Posted on 12/01/2005 8:28:53 PM PST by Libloather
Reporter's Notebook:
The Making of "Winning Iraq"
By Greg Palkot
FNC's Greg Palkot
It was one of those good news/bad news offers. The good news is you get to go to Iraq to do something more than the typical schedule of live shots. The bad news is you get to go to Iraq and do more than the typical schedule of live shots. Meaning: You put yourself in as much harm's way as nearly possible to find out how people not trying to cause harm are living.
You see the point is, we, out of necessity in the business, have to cover the suicide bomb attacks, insurgent raids, and door-kicking which get most of the headlines in the Iraq story. But there is this whole mass of people in Iraq who, IN SPITE of the trouble, are getting on with their lives. And, in many cases, making their lives better than when tyrant Saddam was around.
**SNIP**
Will it all work out? Wherever you stand on the debate on the war, you have to hope so, for the sake of the people in Iraq who had no say in how things went one way or another. In the documentary on Saturday night, you'll meet a whole bunch of these people. And we promise you that you won't see a single press conference by a politician bloviating, as my colleague Bill O'Reilly would say. I invite you to tune in. I promise you its a side of Iraq you won't see anywhere else it needs to be seen.
Greg Palkot is a foreign correspondent for FOX News Channel based in Paris, France.
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Thanks for the list. I picked some of those up during the show, and sent an e-mail to Fox congratulating them for bringing some of this information to the public FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME! I had no idea there was an Iraq stock exchange, or that they had so many TV and radio stations and papers, etc. It was a great show. When it featured Col. Wood, I had a feeling I'd heard his name before, and, sadly, I was right. I give thanks for our courageous military, and pray for their safety and the success of their/our mission.
Yep, Sovereignty passed to the appointed Iraqi provisional government 2 summers ago. Elections for provisional government last January. Constitution drawn up by them and submitted to the voters this October. And now elections for Parliament under their new Constitution will be held in less than two weeks.
Check, check, check, and soon another check.
Sure we fumbled the ball the first year. Who had ever done anything like this before? Anybody who knows anything about the history of warfare knows that there is no war that goes well. That's why "war is Hell."
But with the newly trained Iraqi army gaining strength all the time, we have cleaned up Fallujah, Mosul, Tal Afar and are working our way along the Syrian border with the Iraqi army being the main forces here now.
Where is your Sergeant lately?
Initial tour "over there" was for 14 months (Dec'02 thru Feb'04. He's a Sergeant First Class, career/full-timer but attached as the Training NCO to a Reserve Unit. But, rumors are the "down" window for his Unit will be "Up" soon. But, if that happens that's a good thing because to keep this generic...if all is going to plan...this Unit would be one of those that's there at the "Start" and again at the "Finish".
My Prayers are with the Iraqis...that their elections for Parliament go without any horrendous events. The terrorists have lost there. I was worried until last week when the Shiaa Mosque was targeted and they did not finally rise up in outrage against the Sunnis. If that wasn't provocation enough to start an all out pay-back reprisal for the last 40 years plus...I think they've some solid Leadership. Given Iran's trouble making (May Jimmy Carter repent of the sin of false pride in his heart over his handling of the Middle East)...I cannot understand the stupidity of Politicians here who'd "cheer" for failure in Iraq.
Thanks for the ping, damn, I'm going to miss it. I have to drive my daughter to work. Hopefully it will be repeated.
No doubt in the world about that! It's not like the administration has not been saying this for some time. But the democrats partnered with the media are noisier with it - taking it as their idea and goal.
Watched it and loved it ~ FNC ~ Bump!
IT'S ON AGAIN TOMORROW (SUNDAY) NIGHT! (Check post #88)
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