Posted on 01/01/2009 12:51:26 PM PST by Kaslin
In a year of housing foreclosures, bank and automaker meltdowns, bailouts and layoffs, we can almost forget that we still have heroes amongst us -men who make us want to stand at attention and salute. The leader of American troops in Iraq from Jan. 2007 to Sept. 2008 implemented a counterinsurgency strategy that significantly reduced the levels of violence in a nation on the verge of civil war. To the surprise of many, America - with Iraqi and some international help - suddenly began winning the war in Iraq. Bring out the champagne and raise a toast to the man who turned the tide. And this too, is the most underreported story of 2008; is this liberal media bias once again?
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agree bttt
Excellent choice. A true hero.
Some get it.
You are welcome
Some get it.
Unlike the Slimes
I wish that photo of Petraeus with all his medals would post, but it won’t./
A bit of sanity to start the new year - there is hope
...as opposed to the multicultural "world mutt" we elected!
Patraeus was at the Armed Forces Bowl yesterday, receiving an award. He enlisted a whole bunch of new recruits.
I love the Washington Times. One of the few newspaper subscriptions worth the cost.
BuMP!
Around the beginning of ‘08, I concluded that Gen. Petraeus’ name belonged up there in the pantheon with the great military commanders in U.S. history, but I won’t get into the other names now for fear of turning this into a discussion of who our best all-time generals/admirals are.
Well, turns out the left-wing scumazoids were right after all: he did “betray” them, by winning.
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