Posted on 07/26/2007 1:02:56 PM PDT by MovementConservative
TO a military professional, the tactical progress made in Iraq over the last few months is impressive. To a member of Congress, it's an annoyance. The herd animals on Capitol Hill - from both parties - just can't wait to go over the cliff on Iraq. And even when the media mention one or two of the successes achieved by our troops, the reports are grudging. Yet what's happening on the ground, right now, in Baghdad and in Iraq's most-troubled provinces, contributes directly to your security. In the words of a senior officer known for his careful assessments, al Qaeda's terrorists in Iraq are "on their back foot and we're trying to knock them to their knees." Do our politicians really want to help al Qaeda regain its balance? Gen. David Petraeus and his deputies sharply prioritized the threats we face in Iraq: Al Qaeda is No. 1, and Iran's Shia proxies are No. 2. Our troops hunt them relentlessly. And we don't face our enemies alone: Iraq's security forces have begun to pick up their share of the fight. A trusted source in Baghdad confirmed several key developments that've gone largely unreported. Here's what's been happening while "journalists" focused on John Edwards' haircuts: * Al Qaeda lost the support of Iraq's Sunni Arabs. The fanatics over-reached: They murdered popular sheiks, kidnapped tribal women for forced marriages, tried to outlaw any form of joy and (perhaps most fatally, given Iraqi habits) banned smoking. In response, the Arab version of the Marlboro Man rose up and started cutting terrorist throats. * Since the tribes who once were fighting against us turned on al Qaeda, our troops not only captured the senior Iraqi in the organization - which made brief headlines - but also killed the three al Turki brothers, major-league pinch-hitters
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"Good morning, Viet Nam!"
Now you know. We have met the quagmire (again!) and it is us.
Good article.
Gee, that sounds good.
Well said. I have read a lot of good news from Iraq these past couple of weeks. Yet it is NOT showing up on the MSM. There are too many Walter Cronkite's out there.
I asked a question to the email group I was invited to join. After the umpteenth email containing a cartoon slamming the war I send an email asking one simple question.
After more than 8 hours of emails and dozens of replies not a single democrat on the email discuss could give a yes or no answer. The question was this.... Do you want the US to win the war in Iraq?
I could not believe the convoluted reasons they would use to not give a yes or no answer. It was like I was communicating with a group of space aliens.
Good enough place to bump this thread.
Of course, the demorat answer is, “No, I don’t want us to win.” But they can’t justify it.
Yes, emphatically. Why is this so hard to grasp? Of course they do. Success will not be permitted. Too many poohbahs predicted otherwise.
They have persistently and consistently aided and abetted the enemy.
The 2008 election will be a major turning point in the future of America.
A Democrat in the White House will lead to catastrophic events on our home soil.
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