PGMA's Statement on Iraq War |
(09 April 2003) |
| The war is virtually over; the coalition is now crossing the bridge between mopping up operations and the beginnings of restoration. We must remember that we have also benefited in a significant way from this victory. We are now safer from weapons of mass destruction. We are more secure from the tentacles of worldwide terrorism abetted by rogue states. We have won freedom as much as the Iraqi people have won theirs. Today is a time to reminisce the sacrifices of our own soldiery and people during the past war. Celebrating the nobility of soldiers gives us an opportunity to pay homage to the coalition forces, as well as to the Iraqi soldiers, who died in the conflict. We also join the Iraqi people in their struggle for freedom whose profound meaning we have always known throughout our history. |