International soldiers visit Kansas Statehouse
11:28 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2007
Soldiers from around the world, some from countries on the front lines of war, said Friday they supported U.S. efforts in the war on terror.
"We had very, very bad conditions," under Taliban rule, said Maj. Agha Gul Khalili of Afghanistan.
Khalili said since the 2001 displacement of the Taliban by a U.S.-led invasion "right now, we have good peace."
President Bush has asked Congress for another $10.6 billion in aid to Afghanistan in response to concerns over a Taliban resurgence.
Khalili said violence continues in places in Afghanistan but overall conditions are much better than before.
Twenty-seven students from 26 countries were in the Capitol to meet with state officials. They are here for a year to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth.
As a Muslim, Maj. Nawaf AlJalahma of Bahrain says Islamic terrorists are improperly using their religion to justify their actions.
"They are understanding it in a different way," he said.
He said U.S. efforts in Iraq should focus on rooting out terrorists throughout the country, and not just particular areas.
Maj. Jaimie Ogilvie of Jamaica said terrorism must also be fought in the Caribbean "to secure the third border" against drug and human smugglers.
This year marks the 113th year that international officers have attended the Command and General Staff College.
Since 1894, more than 6,915 officers from 148 different countries have come for training, officials said.
Many of these students later became leaders in their countries.
Twenty-six have become heads of state, 309 have become ministers, ambassadors or representatives, and 2,339 have become general officers in the armies of the world, while 317 have become chiefs of staff of their armed forces.
Other countries represented this year are Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan.
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Jan. 26, 2007 at 9:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)rhab (anonymous)
Now if we get a law that no immingrant can stay in this country for more than five "5" years we will be much better off. They can go home & fix their country instead of screwing ours up.
PLZ send to www.whitehouse.gov & your senators like Brownbeck.
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