The Real Iraq (do yourself a huge favor)

Commentary Magazine ^ | June 06 | Amir Taheri

[G Larry]

Bump!

[solzhenitsyn]

Brilliant article. Thanks, Valin.

[SW6906]

Ping! You must read all of this article. I wish there was some way to force our liberal friends to read all of this, but you and I both know that if we sent them this long article, they likely would not read the whole thing. They just want to emote, not think, not process information. The truth is too complicated to deal with, they'd rather just repeat their mantra: Bush Lied, Bush lied!

[Inspectorette]

Great article! Have you e-mailed this to the White House? If not, please do!

[Txsleuth]

Great article...certainly much different view of Iraq than what our MSM feeds us everyday..

Thanks!

[bannie]

bump: later!

[Skooz]

bookmarked

thanks for posting

[tcrlaf]

bump

[Txsleuth]

Notice the author even had to use a Republican Senator, Hagel...as an example of someone who DOESN'T get it.

[mad_as_he$$]

"We live for the one."

De Opresso Liber.

[Txsleuth]

bttt

[Chgogal]

Thanks Valin!

((((ping))))

Allegra, here is more ammo for you to blast away at the MSM lovers on this forum!

Quick summary!
1. Refugees – lack thereof
2. Religious pilgrimages
3. Currency
4. Plain old everyday freedoms

My own additions
1. Money supply turnover
2. Infant mortality
3. Agriculture/importation of food
4. Utilities
5. Education

Allegra, stay safe! And onward to Al-Sadr! And thank our most wonderful Troops for me/us! We are so much safer because of them. Please gush for all of us back home and make them blush. ;) Won't settle for anything less.

[okie01]

Outstanding post. Thanks for sharing.

[Allegra]

I wish I could speak personally to the guys who dropped the bombs on Zarq's safe house. What a feeling, huh?

People are still very happy here. And today was pretty quiet in Baghdad.

I hope and pray Iraq can turn the corner for good on this.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Thanks for posting. Information and perspective not seen anywhere else.

[jazusamo]

Great article, thanks for the post and the ping.

[Radix]

"My wish is that this article would become mandatory reading for every senator and representative in DC."

There are simply too many big words for such low lifes.

[Chgogal]

It was constant pressure from ALL our troops to make that killing. It took months of research, interviews, putting fragments of information together, patiently waiting to set up the sting/kill, having forces in place to make the 56 raids before, during and after...so many troops, so much energy, so much success! A most wonderful job was done by all. And it is so much appreciated.

I'm glad things are quiet in Baghdad today. Hopefully Iraq/US has turned the corner.

[onyx]

This is a keeper.
Thanks for the ping!