[Lead Moderator]

What a great first hand report, thank you very much.

We had taken your thread down for a while. Obviously, the administration wanted to keep it hush-hush for a while for some reason, so until it was announced to the world it was prudent to keep it down. I hope you understand.

Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your service!

[Ronaldus Magnus]

We had taken your thread down for a while. Obviously, the administration wanted to keep it hush-hush for a while for some reason, so until it was announced to the world it was prudent to keep it down. I hope you understand.

Good call.

God bless W!

[Cicero]

Yes, probably a good idea to pull it. I saw a suggestive keyword when I posted while the thread was first up, so I thought I'd just say something innocuous at that point.

This is politics, and brilliant politics at that. Bush has done a supreme job of getting the last word against the Democrats over the heads of an unfriendly press. But it's only effective politics because it's also real. Unlike billy & hilly, he really does love and care about the troops. People understand that.

[arjay]

You did the right thing. The key word "Iraq" was a giveaway, but it is a great thing that we have a Freeper there to report it.