Interestingly, the people who accuse Yezidis of being devil-worshippers are responsible for the deaths of perhaps a million people in the last few decades. They are the ones who put Yezidis on “reservations,” poured chemical gases on Kurds, set oil wells ablaze, poisoned the water with oil, and encouraged suicide attacks. What do Yezidis want from us? Not much. They want to thank Americans for beating back Saddam. They want Americans to know they appreciate the sacrifice. They don’t ask for much, but since the Iraqi government remains mostly inert, if you’re offering, they’d like to have a school in their community—a real school, not a place of religious indoctrination. They want their kids, including their girls, to get university degrees.
Copies of Yon’s new book Moment of Truth in Iraq can be ordered at this link.
Already pre-ordered. Michael Yon’s is an amazing and unique perspective on the Iraq war, and I expect his work will be relevant tomorrow, in 5 years, in 50.
I pay 100$ for textbooks I barely read. Pound for pound this book is going to blow those textbooks, and most other books, away. I can’t wait!