Posted on 05/16/2004 12:42:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
By George, I think he's got it!
To the people who call the Baathists, jihadis, Iranian/Syrian intelligence agents 'the Resistance', I'd just like to ask: What are they resisting?
The Marines are rested and ready to go back.
Hmm, looks like things are breaking our way. Great! Of course, the press will ignore this.
Pinging good news!
they have different objectives. the iraqi elements are
former special republican guard, secret police, baath party members - they hate the US because the destruction of the regime means they have lost their status of power in the nation.
the foreign elements have other objectives - they want to see the US fail, they understand that iraq is battlefield #1 in the war on terror (our media and the Dems do not).
I too, was concerned about how fallujah was turning out - still am, actually. But these past three weeks, notably the periodic updates from the front that we rcv here on Freep and frontline warblogs, lead me to have a cautious optimism sprinkled with heavy dose of prayer for my warrior kin.
A recent blog entry put it nicely; a Marine involved in fallujah gave an excellent account about the place, the fighting, and provided the much needed context that we freepers know we'll never get from our media. Specifically, he commented on the perception that the Marines might look like they were "eating a bit of crow" - to put a spin on the readjustment of the lines - but that it was a calculated risk in order to give a chance to put an Iraqi face on that battle resolution. I can grudgingly accept that, since it comes from the source... but I still and always pray for their success, victory and safety.
The frustrating part is that, as a Jacksonian, I fall squarely within the belief that we should have gone in and gotten all those dirtbags once they gathered all in one spot - but the tradeoff and the risk might have been a more general conflagration as the terrorists would likely have blown away their own civilians and pinned the blame on us. I know the possibility still exists that we'll have to take the gloves off and really clean house - this is war after all - but our guys on the front know what they're doing.
J
Thanks, NormsRevenge. That's the most encouraging thing I've seen in a while.
I love good news pings.
Thank you hobson. :)
No self-respecting Freeper enjoys good news.
It is the bad news threads that garner 500 replies in an hour!
Really? Hmmm. I thought it was the
first Gen. we "tried out", then we
removed like the next day. And put
Latif in his place.
No?
LOL!
Ain't that the truth?
LOL!
If this general spoke out against the U.S. troops? At LEAST 300 replies... good news? can hear the crickets chirping...
That's right,
and whenever a new troll
posts a comment, that worth
a minimum of fifty comments
and half as many ZOT graphics.
I hope his words have some effect.
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