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| Angelina Jolie: "we cannot afford to squander the progress" |
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |
Recently Angelina Jolie wrote an article that was published in the opinion section of the Wahington Post entilted "Staying To Help Iraq".
In the article Jolie stated, "What we cannot afford, in my view, is to squander the progress that has been made." She goes on to say that we should step up our financial and material assistance.
The progress that she refers to is the progress made by the "surge" that has been effective in recent months in reducing our military losses and increasing security overall in Iraq. She met with Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. She even talked with American troops. Jolie feels that our recent success in Iraq has paved the way for increased humanitarian assistance and has asked for more money and effort in that area.
"As for the question of whether the surge is working, I can only state what I witnessed: U.N. staff and those of non-governmental organizations seem to feel they have the right set of circumstances to attempt to scale up their programs" , reported Jolie.
Jolie is not only an actress but is a humanitarian activist and a United Nations good will ambassador. She works with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Her article is about the Iraqi refugees still in Iraq and those that fled the country. It is her opinion that we have now reached a point in Iraq where humanitarian assistance can be effective.
Refreshing: Someone from HollyWeird that makes some sense. |
posted by Jay Are @ 12:12:00 PM   |
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