The nightly news has been running a segment on the Iraqi interpreters who have helped out US/Coalition Forces in Iraq. It is an incredibly dangerous job. They risk death either way whether it be from the military patrols or from the fact that they helped the enemy in the eyes of the opposition.
A few have been severely injured from the patrols and were flown to Jordan for treatment. Jordan forced them to leave once the treatment was finished. Now they are back in Iraq but most are too injured to work as interpreters again and face the risk of being kidnapped/killed by the opposition. Most of their injuries are very visible.
The question is (and Ted Kennedy is pushing for action), do we help these people? Do we allow them the chance to become citizens of the US which is what the ones interviewed seemed to want - i.e. they feel they paid the ultimate sacrifice and many of the soldiers who worked with them feel the same way?
A few have been severely injured from the patrols and were flown to Jordan for treatment. Jordan forced them to leave once the treatment was finished. Now they are back in Iraq but most are too injured to work as interpreters again and face the risk of being kidnapped/killed by the opposition. Most of their injuries are very visible.
The question is (and Ted Kennedy is pushing for action), do we help these people? Do we allow them the chance to become citizens of the US which is what the ones interviewed seemed to want - i.e. they feel they paid the ultimate sacrifice and many of the soldiers who worked with them feel the same way?