OlderAngelina Jolie: We Have a Moral Obligation to Help Iraqi Refugees
We have finally reached a point where humanitarian assistance, from us and others, can have an impact.
UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie visited Iraq earlier this month and penned her experience for The Washington Post.
Here are some excerpts from Angie’s excellent opinion piece: “During my trip I also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has announced the creation of a new committee to oversee issues related to internally displaced people, and a pledge of $40 million to support the effort.
“My visit left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis.
“Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq — and the potential consequences for our national security — are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?”
Read the full article at WashingtonPost.com.
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She’s so beautiful. Great article!
#17,
She can go wherever she wants spreading goodwill and helping out. That’s fine. But she shouldn’t step into overly sensitive matters like these. Things that could potentially involve the military, etc.
However, since you mentioned the U.S.A…..Maybe she SHOULD spend a little more time reaching out to those who need help in this country instead of consorting with those tainted by the enemy.
This is just wonderful. Angie you are unbelievable, I have so much respect for this lady.
Right now no one comes close to being compared with Angelina.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180968,00.html
hahaha ok, back to Angie - What an awesome article!!! Wooohooo!
God bless Angelina and her work with the UNHCR!!!
This is a great article. She’s just so involved in what she does, not by name only like some others.
America broke Iraq. America is obliged to fix it or else the soldiers will return without honor and dignity.
JMHO
os @ 02/28/2008 at 2:45 pm
there are bajillion people readhing out to people in the US.
It’s not like she would be appreciated better by naysayers like you if she did.
She marches to her own tune. She’s not some kid. she’s 31 years too old to follow someone else rules.
I’m hoping for a new book.
OS,
It is people like you that are causing Ameirca so much pain and money in Iraq.
Someone has to tell it like it is. If not this country goes under. This is the wrong war and taking all of our troops out is not a good idea.
I agree with some of the troops coming home but what about the country, people and lives that will be destroy if we leave all together.
Pulling every soldier will come back and hunt us in the future.
Am bringing my post over from the previous thread.
( I also posted a comment on the wapo site, using the opportunity to blast those idiots who apparently failed to realize that Angie isnt referring to “staying in Iraq” as in a military, open-ended stay. She is speaking strictly about Iraqis staying in Iraq instead of fleeing and becoming refugees in other countries, thereby posing a longterm, international crisis somewhere own the road.
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Hey BAMPZS+1 peeps! (I better get used to just saying ‘Jolie-Pitt peeps’ or ‘J-P peeps’, huh?
Have been away for a few weeks now (long story) and cant believe how much has happened in J-P world since then!!!! Ye Gads! I missed you people!
AM SO HAPPY FOR MY FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY!!!
And now to see this link to this article by Angie (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/27/AR2008022702217_pf.html)
- (thanks Lady G and MMS) its fantastic! now lets see if all these bottomfeeding rags and blogs will pick this up.
In the meantime, here’s an exercise for all us fans: lets keep a running tally of all the sites on which we see this article by Angie posted or referenced. In addition, lets each of us post the link on any other site that we visit if we dont see it posted.
If sh*theads are going to mouth off lying crap about this family, lets force-feed them some truths and some REAL Jolie-Pitt news!
BTW, its good to be back and to read the usual good stuff from great JP fans!
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY Anustin!
oh my God she’s so wonderful.Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration.Angie!!!!
Iraq- Yes, another one of America’s sins.
We owe it to the people of that country to do our best to help fix
things before we pull out.
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is
OS,
Who the hell do you think you are. Right now you are over stepping your boundaries.
Her comments must have been approved by the UNHCR and people like you do not matter because at the end of the day she does the walk and she should and she is doing the talk.
So before you start complaining please walk the walk then maybe you’ll be allowed to talk.
Right now your opinion is not needed and does not matter when it comes to sensitive and complicated matter such as THE UNHCR.
I was just about to comment on the last thread. LOL. Lady & Tabitha thanks for posting this before JJ made it into a new thread
Well done Angelina.
Wait for it guys…it will come..actually I see it has started already, people feel threatened that she has stepped out of her role as actor/entertainer and that she’s taken an interest in things other than tanning, shopping and walking the red carpet of every party in Hollywood.
She has brought this issue to the forefront and her words ring true..would families and individuals displaced…be it.. without a home and foreseeable prospects if it wasn’t for this war?
The inevitable will happen her words will get twisted and misconstrued.
Thanks, Jared!
Once again - we see some impressive and articulate writing from Angie. I just wish the Washington Post had left that stupid “actor” descriptor off her by-line!
