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"The smartest people America has are in Iraq."
Jay Nordlinger, "Impromptus" @ National ReviewIf you follow golf at all, you probably know who David Feherty is. Hes an Irish former golf champion who now works as a commentator. And hes charming, knowledgeable, funny pretty much a treat. Anyway, a reader sent me an article, here, describing a trip that Feherty recently took to Iraq. Would like to quote it. The article says that Feherty returned from a USO tour of forward operating bases in Iraq feeling Id be so proud to be an American, if I was one. Trying to hear more than the official line, he was stunned by the competence and intelligence of every single soldier we met. The smartest people America has are in Iraq. Some more words from Feherty: I was surprised by the attitude of the troopers. I would have thought theyd just want to get out of there. But the opposite is true. They all said they had a job to do. This war isnt the disaster I was under the impression it was. . . . I would hate to be at war with America. Not the kind of thing you hear every day, huh? At least where I live . . . (As for that usage of trooper, I dont know could be an Irish thing.) (Or a mistranscription.) Posted by: Mike 2007-12-13 |
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