8b:

The excerpt of text I chose came from the

documentation of parliament business in the UK in
1998. I wanted to look at more of the history behind
my social justice issue so I can better understand
how far we have truly come. These people have been
under attack and in great need under the reign of
Saddam Hussein and now currently through the
terrorist group ISIL. We have had to adjust our
responses and needs through out the years and I
believe we can learn through our past experiences
where we can improve and what tactics have helped
us the most.
"I turn to the noble Baroness, Lady Nicholson, and
the extremely moving remarks that she made in
relation to the plight of the Iraqi people. We all know
of her long dedication to the suffering of the
wretched people, the Marsh Arabs, in the southern
part of that country. It bears repeating in your
Lordships' House that, while all that military activity
yesterday and today has been going on, we have not
forgotten that we are enforcing a no-fly zone in both
north and south Iraq and, through that, doing what
we can to reduce the burden of Saddam Hussein's
rule of those wretched people. What the noble
Baroness had to say about the cynicism of the Iraqi
minister of health was extremely moving, as I am
sure all your Lordships will agree.
17 Dec 1998 : Column 1548
I was asked to say what will happen when the guns
fall silent. I cannot do better than quote directly from
the press notice that was circulated by the body with

which the noble Baroness has a close acquaintance,

the AMAR UNESCO Standing Conference:
"When the guns fall silent the suffering goes on and so does our work of
rehabilitation".

That task will face the entire international

community. As that press conference pointed out,
"the AMAR international charitable foundation has, day by day, sustained
100,000 refugees who have been forced to flee from Iraq to Iran".

We also have to think of those poor wretches who

have not managed to escape from Iraq to Iran."
(http://www.publications.parliament.uk/)
I read this quote and heard the hope of an end
to the terror that occurred under Saddam Hussein
and was struck with sadness with the realization that
we have gone from one horror to another. Though
Saddam Husseins rule is over we now have a new
crisis and even more need than before to respond. To
try and meet the continuing demands caused from
ISIL AMAR International Charitable Foundation has
expanded further and day by day is sustaining much
more than 100,000. For they are reaching 125,000
women per month with their women health
volunteers, over 80,000 medical consultations each
month, health needs for over 500,000 people in Iraq,
and 50,000 in Lebanon. That is over one million
medical consultations every year in Iraq and Lebanon
alone. They have also integrated in skills education
and learning programs to help rehabilitate the
people. We are being forced to open our eyes and
remove the blinders. This terror is not going away
any time soon and these people require immediate
aid. This would require the dedication and time from
many countries, including Iraq and Iran, to fight off
ISIL for good. This is something we still are not
meeting though. Our countries need to join forces

together and fight ISIL head on. AMAR is putting up a

fight and trying to treat and teach these refugees but
that will not stop this war. This is a hard reality and
realization. I fear the damage that ISIL will do in the
mean time.