Pentagon begins to see Iraq momentum shift

Washington Times ^ | Monday, March 28, 2005 | By Rowan Scarborough

[JohnHuang2]

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In the privacy of their E-ring offices, senior Pentagon officials have begun to entertain thoughts that were unimaginable a year ago: Iraq is turning the corner. Military officials and analysts say the clearing out of enemy-infested Fallujah in November, the Jan. 30 elections and the increasing willingness of Iraqis to fight and die for a democratic country are contributing to the momentum. "This is still a tough fight. We don't want anyone to think that it is not," said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, a military analyst who strongly supports Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. "But the momentum is in our direction."

[river rat]

We haven't yet seen the full force of Iraqi National forces coming down on the internal/external forces working against them....

There are still mullahs in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, etc, etc...working vigorously against the people of Iraq and Afghanistan that want TOTAL freedom from the lunatic mullahs and oil lords.

THAT'S the revolution I'm still waiting for....
THAT'S the revolution and blood bath that will finish the job..

Semper Fi

[Coop]

God bless our armed forces.

[leadpenny]

I wish the Pentagon officials didn't have these thoughts or, if they do, Rowan Scarborough didn't report that they do, or both.

Remember the cover of "Sports Illustrated."

[FreedomPoster]

Lt. Col. James Hutton, Gen. Chiarelli's spokesman, said another promising development is the proliferation of Iraqi newspapers and radio and TV stations that avoid the anti-U.S. propaganda viewed on Al Jazeera.
"The Iraqi media is really thirsty for facts out on the street," said Col. Hutton, who made it a point to offer a weekly briefing to the Iraqi press that sometimes featured Gen. Chiarelli. "They want to expose corruption."

Two comments on this:

1) I still don't understand why we allowed and continue to allow Al Jazeera to broadcast in Iraq. Maybe it's the correct answer in the long term, as people will see they are liars, but other than that, I really don't understand it.

2) I wish our media was thirsty for facts on the street and wanted to expose corruption, rather than just shill for the Dems.