And it`s certainly refreshing to hear from someone in Iraq whose life hasn`t been wrecked.
Of course, such testimony is anecdotal and doesn`t establish any principle but it still good to read such sentiments from time to time.
But the main thing that struck me about this story was this line:
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Originally Posted by JP5";p="
...in my neighborhood, there are 2 or 3 Muslim families. Recently one of my other neighbors sent around a bunch of pictures of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi's and Iraqi children playing with our soldiers........
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IOW, one of your neighbours has circulated a political message around his nieghbourhood, is that right?
Perhaps it is our famous English reserve but I can`t imagine this ever happening in my neighbourhood. Even discussing politics with neighbours is uncommon and somewhat frowned upon here. Anyone who did this would almost certainly be considered odd or cranky.
Is this sort of thing common in your neighbourhood?
Can you confirm the the photos were circulated generally and not specifically to the muslim households?
If the man called `Mohamed` had expressed a contrary view, do you think it would have impacted negatively on his relationships with his neighbours?
His reply, that you have quoted, was this what he said to you? Or was it circulated, in letter form, like the photos?
Sorry for the list of questions but I find this quite fascinating. I have long felt that politics should be more widely discussed in England.