“As British officers here love to point out, Basra now has a murder rate half that of Washington DC. It’s not perfect yet. But no matter what the rent-a-quotes tell you, it HAS been a good job, a worthwhile one. The rest is down to the Iraqi people — it’s their country after all.”
‘ere wait a minute - I got the impression on this and other boards that we were cutting and running...
I'm sorry if you've seen that sort of sentiment here....it's not one that I share and it's not one that I would allow to go unchallenged in one of my threads. There are all sorts that come here to FR....the Viking Kitties are short-staffed and sometimes they can't Zot everyone who needs Zotting :-)