Open Letter to British Voters

‘Iraqi Expat’ has written an open letter to British voters. LFIQ brings together opponents and supporters of the war but that its important that we listen to Iraqi voices such as this. Read the whole letter. (AJ)

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Dear British Voter

Please accept my sincere and enormous gratitude for helping liberate Iraq and for what you have given me in the last seven years. I have learned a lot by being part of your society, you offered me a home more secure than my own, you showed great tolerance toward foreigners like myself and accepted me as a human, and last but not least you have opened my eyes to a world were good prevails, where freedom and democracy are truly cherished, where I don’t have to be afraid anymore.

I am writing to you because yesterday the issue of the Iraq war has become the highlight of the election agenda; and therefore, I ask you to be as courageous as your honourable leader Tony Blair who decided that he will not bow to the tyrant Saddam Hussein and made history by helping liberate the Iraqi people from their oppressor.

You should be proud of your countrymen and women who have liberated the Iraqis from one of the most brutal dictators. You should be proud of your countrymen and women who are helping a nation to rebuild itself in a democratic fashion after being oppressed for 35 years. You should be proud of your countrymen and women who have helped opening the eyes that were closed by oppressive regimes in the Middle East.

I ask you not to vote against Tony Blair, like some parties would like you to do, because of the Iraq war. I ask you not to accept the argument that Iraq was better before the war, to which I relied earlier. And I ask you not to accept peace with oppressors, as this peace will only lead to more bloodshed of the oppressed people.

To the Muslim community of Britain; I ask you not to stand against those who liberated Muslims from oppression. I ask you to be happy for you brothers and sisters in Iraq who are free and trying to rebuild their country democratically. I ask you to wish for them that their dreams come true, and to wish for them to have the freedom and democracy you enjoy today in Britain. And I ask you not to vote against Tony Blair because of the Iraq war and because he was courageous and decent enough to decide to liberate Iraq from Saddam’s tyranny.

Sometimes true peace can only be achieved though war; therefore, I ask you not to forget what Hitler once did, and not to forget the bravery of your people who ousted him. And I assure you that Saddam was not better than Hitler, and what he did to the Iraqi people was not less than what Hitler did to the Jewish people. Without the brave actions of your people, Iraqis would have been living in Saddam’s Iraq today and would have ended up living in Qusay’s Iraq years from now