Thank you.
Posted on 03/07/2006 1:22:11 PM PST by Former Military Chick
FYI, all, today I saw a notice in Stars & Stripes about a poll that said 80% of Americans believe a civil war has started in Iraq following the destruction of the Golden Mosque in Samarra.
Let me offer another opinion.
While some of the hotheads in both of the muslim sects went after each other for a few days, that incident may end up being the catalyst not for civil war, but for civilization in Iraq. I have seen countless reports in the last few days that tell an entirely different picture of what you see in the news.
Many of the reports tell of local leaders from the government, military, police, and all religious and tribal sects COMING TOGETHER in response to the violence following the destruction of the Mosque. In one city, for example, about a half dozen leaders covering all religious sects and all ethnicities got together for a live press conference where they all called for calm and unity. That press conference took about 2.5 hours to give everyone the chance to say everything they wanted to say.
There have been plenty of other reports of Imams from both primary Muslim sects from all areas of the country calling for restraint.
In many cases, order was maintained by cooperation between Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army forces who had never quite been able to get their 'stuff' together to work together before.
In just about all cases, leaders of every stripe are referring to the terrorists and foreign fighters responsible for the Golden Mosque outrage, and so many others, as a common enemy of all Iraqis.
This country may have come farther towards unity in the last two weeks in response to that mosque being blown up than it has in all the days since the last round of elections.
While it may not last without some positive reinforcement (like the seating of a national government), the silver lining of the Golden Mosque bombing looks nothing like civil war.
Dave [No Longer Free State]
Beyond his talents as a writer he is also one of our finest serving in the US Army, as a Field Artillery Officer.
He has previously been deployed to Iraq, this is his second deployment. His updates during first deployment meant the world to me, while they were precious to me I decided to share them with friends and family. It became required reading for all, awaiting news from his adventures while in Iraq. The good, the bad and the down right ugly.
I have asked that he do the same this time, and I have decided to share them with our friends on Free Republic. If that is all right with you?
I would like to gather his updates from his first deployment, photo's and add to them these updates, posting them all on FR, so that we can see the success that has occurred since his first deployment. I know we will get an honest overview and his observations will help us put into perspective what we read in the news.
If there are any question's you would like for him to address, let me know and I will share them with him.
While this isn't a typical update, evidently the news of a civil war and the polls caught his attention and he felt it needed to be addressed. Perhaps I am biased but I happen to agree with him.
Thanks for taking the time to read his observations.
Please keep my beloved in your prayer's along with all those courageous men and women, who have selflessly decided to serve and protect our country. They deserve our greatest respect and I salute them all. I salute all the friends and families behind our hero's.
BTT and I thank your husband for his service and you for yours.
Thank you.
PING
A brief observation from my beloved deployed in Iraq.
Thanks for reporting this.
Bravo. I'll be looking for some honest reporting. Love and Semper Fi to you and yours.
Thanks and God bless both of you for your service to our country.
Keep posting the truth!!
Thanks so much for the post... and may God bless.
This country may have come farther towards unity in the last two weeks in response to that mosque being blown up than it has in all the days since the last round of elections.
that is an important observation and worth sharing and repeating. There is just not enough positive news arriving from Iraq. We need more. Hey I would even take the bad, as long as it were balanced. But nothing is WRONG.
Great news from the front. Thanks to Dave for the update and, most of all, for being there to do the heavy lifting.
It is wonderful and generous of you to do so, and I appreciate it very much.
DEf. THis stuff needs to get out. If it wasnt for milblogs I would be clueless on whats really happening.
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Yours, and all of them, are in my family's daily prayers. Please send our thanks...
God bless and protect your brave husband and all our brave troops.
Thanks to you and your husband for your service. I enjoy reading your threads, and appreciate your sharing the opinion of your husband, who currently serves. We appreciate hearing their opinions.
Thank you and your hubby for a slice of reality sorely missing from the Treason Media.
Thank you both.
Thanks for the ping - God bless.
Confirms what Rush was talking about earlier today.
Thanks for the ping FMC!
Please keep me on this list.
Best wishes to you and Dave!
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