Posted on 12/08/2007 1:49:56 AM PST by JohnHuang2
FOB Kalsu, Iraq -- Those who believe that the campaign in Iraq is a lost cause better not tell that to the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division -- they think they’re winning. That’s not just their Commanding General, Rick Lynch talking -- that’s the word from every soldier we have listened to for the week we have been with them. These troops ought to know -- many of them are here on their third, year-long tour of duty in Iraq.
Those we have been interviewing for an upcoming special edition of War Stories were part of the initial attack north from Kuwait in March, 2003; they were here when al Qaeda tried to stop the democratic elections in 2005; and they have been here again since May, 2007. What they have experienced along the way gives them a perspective that is much at odds from what we most often see expressed in our mainstream media and by America’s most prominent politicians.
“If I thought we were losing, I wouldn’t be here,” said Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ingleston of Williamston, New York. He’s an M-1 Tank Gunner on his third tour of duty in Iraq. When I asked him why he had decided to re-enlist in the U.S. Army, knowing that would mean coming back to Iraq a third time, this father of three replied, “I’m part of a team and we came here to do a job and we’re doing it.” His commentary on where we have been -- and where this fight is headed was typical of what we have heard on this, our 9th “embed” in Iraq.
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Col. Oliver North is an amazing fellow - from VietNam to this phase of the Iraq War, he has earned a special place in American history.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
So what’s new. They have been on the wrong side of everything for decades. I just hope that one day they will finally realize that the earth is round, the sun is hot and Bush isn’t satan.
The Democrats are busy trying to develop their own exit strategy from the quagmire they created for themselves by trying to derail victory in Iraq.
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