGH
Ali threw a party when he heard of the handover: Another friend approached me. This one was not religious but he was one of the conspiracy theory believers. He put his hands on my shoulders and said smiling, ?I must…
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