An occupied Iraq and Education?

1. Reckon Alistair needs to be much more educated himself.

2. Such is so, especially if he is an admirer of George W Bush.

3. Ron Susskind talks about the difference between true reality and the new reality.

4. It seems that while true reality is constant, it seems Bush and Co have created a new reality which says we will now act according to situations.

5. We're an empire now, says George W', and when we act we create our own reality - for we have now become history's actors, and all of you will be left just to study what we do.

Such has produced the illegal preemptive attack on Iraq, and what will produce the future attack on Iran.

And possibly what began all this was President Nixon's allowance for Israel to go illegally Nuki', as Henry Kissinger, US Minister of State, gave warning at the time.

Yep, Alistair, reckon you'd better put your nose into a few more genuine history books.

Cheers - BB, Buntine, WA

Alistair, I wouldn't listen to the prejudiced cynicism of bushbred. If 32 intelligent, pragmatic and rational Iraqi and American teenagers see hope for the future through educational reform then that is a great starting point.

Definitely, the importance of a school system and its place in community building should not be overlooked. As common project education, especially the arts, may be just as important as training professionals for the prosperity of Iraq.

As explained, Brown Woman, better later the time for education, when the Americans move out, if they ever do.

Remember that this whole Iraqi occupation by the Americans has been preemptive and illegal.

Sadly since Israel's illegal nuclear adventure caused by American political looseness, the dreaded preemptiveness has carried on, rendering the United Nations pretty well useless.

As Ron Susskind has warned, when pointing out a statement from the Bush-led White-House.

"We are now history's actors .... and all of you will be left to study just what we do..."

If this is the educational message from the US occupationers, Brown Woman, God help Iraq's future, and sadly, possibly, also America's coming years?

As an Iranian woman judge has mentioned - yes, you could be right that we need to be more democratic, but please, not in the American Way.

Cheers - BB, WA.