Angelina Jolie: We Have a Moral Obligation to Help Iraqi Refugees

maybe she should spend time in our country speaking to the mothers, fathers, wives, children and siblings of the soldiers we have lost over there? she talks of stepping up our financial involvement, i say put her money where her mouth is. she is given too much importance- she needs to raise her children before they turn out to be like the old bat **** crazy Angie she was and still is deep down inside.

I love her
wonderful woman

Francesca @ 02/28/2008 at 3:03 pm
…..she is a bit naive ………..She doesn’t exactly explain how all these good deeds are supposed to get done.

….There are many people that devote their time, money …..lives to these missions. I take what they say a bit more seriously. They deserve the attention quite a bit more.

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No sweetheart, it is YOU who dont understand the crux of the matter.

And, dearheart, the only people who “deserve the attention” as you so tellingly state in your final sentence, are THE CITIZENS OF IRAQ who have been displaced by this war in which America plays such a starring role - not anyone else.

The only attention-seeker here is YOU, who neither walk the walk nor talk the talk (i dont recall reading one of your articles on the matter, following your visit there, do you?)

Why should Angie take it upon herself to draft and execute the plan that is going to accomplish the mammoth task of indemnification of the Iraqi people, as you seem to be suggesting that she does, a la your statement: “She doesn’t exactly explain how all these good deeds are supposed to get done/It’s the details of how it’s supposed to get done and by whom that she doesn’t seem to address.”

Why should she be called on BY YOU (who are you, again?) to detail how the reconstruction work should be done?

Once again, just for you, my dear, here’s what Angie does with and for the UNHCR: she is a VOLUNTEER with the UNHCR, having been ASKED by them to HELP THEM with the GLOBAL task of drawing attention to HUMANITARIAN crises AROUND THE WORLD so that those of us who are closeted in our safe little world of plenty, are made aware of the dangers of the ever-increasing millions of disconted, displaced, homeless, hungry and increasingly angry peoples around the world, so that we can offer a little of our own money to HELP the UN carry out its task of helping these people so that the world doesnt descend into chaos.

Got it yet?

I’m sooooo proud to be her fan.
Simple amazing human!
You’re the best Angelina.

MyEyeisonu,
You mention Cuba….my mother is from Cuba. My mother came to this country after Castro took over….after he and his government stripped her and her family of all their educational degrees, wordly goods, sentimental items, and basic necessities like food and shelter. However, he was not able to take their pride and their will to have control over their own actions. She receieved no assistance from anyone not that she would have accepted it if she had. She couldn’t speak English and she had less then what would equal three American dollars when she arrived. She took responsibilty for herself and didn’t wait for others to give her handouts. She made no excuses and expected none in return. She became a medical doctor and has helped many people with all aspects of their lives. She is just one of many people in my family of “displaced”, “trampled on”, “impoverished”, etc etc that picked themselves up and made sure that they never had to take from others to survive. They didn’t wait to get helped. They helped themselves.
Because of the examples I have seen my entire life of people who not only say but do, I am less likely to be impressed by people who just “say” without the “do”. Like I said, kudos to Angelina but she accepted an important job. She wants to be considered credible and so she should come up with real solutions instead of just happy endings.

She had NO business sticking her nose in business she doesn’t understand and SHE ESPECIALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS PREGNANT. She is NOT thinking right. Her elevator does not go all the way to the top. What mother would DELIBERATELY put their fetus/child in CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER…refugess or NO refugees. A good mother will ALWAYS put her child’s safety ahead of anything.

Yeah and how about Angelina eating something for her own fetus?

“Once again, just for you, my dear, here’s what Angie does with and for the UNHCR: she is a VOLUNTEER with the UNHCR, having been ASKED by them to HELP THEM with the GLOBAL task of drawing attention to HUMANITARIAN crises AROUND THE WORLD so that those of us who are closeted in our safe little world of plenty, are made aware of the dangers of the ever-increasing millions of disconted, displaced, homeless, hungry and increasingly angry peoples around the world, so that we can offer a little of our own money to HELP the UN carry out its task of helping these people so that the world doesnt descend into chaos.”

THANK YOU!

great article.

Thank You Jared!!!!
Wonderful Thread about a Truly Wonderful and inspiring Woman..
Great Job Angie!!!

Thank you so much JJ for the new thread. It’s a great article from my favorite celeb. Very informative. Way to go Angelina Jolie! You are an inspiration to all women. Good Luck and God Bless you and Brad on the new addition to your family.

She brings awareness. And as a fan, that’s what I want her to do. She is not a politician, and she reminds us that she is not a politician. She brings awareness. When there is awareness, there is discussion. When there is discussion, there is ideas. Then those ideas turn into action on individual level. And the individuals who elect the government officials in democratic countries like ours, speak their mind by voting a certain way and electing like minded officials who can help make the changes we want.

Angelina for PRESIDENT!!!!!!

sHE IS THE BEST