The United States of America and the citizens of Iraq have two crucial themes in common; both nations are filled with Christians who together have defeated ISIS, and both nations’ Christian populations want to celebrate a very Merry Christmas afterward.
From Baghdad, a 30-foot-tall Christmas Tree has been erected to do precisely that; by giving thanks to the service members of both the Coalition forces including the brave men and women of America's Armed Forces, and the Iraqi soldiers and people of Iraq, who have lost nearly a million lives since the invasion of Middle Eastern nation as per the War on Terror in 2003.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To All my Christian Friends <br>May this festive season sparkle and shine, <br>May all of your wishes and dreams come true, and <br>May you feel this happiness all year round. <br>Merry Christmas!<br>The photo is for the biggest Christmas tree in Iraq which located in Baghdad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Zeyad_Yousif?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Zeyad_Yousif</a> <a href="https://t.co/xViy60dref">pic.twitter.com/xViy60dref</a></p>— Zeyad Yousif (@zeyadyousif) <a href="https://twitter.com/zeyadyousif/status/945039981999022080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The Christmas tree in the center of Iraq’s Baghdad, as a symbolic sign of potential peace amongst civilized Muslims and the Christian populace of Iraq, is an exemplary message that glorifies the idea that there can indeed be peace amongst the Muslim and Christian communities if the Middle East, but all Radical Islamic Terror must essentially be destroyed and disavowed by Muslims otherwise they will remain the enemy of the people of the entire Earth.
At least for now, during Christmas, that eternal hope of Iraq to progress into a successful nation and prosperity, even prompted the White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders, to tweet about the inspiration that the image portrays to the world about the victories of Iraq by saying, “Thank God for the President’s leadership in fight to defeat ISIS.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank God for the President's leadership in fight to defeat ISIS <a href="https://t.co/zsewP7cIuc">https://t.co/zsewP7cIuc</a></p>— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/944754574182797313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It's a glorious day in Baghdad when a Christian tradition can be honored without Muslims trying to murder everyone in attendance, and it stands as a sincere victory for the brave men and women of America who have given so much for the liberty of Iraq since 2003; a much needed “pat on the back”if you will for their sacrifices.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To All my Christian Friends <br>May this festive season sparkle and shine, <br>May all of your wishes and dreams come true, and <br>May you feel this happiness all year round. <br>Merry Christmas!<br>The photo is for the biggest Christmas tree in Iraq which located in Baghdad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Zeyad_Yousif?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Zeyad_Yousif</a> <a href="https://t.co/xViy60dref">pic.twitter.com/xViy60dref</a></p>— Zeyad Yousif (@zeyadyousif) <a href="https://twitter.com/zeyadyousif/status/945039981999022080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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With many prominent Iraqi and even new-aged peaceful Muslims from the Arabic world bravely standing up to the evils of those who use the Quran as an excuse to kill, rape, maim, and hate; it is almost a glimpse of unity to see that Christians and Muslims in Iraq are evolving towards an actual civilization of law and order.
A nation that says “Merry Christmas”, directly inside the Islamic hotbed of the planet. Truly amazing, and deserving of praises.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="rtl"> ❤🌸<br>The Christmas tree in Baghdad Mall<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Christmas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Christmas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iraq?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iraq</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/christmas2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#christmas2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/74CxEYAkY6">pic.twitter.com/74CxEYAkY6</a></p>— Sandy youssef (@Sandy11youssef1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sandy11youssef1/status/939999343066705926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Iraqis, despite the catastrophic loss of life and endless injuries suffered by the people of the nation; are now liberated from not only Saddam Hussein, but the Caliphate of Radical Islamic Terror known as ISIS; and a great deal of credit for these victories against the demonic Islam terror network can wholeheartedly be attributed to Christians in Iraq and across the globe who have stood alongside the Iraqis in the “Coalition of the willing” for nearly fifteen years now.
Even being located the center of a Muslim cesspool comprised of radicalized ideologies that have formed extremism inside of the Middle East; Iraq has an estimated 1.7 million Christians.
The praise for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and His endless grace and glory to those who worship Him; spans across the globe and plays a heavy-handed role in guiding the bravest troops from both America and Iraq from the once war-torn battlefields of the Iraqi landscape into the still dangerous rebuilding of the nation against all potential threats.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Christians in Iraq erect a 30-foot Christmas tree in Baghdad to celebrate Christmas and the Defeat of ISIS. 🎄<br><br>It's amazing how ISIS has been crushed by Trump in his 1st year in office after growing like crazy during the Obama administration. <a href="https://t.co/kpfV42Nvr5">pic.twitter.com/kpfV42Nvr5</a></p>— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/945066290015694849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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While ISIS has been defeated in Iraq “officially”, there will always be the risks of a radicalized lone wolf insurgent on a suicide mission to take as many lives of Coalition forces, or innocent civilians; as they continue to bring Iraq towards a peaceful nation of modern society.
Forces from up to 16 countries are present on the ground in Iraq, including from America, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey; according to<a href="https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2016/10/13/troops-from-sixteen-different-countries-currently-involved-in-iraq"> Alaby</a>.
While the Iraq War to should never have occurred to begin with, with lies ironically perpetuated by the corrupt Special Counsel Robert Mueller using fictitious and dangerous lies about the now proven to be nonexistent Weapons of Mass Destruction Saddam Hussein was said to have been in possession of, America and her allies are now trapped in trying to finish the job in Iraq; and the Christmas Tree in Baghdad, standing at a whopping 30-feet, essentially shows just how far the nation has come towards finally closing that chapter of war.
With President George W. Bush using deception to force America into Iraq, he failed at developing an exit strategy to completing the mission.
President Barack Hussein Obama also failed in his eight years to prevent the spread of Radical Islamic Terror in Iraq by underestimating the inevitable rise to power of ISIS, that eventually created the Islamic State that had at one time recaptured much of Iraq from the Iraqi Security Forces.
President Trump, however, made it abundantly clear along the campaign trail and since as President that he would wipe ISIS off the face of the Earth, and finish the job.
The achievable goal of winning the war against ISIS seemed nearly impossible under Barack Obama, who as a failed world leader actually created a larger vacuum for the Islamic State to grow versus sending the radicalized terrorist to Allah dead as they belong.
To the naked eye, ISIS is on the run now thanks to President Trump, and when given further examination it can be seem that the Islamic Caliphate is being destroyed all across the region; where it must now resort to lone-wolf style attacks to claim any victims at all since President Trump has pinpointed and eliminated their centralization capabilities.
Since America finally has a real leader, one to unify the world, and give it hope through his strength, is a remarkable thing; that's not appreciated enough.
Merry Christmas to all in Iraq and all across the globe.
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A word of caution: Having served as a soldier in Iraq myself on more than one occasion and knowing the diversity and richness of the culture; I for one am wary.
The true nature of a globalist agenda is to unite everyone under one religion (amongst other things). Therefore by highlighting a 'symbolic sign of potential peace' by starting your article with 'In your face' is inflammatory in the least and arguably plays into a distorted extremist agenda.
Islam as a religion is peaceful by nature, yet the 'Christian' comments here tend to elude toward ill-informed extreme ideology, poorly masquerading as Islam. The comments here seem to paint christianity as the panacea for Iraq's 'ills'. I am a catholic and I respect faith in all forms. We love, we serve, we care for others - that should be enough. The Christmas tree is not a symbol of my faith - it is a marketing tool for the western 'business' of Christmas. It is the equivalent of Mcdonalds and the Great Pyramids of Giza and certainly not something that should be celebrated in the land of creation.