While driving home from work today, I heard a really inspirational story on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about a U.S. marine whose dying wish was to have two dogs he found in Baghdad transported to America for his family to care for. Long story short, his grieving family fought against all odds to realize his dream and in the end succeeded. Today, Mumma and Renold (I think that was their names) reside in a cookie cutter suburban town somewhere in the good ol’ U.S. of A.
Feel warm inside? Really, you don’t? Ok you heartless bastard, how about this…
Last Thursday, on Valentine’s Day, the SPCA International Baghdad Program (yes, there is such a thing) brought Charlie, a border collie mix, to the U.S after Watson, the active-duty soldier who found him in Iraq, couldn’t bare to give him up. According to Watson, “It’s probably going to be a real shock for him to see such beauty and great monuments after knowing nothing but the slums of Baghdad.” Charlie is currently on route from DC to Phoenix.
Isn’t that cute? I think so! Especially since this is what the doggies really want…
Just ask Nubbs. He currently lives in San Diego. An Iraqi by birth, he was transported to the U.S. after Major Brian Dennis rescued him in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. After finding Nubbs and nursing him back to health, Dennis was dispatched to a military outpost 70 miles away from where Nubbs resided. Nubbs, however, loved Dennis so much that he tracked him across the desert. Though Dennis couldn’t keep him, he was touched enough to arrange for the pup to be transported to the United States (via the “No Buddy Left Behind” initiative). A reunion is currently in the works for the Ellen Degeneres show.
And it doesn’t end there folks….
Eleven other dogs and two cats adopted by service members in Iraq or Afghanistan are in the pipeline for rescue, said Stephanie Scroggs, a spokeswoman for SPCA International. The SPCA will pay about $4,000 per rescue, Scroggs said. She acknowledged that the sum could aid many more stateside animals but said the program also supports the troops. [Washington Post]
In fact, Liberty and K-Pot are scheduled to arrive in the United States tomorrow. I can’t wait!
Related posts:
- “There Are No Gays In America”
- Mack: On Iraqi Blogger’s Trip Out West
- Whitest Man in America Compares Detroit to Iraq
- Saddam’s Sentencing: Grasping All That Fuss!
- America’s War On Democracy, And Its Price
Do you consider this post to be bigotry? I’m just curious. I honestly can’t see a single reason why you made this post, other than to express contempt for the country you apparently live in. Am I missing something?
Is there some reason you made this post that I’m not aware of? Did they throw some Palestinians off the plane to make room for these dogs? Did the dogs eat Palestinian babies? Or maybe you just hate dogs (and not Americans) is that it? What’s going on?
Posted by programmer craig | February 19, 2008, 11:50 pmjust so it’s not only the dogs who are chiming in here…
the number of canine refugees from Iraq coming in to the US could soon outnumber the humans. this may be the state dept.s way of taking pity on the poor refugee situation without having to worry about resentment and terrorism. man’s best friend
Posted by alfannaan | February 20, 2008, 12:19 amAnd was there a point to your comment, alfannaan?
Like Seriously, Thank God for America
You realize that the nation referred to by “National Public Radio” is the United States, don’t you Buydatti? If you hate America so much, get the fuck out of here already. We’ll survive without you. And that goes for you too, alfalfa. Go to Jordan and take care of some Iraqi refugees or something. Fucking dickheads.
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 1:58 amI think you offended some dogs Buydatti.
Yes, Americans love dogs. They come in very handy for torture sessions.
Posted by Samara | February 20, 2008, 4:05 amCongratulations to all for ignoring the senseless remarks of Kabobfest’s resident pinhead provocateur PC. Keep up the good work and we’ll soon be rid of the loathesome little troll.
Posted by Ismail | February 20, 2008, 5:37 amHah, hah, hah!
The plan has worked! These doggies are really al Queda sleeper mutts. With a secret, late night phone call, these canines will spring into action and launch the next action in the international jihad.
Upcoming secret message for the pooches.
“The dog biscuit is on the floor, repeat the dog biscuit is on the floor. It is now time to roll over, again, it is now time to roll over”. Bow wow, out.
Posted by أبو سنان | February 20, 2008, 6:09 am“DOMINANCE, or dominance-related, aggression is one of the most common forms of canine aggression. It is manifested by consistent atypical, out-of-context aggressive behaviors directed toward people.”
Posted by nev | February 20, 2008, 7:32 amAmerica invades Iraq.
America destroys Iraq.
America places 10 years of sanctions on Iraq, killing thousands of innocent children.
America invades and destroys Iraq Again.
America kills many more thousands.
