Wheelchairs Distribution in Iraq for disabled children

[shadowofears]

First disable them then give them Wheelchairs Great

[ClarksonSings]

@shadowofears If you'll notice in the video - none of the children have war injuries. They're all birth defects. Only around 5% of kids who show up to my wheelchair distributions have disability injuries - most all from suicide bombers in marketplaces (Sunni vs Shia) and roadside bombs set by extremists trying to kill Americans but hurting Iraqis instead.

[shadowofears]

@ClarksonSings More Childrens Died from Gulf War Sanctions and Recent Iraq war than by bombing in Hiroshima.Most importantly directly or indirectly Americans are responsible for deaths of so many iraqi kids for a war that was fought for fucking oil

[ClarksonSings]

@shadowofears What do your unsubstantiated allegations have to do with my wheelchairs for Iraqi kids video?

[shadowofears]

@ClarksonSings he Iraq sanctions were a near-total financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council on the nation of Iraq.Estimates of excess civilian deaths during of the sanctions vary widely, but range from 100,000 to over 1.5 million.

[shadowofears]

@ClarksonSings Researcher Richard Garfield estimated that "a minimum of 100,000 and a more likely estimate of 227,000 excess deaths among young children from August 1991 through March 1998" from all causes including sanctions.Other estimates have ranged as low as 170,000 children.If these were American kids u would cryed out but sadly u r a cold blooded American

[Speslad]

Peace of lies nd 1million people still cos of u.s murderes!!!

[ClarksonSings]

@Speslad What does your comment have to do with my video and work to help Iraqi kids who can't walk? Like I said above, none of the kids in the video have war injuries - they were born this way. If you don't believe me, feel free to come to the next wheelchair giveaway and see for yourself.

[iHATEdaNIGGER]

haha look at them dumb poor niggers. get a job! and some soap

[latina2sweet1]

HOW CAN i GET INVOVLED?

[DebiNga]

Congratulations on your CNN Hero Award...it's people like you that are helping to make a difference in the lives of those children and their families...also it shows that the American People are not the clods we have been made out to be...that WE DO CARE!

[derekasaurus]

This is a fantastic video and an amazing cause. I plan to sponsor a chair and will seek a matching contribution from my employer.

It's disappointing to see so many commenters trying to politicize your effort and sacrifice by using you as an example (or counter-example) of their personal biases and beliefs about the war. They miss the point completely.

Something I don't understand: your site says these chairs cost $350 in materials but are valued at $3,500! What makes them so expensive?

[drtgreatwhites]

angels!!

[erinthomas2004]

who sings this song?

[dddhoops]

You are a great ambassador for Texas A&M! Keep up the good work!

[PFTECHMETAL]

Wounder were they got the weapons to do that kind of damage. Did our bombs do that?

[BradBlauser]

About 95% of the kids who receive wheelchairs have birth defects (Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, etc) or disability from childhood illnesses due to poor quality or no immunizations (Polio, etc).

The other 5% do have war wounds, most injured in explosions from suicide bombers. The rest, unfortunately, from coalition fire.

[tokishreds]

=(

hope i can be some help when i deploy over there

[Lovely72724]

Wow....I wish the media would focus on the good we are doing over there instead of the negative....this is truly touching!

[danimal3699]

I love it! Well shot, well edited, executed. Touching tear jerking story! THank you for what you do! Thank you for your compassion! Perfect choice of Music! Amen!

[Forzanucci]

Thank You !

as a kid from vietnam lived through the war, i never forget how US troops treated vietnamese kids back then, thats why im here now in this Wonderful Country !

God Bless this Great Nation !

[potochip1]

omg that is soo nice for those kids and they go through so much and look up to us and i pray for iraq and those kids

[Bree1059]

That is so amazing,this makes me very proud. I have taken care of people with M.H.M.R and it breaks my heart just in the states to see what they go through. Let alone having to be from a poor country , one that is 140 degrees at any given time and poor medical care ..etc. Thank you to our troops for what you do. Bless you all !

[Flowerpuppy848]

Yoa guys in Iraq............YOU F@CKING ROCK!

YOUR AWSOME GUYS!

REAL PROUD OF YOU! XD

[cayucosman48]

u think so mr. cuser

[Seshamaru023]

as waves of the ocean seem endless so do disabilites of children instead of feeling sad we should do our part and find a soultuion one person can make a differce

[turbojen69]

JfJ,

If you look at the people and get your facts straight, these kids have birth defects, not war related injuries.

