[Valin]

Here you go.

[Numbers Guy]

Very much worth reading, especially the analysis on what's being done to destroy Sadr. Once you limit the problem of Fallujah and knock out Sadr's support, you have a much brighter future.

[nuconvert]

Great! Thanks for posting

[votelife]

great post!

[billorites]

Here's the soldier's web page

[Cannoneer No. 4]

ping

[vandykelastone]

Thank you. Now, fight that, Gasbag Bill.

[jwpjr]

Wow! That's all I can say! Thank you for this post!

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Good news!

[Valin]

Memo to many freepers:

Don't fall for the spin by the weak and timid amongst you that are portraying this battle as a disaster. Such people are always looking for our failure to justify and rescue their constant pessimism. They are raising false flags of defeat in the press and media. It just isn't true.

[68skylark]

Excellent post.

[2banana]

Miracle of miracles, however, Sgt. Morales on Friday was shot in the CVC (helmet) -- the bullet ricocheted around his head and fired into the back of his seat, never cutting his skin!!!

Sgt. Morales will not get a Purple Heart for this action. Kerry would have out himself in for three plus a Silver Star...

[Unam Sanctam]

I certainly hope his optimism is justified!

[Logic n' Reason]

Extraordinary post; my thanks to you for it.

I do have a friend over in this particular AO; he's a commander of a air cav unit. He expresses the exact same thing.

I often wonder how the media is missing the whole point!

At any rate: does anyone know of a website that will provide e-mail address for troops over there so that we can write to them?

Thank again...

[68skylark]

I hope that SPC Roche is keeping a journal (or that someone is saving his emails). He's a very articulate writer.

[Cicero]

Excellent analysis. A credible explanation of the situation.

[Cold Heat]

Engineer Bump!

[No Blue States]

Excellent read, thanks alot for this post.

There is no report like one from a Soldier who is there fighting this war.

Sadr and his thugs 15 minutes is about to expire.

[sionnsar]

Great post -- thanks!

[marlon]

But, but I've seen so many posts here on FR that say that Bush is running a PC war, he's making all the same mistakes as the Vietnam war and that we're losing because we won't just 'Nuke em". Now I realize that many of those posts are probably site pests from DU trying to sow seeds of dissent but unfortunately many are from Freepers whom I beleive have the best intentions but get understandibly anxious.

While I wouldn't cry over mass extermination or the leveling of mosques I think I trust our leadership who has the big picture in front of them to do the right thing. After all this is Bush and Rumsfeld not JBJ and McNamara!