America mistakenly ignites a civil war of monumental proportions.
America occupies Iraq.
America saves a handful of Dogs.
Was it worth it? Clearly.
THAT was the point of this post. Any dirty dog can see it. What’s wrong with you people? Do you intentionally play stupid, or are you really that dumb?
Posted by Spot | February 20, 2008, 7:37 amIraq invades Kuwait.
America drives them out.
Saddam refuses to abide by cease-fire agreement.
America drives him out.
Sectarian violence kills thousands of Iraqi civilians.
Americans are finally getting that reined in.
Some Americans find dogs in the process, and take care of them.
Not dogs like Spot, though. Mad dogs need to be put down.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 7:55 amAmericans do other things besides arbitrarily killing brown people and saving dogs.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 8:18 amMore foolish American sentimentality.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 8:30 am“arbitrarily killing brown people”
wow, you admit it?
Posted by Safiyyah | February 20, 2008, 8:34 amRoy. Your such a crock of shit. American soldiers giving kids wheelchairs? That’s the story you’re sharing? That just enhances the whole point of the post. America invades Iraq, causes a bloody mess, and then throws a couple wheelchairs their way – maybe even adopts (more like STEALS) a few dogs or so – and that’s it. America can feel good about the huge fucking chaotic mess it caused in the first place! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue.
Posted by Rover | February 20, 2008, 8:40 amOh, I get it now, it upsets you guys that we would rather have immigrant DOGS than immigrants like you…
Who can blame us, though? We took in buydati’s family and all he does is rant about how awful we are. Dogs never complain.
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 9:48 amSeriously, though, we do need you guys to vacate the premises. We need room for more dogs.
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 9:50 amHey, Bugditty, I’m sure that you only hate America because of George Bush and US foreign policy though, right?
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 10:00 amWhat are we Mexicans? Get your immigrants right dickhead. Or do all brown people look alike to you? Given that you want to “arbitrarily kill” us all, probably so.
Programmer Crackhead – the usual get out of my country is a lame excuse for having no retort.
…especially since it’s not YOUR country. Blow me.
Posted by Woof Woof | February 20, 2008, 10:17 amI only hope that Iraq will run out of dogs -and oil of course- very soon. Perhaps the Americans will run out of reasons to remain in Iraq….
Roy forgot how Saddam was an ally to America. They provided his army with weapons when he fought Iran.
When America abandons all it’s military bases in the middle east. There will be no more protection for the corrupted regimes in the Gulf. And Arabs will stop migrating to the west seeking freedom.
So take all the dogs. Take all the oil. Just leave us in peace.
Posted by b-cell | February 20, 2008, 10:39 amA troubling thought: What if next American presidents used “Animal Abuse” as a reason to invade more Arab countries? It’ll probably get more approval than false accusations of seeking nuclear technology.
Posted by b-cell | February 20, 2008, 11:12 amWhy not? GW’s administration exploited the plight of Afghani women to help justify America’s invasion of Afghanistan and overthrow of the Taliban. Funny, considering neither GW – nor his wife or anyone in the administration for that matter – are outspoken feminists.
The result? Kinda hard to determine at this point. But it surely isolated feminists in Afghani society – who are now associated with Western ideals when America tarnished the west as a whole (at least in their eyes).
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2008, 11:29 amwow, you admit it?
Of course. There’s no such thing as sarcasm.
America invades Iraq, causes a bloody mess, and then throws a couple wheelchairs their way – maybe even adopts (more like STEALS) a few dogs or so – and that’s it.
Who said that was it? That just happens to be one thing I picked. It does happen to be more than anybody else appears to be doing.
America can feel good about the huge fucking chaotic mess it caused in the first place!
I know that’s what you want to believe, and no amount of pointing out facts is going to change your mind. You’re a fool. But have a nice day anyway.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 11:48 amPerhaps the Americans will run out of reasons to remain in Iraq….
Then the real heroes can take over?
Yep, Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 11:51 amIraq doesn’t border Palestine you stupid fucking idiot. Buy a map.
Posted by Roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:05 pmIraq doesn’t border Palestine you stupid fucking idiot. Buy a map.
Posted by Roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:05 pmIraq doesn’t border Palestine you stupid fucking idiot. Buy a map.
Posted by Roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:05 pmIraq doesn’t border Palestine you stupid fucking idiot. Buy a map.
Posted by Roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:05 pmIraq doesn’t border Palestine you stupid fucking idiot. Buy a map.