Thanks for posting this Brad.

[georg1984]

Damn right BradBlauser. The guys who started the war and the guys who started this campaign are of course not the same people anyway.

Great video.

[winnjr]

Brad Blauser is an incredible person who loves God and loves people. Consider supporting this ministry. He is an incredible blessing to the US Army and the Iraqi people.

[AaronFotheringham]

yeah' thanks inspirational, and awesome. i always wanted to do something like that!

[titaaniumboy]

makes me kinda happy that some1 cares about them to :)

[tkgarrot39]

God bless our troops!!!!

[tkgarrot39]

Hoo Yhaa!!! Awsome Video.....

[dana1330]

Poor Iraqi kids, They have to deal with war and sacrifices of loved ones. Im seriosly cryn'

[Serafinos]

hexagonsunboc - blocked is more like it. First... that was TWO words not one and most were from other illnesses, MS, etc. Wise up - Al Quaeda is their enemy... NOT THE USA!

Great video - marked it & sent to our network.

Gods speed to our troops & innocents in harms way & the families awaiting their safe return!

Vietnam Vet & Wife

[AhlaMinAmar]

This is beautiful, can someone tell me the name of this song n by who its sung

[hexagonsunboc]

one word land mines

[staceygig]

that was beautiful, god bless the troups and all the innocent children

[Questwoman]

Brad! This is so awesome. Apologies for not viewing this sooner. Did I mention, YOU ROCK!?! Don't be a stranger to my inbox. Keep up the good work. Susy

[NikiWoodruff101]

this is depressing. especially with the dramatic savage garden music. its really hard to see those children at such a young age haveing to go through all this. =[

it makes me want to cry x a billion.

if there was a way i could help with that shit. id do it.

<3 great video

[JoyceRamgatie]

Great video

It's terrible to see these childrens lives are already ruined

[VeronicaASL4God]

this is great, brad. thanks for emailing me and supplying links. gives me chills and tears and definate praises for God. i'm working with our chaplain support team with "soldiers' angels" and should be in touch today i hope with some answers. praying for u!

[GreenSword15]

nice man... very nice god bless

[arabgirl2006]

Can't say there arent good americanz out there..and they definitly should be thanked...but then again why start a war..cause all these kids to go paralized..and donate wheelchairs to them? we have a saying in arabic that says " they murder a person..and go to their funeral." and that definitly goes for the american "government" not ppl. thanks and hope to see more of these videos

[BradBlauser]

Thanks for the nice words, arabgirl, but the 44 kids I placed into wheelchairs in this video all were born with crippling birth defects and diseases. Also, do you realize that terrorists have hurt Muslim children in suicide bombings and roadside IEDs?

[scarywolf0004]

aww, you actually did this? That's really sweet. The world needs more people like you =) God bless the troops! WE're all keeping the soldiers in our prayers.

[IBlackWaterI]

my god this almost made me cry. shit man

[sakura1172]

I actually did cry watching this.

[khudofiz]

wuts the name of this song i like it

[marcky2006]

crash and burn by savage garden

[khudofiz]

thank you american troops for giving shelter for these poor iraqi kids

[ktcat1]

I embedded this on my blog and will leave the link in other's comments. I love it. More, more, more!

[ktcat1]

I'll be embedding this on my blog soon. You rock, man.

[BradBlauser]

Thanks man. More of this to come.

[rolpie]

nearly cried...

[jaakobou]

heart warming.

[IbnIllLathinah]

I just wrote about it in my blog, just in case one of these "media savy" people stumbles upon it there first. Good luck and thank you.

[BradBlauser]

Thanks for the exposure! Much appreciated.

[ApeWar94]

God Bless them and their good works

[Americanluvunit]

I used to be in the wheel chair business.

Met alot of interesting people. Alot of veterans.

Things like this...this video, most people do not see nor know about. Reagan would be proud, no doubt.

[Stigrs87]

It really is. =)

[may0587]

wow this is heart warming

[branhand]

It astonishes me that no comments have been posted here. I'll tell you why. This directly refutes the bile and pure hysteria believed by the anti-war side claiming that the American military is in Iraq to fight for oil, Halliburton or whatever the kookiest conspiracy theory of the hour is. At the rate the terrorists are killing, many more of these good deeds will be needed for Iraq's children.

[IbnIllLathinah]

Yeah, unfortunately, it is not these "random acts of kindness" by Americans that interest the Arab media. They want to reinforce their demonising image of the americans.