Give Iraqis their pride back

Remember growing up how proud you were of your school? How proud you were of your school teams? Remember your feelings about the town where you were born? The town where you raised your children? And your feelings about the state and country you love? Do we think that the people of Iraq, or any other country for that matter, don't have the same pride in their land as we have in ours? Recently, Iraq's soccer team made the finals in a Middle East tournament. What we saw on television was reminiscent of our own sports events — the people were ecstatic that they had such a great team to cheer for. The sooner we redeploy out of Iraq, the sooner Iraqis can be Iraqis. Please, before they lose any more pride. It's all they have left. Nancy Woerner, Northfield - Atlantic City Press, January 6, 2007