Had the utmost great fortune to dine with two Iraqi men.
One of the gentlemen told me that the media had portrayed Saddam as a monster. But he reminded me that no leader is perfect and that we must not forget his contribution to Iraq.
- Iraq was the first Third World country in the 80s to achieve 100% literacy rate.
- Iraqis had free education from the age of 6 till PhD level. The Iraqi told me that his father only needed to give him money for snacks. He also reminisce the clean water he could drink straight from the tap in school.
- Iraqis had loads of intellectuals back in the 80s.
- Iraqi was united under Saddam's rule.
I asked him another question, he laughed.
He shared with the whole table.
“This young lady asked a very innocent question. She asked where do we Iraqis run to when the bombs come. Where else can we go? Just run home and pray the bombs don’t reach you.”
Actually, I wanted to know where do most Iraqi refugees go (country), but nah… that’s a good answer.
Ah… that nice gentleman loved our otak-otak. Funny, it wasn’t spicy at all. Considering the way it was served, I thought it was a localized version of lasagna.
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During the entire forum, everyone ,both the panel speakers and audience, admitted the fact that something is very wrong with the entire global governance.
I almost wanted to voice this question,
“There are men and women who possess intelligence, conscience and courage. But obviously they are not governing the world. Why? Where are they?”
The stupidest questions are the questions not asked.
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