Environmental Cleanup in Iraq
Here’s a great story taken from Defend America, complete with pics.
First, allow me a brief introduction. Politically, I am “to the right†hence the name Rightfielder. Now I had thought that us right-wingers were supposed to be the ones “destroying the environment.” I had thought that us Christian Conservatives were supposed to have our own interpretation of Genesis 1:28 in which the Bible declares, “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and have dominion over it,†which really reads: “Destroy everything for monetary gain.†In antithesis, I had thought that the liberals were supposed to be the ones who really cared about the environment. Furthermore, many liberals in this country have been trying to portray our military in Iraq as unwanted killers.
The truth?
- 1) Most of the Conservatives I know care a lot about the environment. Years ago I stopped dumping oil base paint and thinner into a hole in the ground, and I very much want to leave a breathable environment for my children and grandchildren to grow up in.
2) The “Dominion Passage†in the Bible actually teaches mandated stewardship with Divine accountability. This means reasonable care for Creation- not lunacy or creation worship. This has nothing to do with whether or not I want to scarf up a bucket of greasy KFC, or drive a gas guzzling S.U.V. This is nobody else’s business but mine. Well, perhaps mine, my doctor’s, and my insurance companies’.
3) The liberals do care about certain things, as long as it fits their worldview. When it is a group that they support doing the deed (picketing, clean up, public speaking) they tout the person as exceptional and an example. When it is a group that they have ridiculed (Operation Rescue, The Military, etc…) they completely ignore the story. (At least they are consistent in their inconsistency)
4) Our Military is the greatest humanitarian group in Iraq right now. It is absolutely inexcusable the way the liberals have altogether avoided reported the building of hospitals, schools, and the rebuilding of water and electricity.
Well, U.S. Military, I’m sorry. I am sorry that it takes little “right wingers” and bloggers like me to point out all the great things that you are doing. My only hope and prayer is that the history books will treat you with more fairness and respect than your contemporaries in the Mainstream Agenda Media.
Here’s the article:
Iraqi Rebuilding Includes Environmental Cleanup
Almost 100 containers of hazardous waste were removed from a field in Mosul.
By Claude D. McKinney
Gulf Region North
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2005  Reconstruction of Iraq includes more than the restoration of dilapidated infrastructure. In this case, it includes hazardous waste clean up.“These types of projects, though seemingly small, send a very visual message to the community that things are getting better.”
There were reports of containers lying in a field in Mosul, Iraq. Some were steel drums neatly placed on wooden rails; others, a jumbled collection of plastic cans. These, together with other questionable items, generated a contract to mobilize the Nawroz Company to remove and clean-up the spill. No one knew how long they had been there.
In all, almost 100 containers of hazardous waste, and one boiler with some miscellaneous parts, were removed from the site. The waste material was taken to Marez for disposal.
A Stryker patrol from Forward Operating Base Courage provided security during the operation.
“These types of projects, though seemingly small, send a very visual message to the community that things are getting better,†said Lee Kenderdine, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who had contractual over-watch for this project.
Editor’s note: Claude McKinney is the Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region North.
Stryker patrol keeping things secure. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, watching over the project. The New Iraq, a bright day in history clouded by the mainstream media, yet rays of light reach us and fill us with hope, despite their efforts in obscurity.
Cross-posted at Rightfielder