Posted by Roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:05 pmI didn’t say anything about bordering Palestine. I said “on the order of” Palestine. Learn to read.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 12:16 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Posted by roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:25 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Posted by roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:25 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Posted by roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:25 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Posted by roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:25 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Posted by roy's a bitch | February 20, 2008, 12:25 pmWhat are we Mexicans? Get your immigrants right dickhead.
I actually like Mexicans. And I married an immigrant.
Given that you want to “arbitrarily kill” us all, probably so.
I do? :O
Programmer Crackhead – the usual get out of my country is a lame excuse for having no retort.
I didn’t say anything about “my country”, did I? I merely stated the obvious – people who hate the US this much, and make no secret of it, shouldn’t be living in the United States. Is it so hard to understand? Get the fuck out of here. We don’t want you. And that goes for people who weer born and raised here, too… if you hate America so much, move to a country you don’t hate.
And please, somebody tell me what this post has to do with the Bush Administration and US foreign policy? Because it looks a lot like a display of naked contempt for all things American, to me. Made by somebody who obviously lives here.
Vamanos. Go.
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 12:28 pmA troubling thought: What if next American presidents used “Animal Abuse” as a reason…
That’s actually a great idea. We can get the SPCA and PETA on our side that way. And if we go with the “wanton destruction of the environment” we’ll get the Sierra Club and all the Greenies in Europe, too.
…to invade more Arab countries? It’ll probably get more approval than false accusations of seeking nuclear technology.
I feel it necessary to point out that:
a) Iran is not an Arab country and
b) Iran is enriching uranium as we speak
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 12:39 pmNice. Try to cover up your typo with something that makes asbolutely no sense: “Iraq will be a paradise on the order of Palestine if the Americans would just bug out.”
Order means nothing here, jack ass.
Eh… interesting understanding of the English language you’ve got going on there, buddy
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 12:42 pmOrder means nothing here
Your illiteracy is not my problem. But it does provide a little insight into your penchant for derivative signatures.
Of course, as a commentary on Kabobfest, “Order means nothing here” might be insightful.
Posted by Roy | February 20, 2008, 12:51 pmYa know, there is just something missing in the frontal lobes of some Americans, referring to the likes of the two idiots above.
Let’s get visceral here if we can imagine. What was it that you were feeling as an American on 9/11? Were you in the guts scared, like the whole world had been turned upside down like you didn’t have ANY idea of what was coming next? Because I know I sure the heck was, and like PC, I live in LA. Did we SHAKE, did we MOURN, was not our whole world turned upside down? Now remember folks, that was ONE day, then nothing since, ONE DAY with descending residual emotions.
Now, let’s just imagine for a MOMENT if you can, just stay with me here, that IRAQIS are human beings too with the SAME human emotions, the SAME needs of safety that we have. Yes their culture is different, wouldn’t the world be a BORING place if it was all the same, don’t OTHER countries have the same INALIENABLE rights as Americans, ala the Declaration of Human Rights? Does that say Americans have more rights? Does that say Iraqis have FEWER rights?
So now that we are on the same page here, that Iraqis are HUMAN BEINGS just like us, (oh Lord imagine that!) Where the HELL do Americans come off thinking they can have a clean conscience from INVADING and DESTROYING another country by adopting their dogs and sending them a few wheelchairs? Tell me please, just HOW do these acts of “virtue” play up when compared to the HAVOC and the one MILLION lives our invasion and occupation has cost. Oh, let’s not forget all those who died in the embargo prior to that also.
Get REAL Americans, we can NEVER in a million years atone for this sin our country has committed, yes SIN.
And it just makes me want to PUKE to see all these warm-fuzzy actions when we are responsible for the DEATHS of so many.
Does that hit ANYONE at all? Because I can assure you, if the shoe were on the other foot, and it was the US which was invaded and occupied, we would NOT be so happy!
Posted by Robin | February 20, 2008, 1:10 pmRobin, We already know you are a supporter of terrorism, an apologist for propagandists and a habitual liar. What makes you think any of the people you are “lecturing” are the least bit interested in hearing your opinions, let alone responding to them? If you wanted to have rational discussions with people like *gasp* us, you shouldn’t have spent so much time destroying your own credibility.
And like, you really give a fuck any way. You are a political idealogue. People are just tools to you. If you cared about the humanity of other people, you wouldn’t spend so much time lying to them, would you? No. No, you wouldn’t.
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 3:15 pmI guess that’s the best one of the idiots can come up with, another attempt at a character assassination, although methinks he doth protest too much.
Adopted any poor stray Iraqi dogs lately PC? How about caring for Iraqi LIVES PC, the HUMAN kind, the kind that is EVERY BIT, no wait a minute MORE worthy than a piece of crap like you.
