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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back'

published by Jose Vasquez on 09/13/10 11:15pm
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The push by some in the media against rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States gained valuable voices of support over the weekend -- and now joining that chorus are veterans who fought alongside U.S. servicemembers of Islamic faith in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A small but growing group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have signed onto an open letter, provided exclusively to the Huffington Post, which calls on the American public to respect...

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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back'
 

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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back'

The push by some in the media against rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States gained valuable voices of support over the weekend -- and now joining that chorus are veterans who fought alongside U.S....

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The USA is a great nation, but has lost its way in many respects. Peaceful communication and demonstration is the only way to really remedy the...
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Shame for participating foolishly a war that caused so much pain to so many people.
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