Facts vs. Fiction: A Report from the Front

The American Enterprise ^ | February 2006 | Karl Zinsmeister

[RKV]

Your editor has just returned from another month in Iraq—my fourth extended tour in the last two and a half years. During November and December I joined numerous American combat operations, including the largest air assault since the beginning of the war, walked miles of streets and roads, entered scores of homes, listened to hundreds of Iraqis, observed voting at a dozen different polling sites, and endured my third roadside ambush. With this latest firsthand experience, here are answers to some common queries about how the war is faring.
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Iraq is now creeping away from murderous authoritarianism to face the more normal messes of a creaky Third World nation: corruption, poverty, health problems, miserable public services. And that is vastly preferable to what came before.

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks for the pings. Great article.

[Coop]

It's in this Zinsmeister article almost at the end.

Not sure how I missed, but I'm feeling pretty dumb! :-) Thanks

[Coop]

Bump

[Coop]

I'm just overwhelmed with the stunning response to this thread detailing trivial little stuff like people laying their lives on the line for our freedom. 44 replies, and that's thanks only to a handful of the usual pro-troops crowd.

Facts vs. Fiction: A Report from the Front

Posted by RKV
On News/Activism 02/02/2006 8:59:50 AM EST · 42 replies · 732+ views

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25 Florida Strippers Nabbed (with pics)

Posted by Rodney King
On 02/03/2006 10:02:34 PM EST · 77 replies · 1,131+ views

Glad to see FR has its priorities straight.

[RKV]

I do take heart from the number of views, as opposed to the number of replies, but you are right, we all need to get our priorities straight.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well, I missed a ping way back when it was posted,....

I see others that I am guessing have missed it as well.


Massive pings comin up!

An extremely positive article!!!

[SuzyQue]

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[technochick99]

bump for a later read

[MEG33]

GRRRrrrrrrrrrr!

[Coop]

Bump

[tubebender]

Thanks for the ping...

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for ping Ernest. Yet another well done report from one that has as indicated rubbed skins with the American and Iraqi military and probaby many a Iraqi civilian in diverse places. L/MSM cannot report this stuff. At least people such as this are doing a great job in seeking the truth of the matter. Time will come when this adminstration is vindicated.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach.

[Sally'sConcerns]

bttt