IRAQ: Farmers in Dire Straights

Hanan wrote: Dire Straits made a beautiful, sad song "Brothers in Arms"

Assalamu alaikum,

Yes, indeed, one of the most beautiful anti-war songs ever!  I especially love the last verse:

"Now the sun's gone to hell, and the moon's riding high

Let me bid you farewell, every man has to die.

But it's written in the starlight, and every line on your palm,

We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms."

*written by Mark Knopfler

That song pierces my heart every time I hear it.

Peace, ummziba.

Hanan wrote: I have a REAL hard time keeping my mouth shut when I read one-liners such as the one above and wish that someone here would explain to the lady that there is an obvious difference between the reason for the plight of the Iraqi farmers (my cut & paste article makes that very clear), and that of non-Iraqi farmers, and to make light of their struggle with a lighthearted "welcome to the club" is callous and insulting to people who's children have been killed and kidnapped and who's lives are unbarable beyond our comprehension.

Hanan, I wasn't being lighthearted or callous or insulting, with what i said. I WAS BEING DEADLY SERIOUS!!

At least Candid got me

Hanan, You got no idea what farmers are facing here where I live, it is very bleak, droughts for years, no water to produce, can't hardly sell, animals dying, produce not producing or poorly, depression, suicides in 1 in 4 male farmers - the hightest group for suicides, not forgetting that Australia provides sheep for iraq and surrounding countries which means less food - do I NEED to go on??!

Perhaps you should stop throwing a tantrum every time you see me or someone writing something you seem to have a problem with. Instead of throwing your gibberish, perhaps you could ask me nicely why I said what I did.

To be honest with you, I know there are a few differences (as I saw in the article) but on the whole both sets of farmers are no different with their struggle, it is their livelihoods. 

Duende, WHAT did I say in my last sentence to Hanan ?????

And I an NOT being ignorant or shallow or foolish.

So please excuse me for believing that both are in dire straights!!!!

Sheesh!!!