The Real Iraq (do yourself a huge favor)

Commentary Magazine ^ | June 06 | Amir Taheri

[bnelson44]

It will take the Iraqis to really want to turn the corner for it to happen. They will need to start, en masse, turning the terrorists over to the police or IA.

[Dolphy]

It's not so much "Pure lies" as not telling the whole story.

Extremists single chance is to argue from the margins...imagine Babe Ruth described only by every at bat in which he didn't hit a home run. Without perspective and context of what use are facts?

[Pajamajan]

EXCELENT!

BRAVO!

APPLAUSE!!!!!

Best analysis of Iraq I've ever read- period. It deserves an award.

I hadn't heard about the killings of school children, and hospital patients and staff (sick). It is amazing that the Iraqi people have been holding together in spite of all that has gone on. God bless them.

God bless our military who continue to make heroic efforts there in spite of betrayal by politicians from both sides here, (as well as the entire democRAT party). And in spite of having their efforts discounted (or omitted), misrepresented, and distorted by the media.
(NONE of the substantial and numerous successes noted in the article have been reported on . If they even bother to mention any atrocities committed by "insurgents", (better known as "terrorists"), against Iraqi's, they'll say it in passing, with one sentence- as if finding be-headed men, women, and children, is no big deal.)

My disgust and outrage at the "journalists"- useless idiots, in my country has increased exponentially. Shame on them for DELIBRATELY trying to cause failure in Iraq.

Every single person in the United States, England, and Iraq needs to see this-Make that- every person anywhere in the world- A MUST READ!

Thank you so much for posting the article. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.

[Pajamajan]

bttt

[Pajamajan]

Must Read Bump!

[Pajamajan]

Take the time to read this- you won't regret it.

[LibertarianInExile]

Great article BUMP.

[Allegra]

They will need to start, en masse, turning the terrorists over to the police or IA.

They actually do that quite a bit and have been for some time. They HATE the terrorists. The media just doesn't want that to slip out.

There has been a big acceleration in offensive moves here. We hear U.S. warplanes in the skies several times a day now and there are checkpoints up all OVER Baghdad today.

Reports from the Iraqis coming in to work is that all is quiet out there so far.

[lawnguy]

bump!!

[trooprally]

FReema - Thanks for the ping. I wonder how many FReepers blew passed your poster thinking 'seen that', without noticing the newspaper headlines. I got a big smile. Great job and keep the pings coming. Can't always respond but do look at the threads. It also help bring back a wondering soul (below).


Valin - Thanks for the thread. One of our kids was beginning to get cold feet about our presence in Iraq. After reading your thread, she printed it out for herself. She also really liked it how well it was written. One fence sitter back to our side.

As most people know, kids don't listen to their parents, so your article was timely and helpful.

[Mr] T

[freema]

Thanks for the poster go to one of the few I love so much-usmcobra. You're not hurting my feelings if you don't respond! LOL! As it is, I'm having a hard time keeping up.

[usmcobra]

Ma, I read everything you ping me to, somethings don't need a responce from me for them to be true.

[Fruitbat]

Instead of railing against the Bush administration, America’s elites would do better, and incidentally display greater self-respect, to direct their wrath where it properly belongs: at those violent and unrestrained enemies of democracy in Iraq who are, in truth, the enemies of democracy in America as well, and of everything America has ever stood for.

Is the "religion" of Islam, that openly defends the sheer and utter lack of religious freedom right in the Koran, multiple times, not an enemy of of a nation, namely America, that has as its foundational underpinning the "freedom of religion" and therefore freedom of speech?

Or is a "religion" that denies freedom of religion and freedom of speech an ally of America and her ways?

[freema]

{{{{{hugs}}}}}

Did you follow the pings to Trooprally's comment about the poster you made for me : )

[usmcobra]

oops I missed that,I had sandman crud in my eyes.

a new ping pic for you.

[freema]

LOVE IT! But just for the record, and in case we need someone to watch YOUR back, I've got access to a size 15 combat boot. LOL!

[Pajamajan]

Bumpity-bump

[Pajamajan]

Long, but well worth the read. You won't regret it.

[Pajamajan]

Bump just because...

[Valin]

One of the things we are seeing in this war is a civil war inside Islam, it''s been going on for awhile now. And we're colateral damage.