Your so called “Christianity” Programmed for Hate Craig is the biggest crock of bull shit on earth. And one does NOT have to be a Christian to be a HUMAN BEING. My DAUGHTER happens to be a Muslim you piece of shit and she just HAPPENS to be half ARAB. Now does that make her a terrorist or me one either? I DON’T think so!
People are just “tools” to me? People are DISCARDABLE to you PFHC based on being different than your freaking narrow-mindedness.
Dogs and wheelchairs? There are PEOPLE dead, a LOT of them due to what OUR country has done to them you idiot!
Posted by Robin | February 20, 2008, 3:43 pmYou don’t have enough “character” to bother assassinating, robin.
Does using so many CAPITALIZED words make your blah blah blah more interesting?
Posted by programmer craig | February 20, 2008, 5:13 pmpitiful, pitiful, pitiful pfhc.
See pc, I’m more than willing to use lower case letters when they are denoting of the smallness of a particular point of view.
Need to adopt a dog pc? Try this one, it is befitting of the lack of any modicum of beauty in your soul.
http://samugliestdog.com/
oh woops, Sam has gone to doggie heaven, we all know where your soul will go, it’s called purgatory, where perhaps you might have a very small chance of redeeming yourself, but alas, no one will be holding their breath.
It’s not about me pc, and it most certainly is not about you, it is about our country destroying another and leaving dead, maimed, and refugee Iraqis in it’s wake. If you cannot ever get to that point where you understand that pc, then you really really are a lost cause.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
KVytZdM-Pg
ps, that youtube is for those who might appreciate it, certainly not for anyone who hasn’t got a clue about what we were put on this earth for.
Posted by Robin | February 20, 2008, 6:36 pmP.Craig
“I feel it necessary to point out that:
a) Iran is not an Arab country and
b) Iran is enriching uranium as we speak”
I was talking about Iraq. You know the whole Iraq invasion was based on the big fat lie that Iraq has weapons of mass distruction.
A waste of a good excuse on the wrong place. Iranians now talk openly about their nuclear program. They’re even making provocative statements about it. In your face United States.
Posted by b-cell | February 21, 2008, 6:22 amRoy,
“Then the real heroes can take over?”
You’re demonstaring another reason why the Americans should leave Iraq. Since their presence has contributed to nothing but providing the environment for terrorism to thrive.
By the way, isn’t Alqaida another American creation? Americans recruited Bin Laden’s Taliban to fight the Russians in the 90′s. They even gave your guy Stinger rokets. So we should be the ones blaming you for the enemies you produce.
Posted by b-cell | February 21, 2008, 6:34 am“…And if we go with the “wanton destruction of the environment” we’ll get the Sierra Club and all the Greenies in Europe, too.”
You’re assuming that the American government is a genuine environmentalist? Sign the Kyoto agreement first you hypocrite.
Posted by b-cell | February 21, 2008, 6:48 amcraig, didn’t your immigrant wife leave you though?
Posted by Anonymous | February 21, 2008, 7:34 amRobin: Where the HELL do Americans come off thinking they can have a clean conscience from INVADING and DESTROYING another country by adopting their dogs and sending them a few wheelchairs?
That’s a ridiculous bunch of non sequiturs strung together. We aren’t talking about achieving clean consciences. We didn’t destroy the country.
These are people seeing a need and responding to it. That’s all.
b-cell: Since their presence has contributed to nothing but providing the environment for terrorism to thrive.
Exacly wrong. Our presence is what is causing the terrorists to diminish. Our leaving would allow them to thrive.
On a seemingly unrelated note, what are your feelings about Iran, b-cell?
Posted by Roy | February 21, 2008, 8:20 amSo far? Iranians don’t bother me, Roy. Not more than any Arab leadership America supports.
And frankly, America dose not deserve a tap on the shoulder for finishing a terrorist. Since it’s responsible for a bunch.
Posted by b-cell | February 21, 2008, 8:39 amIranians don’t bother me
Notwithstanding that I asked about Iran (rather than its people), it doesn’t surprise me that you are not at all perturbed by the most colonizing entity in the middle east.
You hate America, not evil. Evil is ok as long as Americans don’t do it. Conversely, nothing Americans do is worthy of anything but scorn.
Posted by Roy | February 21, 2008, 10:03 amRoy, maybe you are right, we are just responsible for the deaths caused since our invasion and occupation, only a million plus, but who’s counting:( All in the name of democracy!
Posted by Robin | February 21, 2008, 10:04 am