US Interpreter In Iraq Denied Green Card After 4 Years Translating For US Forces

This is not America. This man put his life on the line for our troops, in fact he put himself in more danger since most see these translators as traitors to Iraq. He is as much as hero for this country as our soldiers, and I know our soldiers would agree that his assistance saved their lives.

He deserves to be in this country. Further, Bush calls this "Operation Iraqi Freedom". When the Iraqi citizens fear for their lives, are forced out of their homes and into hiding or, in many cases, out of their homeland, that is not freedom. When these people are willing to strap on bombs and kill themselves in the hopes of killing the occupying American troops, it should be clear to the most ignorant of people that they do not consider themselves free. It is time to leave and time to hold this insane administration accountable.

Cheney, when confronted with the views of the people, just smirked and said, "So?" We need to take him out, smile and respond, "So there!"

No good deed goes unpunished.

What the hell is this? He was part of a political force with DEMOCRATIC in the name. He fought to depose a dictator that we loathed - that we ourselves have fought to get rid of! Then, he works with our invasion force, which has caused more harm than good in his country, putting his own ass on the line...

And this is the repayment he receives?

Pardon a lady's language here, but this is utter and complete bullshit. I'll be writing my congress-critters post haste.

The Bush administration routinely craps all over our service members, and especially returning Iraqi war veterans.
Why is anyone surprised that our Immigration Service treated Mr. Ahmad like a used Dixie cup?
Expecting incompetent, mean spirited civil service boobs to behave with anything other than incompetence and a disregard for common courtesy is a waste of time.

Let me see if I have this right......We have a " Yellow Draft Dodger" as VP a "Silver Spoon" Draft Dodger as President. Then this guy put's his ass in the wringer for "them" and gets told he his not worth a green card ( they are really pink in color,not green).
This Administration has sold The American people down the river and everyone else who ever believed in it.........unless your in the OIL business that is.

I see your posters widely perceive this as a disgrace - and they are right to do so.

If it is any consolation the UK government is behaving in just as disgraceful a manner to the interpreters who risked their lives translating for UK forces in Iraq.

Moral: once a country's government is prepared to wage an unlawful war of aggression; is prepared to lie to its citizens about is reasons for war; is prepared to torture; is prepared to bomb civilians; what reason is there to expect it honour obligations to those who have in good faith assisted them ?

Governments are in theory accountable (i) to the legislature (ii) to the courts and (iii) to the people and if goverments besmirch the honour of the nation, the ultimate remedy is at the ballot box.

Good luck in November, pray that the Democratic party does not tear itself apart meanwhile.

Damn right too. We need him to help out with the Surge. It's been a great success and we need men like him on the front line, not making Kebabs in Burbank.

These would be the selfsame immigration officials who did such a bang-up job keeping track of the nineteen deviants who created that big mess on September 11, 2001 and coordinated so effectively with the FBI (one of whose informants was living with a couple of them)?

THOSE immigration officials?

I am going to sound like Rev. Jeremiah Wright--but we Americans are going to rot in hell for what we have done to the Iraqis and the nation of Iraq---and to ourselves.

This country hardly makes me proud to say I am an American any longer---it pretty much makes me what to puke.

I guess the Iraqi people know where they stand in the eyes of the U.S. - at least their homeless dogs who made friends with US soldiers get a paid ($10,000) trip back to democracy loving America and a new peaceful home. If this salt doesn't burn that festering wound, then it is simply the amazing resiliency of the Iraqi people that prevents a total collapse from the pain.

This is an embarrassment. I hope everyone who reads this writes their representative to tell them about this, and their anger over it!

We SURE know how to do the very things that will make people our enemies. (Or at least the Cheney/Bush administration does.)

I am certain that if this man had accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior and renounced Muhummad the Bush administration would have seen right to let him into America.

The US sends its own young troops to die for Oil and Arms profits... why would it care about some Iraqi nobody ?

Wake up America, life is cheap in the eyes of T"he Decide"r and the criminals in the Oil and Arms industry.

4,000 and counting - but who cares - money is being made !!!

"Expect no gratitude from the wicked" runs the ancient Greek wisdom. Lessee... Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (used to be INS) is part of the Bureau of Homeland Security (a Bushevik creation run by a Bushevik appointee).

Yup. Expect no gratitude from the wicked.

Looks like my Texas "Repedophile" representatives need to get another letter from one of their *independent* constituents...

If it ain't denying benefits to deserving veterans, it's this BS....

Busheviks. Never has a more useless breed of Man slithered across the Earth...

Leland R. Erickson

Citizen

The Pentagon and U.S. government haven't a clue what they're doing.

They obviously don't seem to realize that the people that they abandon like this will tell others that our military cannot be trusted, and will go back on their word.

Soon they won't be able to find the assistance they need to survive in Iraq.

What fools.

Whew. Now we can declare him an "illegal alien" and blame the health insurance crisis on him when he decides better to wing it here than risk his neck by returning home.

The price for this guy's service didn't include a green card - all Bushco would agree to was to shoot him last.

Don't be suprised, the Brits do worse to the Gurkas after centuries of loyal service.

Way to win those hearts & minds.

Sorry Mr. President, but I believe we can still argue about the failures in Iraq, quite well unfortunately.

Iraqi, Comanche, Navaho, Iroquois . . . Its just something that the "WHITE" House does! Oh those pesky tribal natives! Have they tried small pox blankets yet?

We don't want no stinken' Iraqis in our country, we just want their oily oil.

A perfect example of why not to trust Americans.

If anyone expects a thank you from this government, they should think again. Look how they are "thanking" the soldiers that are coming home.

Something tells me that Ahmad's daddy isn't rich.

Unconsciounable!!! we have a government of idiots run by an idiot. I hope this call so much attention to Amahd's case that Immigration will have too change their decision. How can we help?