[Allegra]

Would it be permissible to excerpt this account to my local forum? If so, the very vocal Liberals there will be hushed into silence!

Of course! I'm flattered. :)

Also, I'm curious as to when did you first start posting to FR from Iraq?

January 2004. I've posted through the bombings, the Battle of Fallujah, the first election, the night an ammo dump got hit by a mortar and stuff was blowing up all around us, the so-called "civil war" (it wasn't one) and I've refuted the media's BS on here countless times.

[alfa6]

Not a shameless vanity IMHO, these are the kind of reports that I used to help counteract the drive-by media reports with some of my co-workers.

Thanks and good luck with your future endeavors

Best Regards

alfa6 ;>}