Posted on 05/05/2008 11:45:06 AM PDT by mondoreb
CULTURE WATCH by Nancy Morgan
It would be nice if the situation in Iraq could fit into a nice little soundbite. There’s comfort in knowing something is either black or white but reality often hovers somewhere in the grey area. Nowhere is this more apparent than in two news items out of Iraq that, as usual, were given short shrift by the old media.
In what might be considered a sign of progress, Iraqis have moved from survival mode to complaining about a suggestion being floated by lawmakers that Baghdad should start paying a share of the war’s cost by providing cheap fuel to the U.S. military. Welcome to the real world.
Another positive sign: A group of Iraqi citizens witnessed a car bomb explosion that took the life of a soldier. They chased down the perpetrator and turned him over to Iraqi National Police. It appears Iraqis are now getting the hang of law and order and citizen participation. Good stuff. Here’s hoping for a lot more.
Good News:
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