I’VE NOTICED SOMETHING. THE MORE HATERS HATE ON THIS FAMILY THE MORE BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE THEY GET.
MAYBE ANUSTIN AND HER FRUGLY FANS SHOULD STOP HATING THEN MAYBE LITTLE CRUMBS OF BLESSING MIGHT FALL ON THEM TOO.
GOD BLESS THE JOLIE PITT FAMILY.
Well, I see Trevor Neilson is really earning his keep.
I didn’t know it was Anustin’s b-day…
Happy Birthday, Anustin! Hope you’re having a great one!
missy @ 02/28/2008 at 2:41 pm
I guess she differs with Obama on pulling out of Iraq. I underestimated her… she’s got quite some sense after all!
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Dont get too excited yet, you little redneck. Angie isnt being partisan here. She is speaking strictly about Iraqis staying and refugees returning to their homeland - not about the US military staying for 10,000 more years as john mccain said.
She’s a HUMANITARIAN not a POLITICIAN as she is often at pains to point out to her detractors. Like you.
Understandest what thou readest?
Angelina Jolie Writes About Trip to Iraq
Thursday February 28, 2008
Angelina Jolie visits the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Feb. 7.
REUTERS/James Deady/U. S. Department of Defense/HO /Landov
Angelina Jolie has penned an op-ed titled “Staying to Help in Iraq” for the Washington Post, arguing for an increase in the “financial and material assistance” going to Iraq.
“My visit [to Iraq] left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis,” she wrote.
“Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq — and the potential consequences for our national security — are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?”
A pregnant Jolie joined U.S. Military in central Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone on earlier this month.
She is not stating that the US should stay in Iraq as the ocupation power. She is stating that is a moral obligation of the US to help the 4 million Iraqui refugees to go safetly to their homes.
While I do appreciate her optimistic and caring view point, she is a bit naive to the actual process. She doesn’t exactly explain how all these good deeds are supposed to get done. She throws out a monetary amount but doesn’t really get into where it should come from exactly (us tax-payers I guess) or the specific allocation of it. It’s very easy to talk about the big perfect picture of what needs to be accomplished. This is what she has done in her article. It’s the details of how it’s supposed to get done and by whom that she doesn’t seem to address. She does not spend enough of her time in the very place she wants to fix. If she wants these wonderful things to happen, she needs to do more then pay two day visits every six months. She talks the talk, she needs to walk the walk. There are many people that devote their time, money …..there very lives to these missions. I take what they say a bit more seriously. They deserve the attention quite a bit more.
support Angie by posting comment on the washingpost comment section.
If the Iraqi people want the US troops out of THEIR country then the US should leave. Who gives a **** what an over hyped celebrity like Angelina fish lips thinks?
Sasha @ 02/28/2008 at 3:00 pm I’VE NOTICED SOMETHING. THE MORE HATERS HATE ON THIS FAMILY THE MORE BLESSINGS FROM ABOVE THEY GET.
MAYBE ANUSTIN AND HER FRUGLY FANS SHOULD STOP HATING THEN MAYBE LITTLE CRUMBS OF BLESSING MIGHT FALL ON THEM TOO.
GOD BLESS THE JOLIE PITT FAMILY.
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ANUSTIN is a fan, I think you meant ANISTON and her frugly fans, right?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANUSTIN!!!
Angie~ Brains! Beauty!
and the usual ******* haters..suffering!
Thank You JJ
Thanks Jared for creating this new thread. And thanks to Lady G, Tabitha & MAMS for posting it on the last thread. It’s a great read and gives me a better perspective on the Iraqi refugee crisis.
Gotta take off for a meeting at the office. Hope you guys have a great day!!
#56….THANK YOU. I was just about to say, anyone can sit an point and talk about the problems. Someone needs to tell her to be part of the SOLUTION NOT the PROBLEM…she just talks and talk but offers ZERO ideas. Be aware, be aware yah okay so then what. She was once asked “what can people to to help” and she said “become aware”…WHAT. Tell people where to send money or food or whatever but..geesh.
Angelina’s article reads like she wants the troops to stay but for a new and different mission is my understanding of views and this particular mission.
Considering the US Military history, there will always be troops indefinitely in the Middle East region and especially Iraq…just like Germany, South Korea, Panama, Japan, etc…whereever we fought or provide peace keeping we remain many years after the act.
I believe Obama is or will be advised of this and if elected would probably elect to lessen the troop force and coordinate with allies and change the mission from war to peace-keeping which is not what it is at this moment…I’m optimistic it could be done if clarified for all of the world to know and assist with this kind of effort needed.
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