[NYC Republican]

The first paragraph says it all...

[GOPJ]

If the fruit is "emboldens our enemy", what is the tree? :

So it is worth doing only if we have a reasonable chance of success. And we do, but I'm afraid the news media are hurting our chances. They are dwelling upon the mistakes, the ambushes, the soldiers killed, the wounded, the Blumbergs. Fair enough. But it is not balancing this bad news with "the rest of the story," the progress made daily, the good news. The falsely bleak picture weakens our national resolve, discourages Iraqi cooperation and emboldens our enemy.

[FreedomPoster]

Marshall is on Brit's show on FNC right now. Worth taping Brit's show later if you didn't happen to catch this.

[Libloather]

...I'm afraid the news media are hurting our chances...

A RAT telling the truth? Could be as valuable as a cheap French whine...

[GOPJ]

Bump quote:

My own unscientific surveys told me the same thing. With virtually no exceptions, hundreds of Iraqis enthusiastically waved back at me as I sat in the open door of a helicopter traveling between Babylon and Baghdad. And I received a similar reception as I worked my way alone, shaking hands through a large crowd of refinery workers just to see their reaction.

[Mo1]

The Iraq war has predictably evolved into a guerrilla conflict similar to Vietnam.

I wish they would stop doing this ..

Yes, we are in a serious war .. but it is nothing like Vietnam

[Professional]

U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.) of Macon, a Vietnam combat veteran, is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

While I wonder why he's a Democrat, I'd still like to shake his hand and thank him for telling the truth, something the Dems no longer do in any capacity.

Could someone post his phone number, address, email?