It's been a while since I mentioned the charity Spirit of America, which takes civilian donations and then buys things like school supplies or soccer balls for Marines to distribute among Iraqis. Jim Hake, a nice guy I once met in D.C., has had a chance to meet with General Mattis.
Sadly, he appears not to have asked the General to run for President, as I believe he needs to do. However, he did ask some other things. General Mattis had high praise for SoA's sewing centers, where donated sewing machines have allowed many Iraqi women to start small businesses of their own. Unfortunately, one such center in Ramadi was destroyed by insurgents who would prefer to keep women under more traditional conditions.
Read the rest. There's also an entry about Boy and Girl Scouts in Iraq, and many other things besides.
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Spirit of America Meets Gen. Mattis:
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