What You Will Not Hear From The Media
It would appear that there is ample evidence that we won – really won – in Iraq.
A bridal shop? A pool hall? I seem to recall the doom-and-gloom predictions of the war’s critics insisting that Iraq would turn into an Islamist theocracy. That doesn’t square with the image of nighttime commerce in the kinds of pastimes that would blow a Taliban aneurysm.
The surge worked.
Ed has a stunning video of the before and after.
“THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:” Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. “There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I’m with haven’t fired their weapons on this tour and they’ve been here eight months. And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there’s nothing going on. I’ve been walking my feet off and haven’t seen anything. I’ve been asking Iraqis, ‘do you think the violence will kick up again,’ but even the Iraqi journalists are sounding optimistic now and they’re usually dour.” There’s a little bit of violence here and there, but nothing that’s a threat to the general situation. Plus, not only the Iraqi Army, but even the National Police are well thought of by the populace. Training from U.S. toops (sic) has paid off, he says, in building a rapport.
This news was not brought to you by the Democrats in Congress, or reported in the mainstream media. Is there still a need for American troops there? Yes. But there is ample precedent. We are still in Germany and Japan all these years after the Second World War.
Other Links to this Post
-
Public Secrets — November 15, 2008 @ 11:44 am
By martian, November 15, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
I wouldn’t complain if we established a permanent base in Iraq as we have in Germany and Japan. It would give us an established presence in the region that we have not had since the Turks nationalized our bases in Turkey. And it would give President Ahm-a-doofy-jerk of Iran a permanent case of heartburn – no small accomplishment. It would, in my opinion, serve as a stabilizing presence in the region, as well. But what am I thinking? We just elected the Obamesiah to guide us into the future of bright shining promise of “change” – and one of his promised changes is to bring ALL American troops home ASAP. So much for that possibilty of strength and influence!