American secret: We are winning the war in Iraq

The Star [South Chicago] ^ | 12/18/5 | Michael Bowers

[Calpernia]

Norman Podhoretz adds that our troops have built 3,400 public schools, 300 water and sewage facilities, 260 fire and police stations, and 150 public-health facilities. Another 920 such projects are under way. And here I thought we were there just to steal the oil.

To an observer without an agenda, it's clear we are winning the war. It's also clear this is the best-kept secret in America today. It is agonizing every time a bomb kills another Marine. But the story here is more than just our casualty count.

[Old Student]

"Newsweek: The journal of record by, and for, eighth grade minds."

You are in SO MUCH trouble. Every 8th grader in the country is going to be in on the class-action libel suit against you...

Why do you think they're even that good? A brand new Jr. High School teacher wants to know.

[Valin]

American secret: We are winning the war in Iraq

Shhhhh. It'll just be our secret.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[hinckley buzzard]

Why do you think they're even that good? A brand new Jr. High School teacher wants to know.

LOL! I'm willing to take it back if called for! I had heard some years ago from a source I considered reliable at the time that TIME and NEWSWEEK were/are written at an eighth grade reading comprehension level. Perhaps that has changed. BTW, Good luck in your new career! Those are crucial years and need good teachers.