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2005-11-17 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-17 09:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's actually amazing to me that the Iraqi forces are as good as they are currently. They have to overcome almost everything their society has pounded into them from birth, not least of which is to think for themselves - a key of the US style - something not encouraged in Islam. Add in that they must learn to trust each other to make a team, another notion utterly foreign to them, and that the flavor of Islam of the guy you're counting on doesn't matter - which is truly over the top. Once they get it, however, it seems they really do have guts and gumption. Some of the stories regards their new-found independence, or nearly so, from heavy US assistance / hand-holding have been very encouraging. Certainly we can all remember the first Fallujah Opn which was aborted due to political stupidity and sabotage of the fledgling Iraqi forces that were to "lead" in that abortion. Look how far they've come since.

Hands down, it's the most important thing happening in Iraq today, and the ankle-biters and BDS asstards haven't a clue what a remarkable transformation is occurring - or giving credit to the people doing the job of stripping away the stupidity and replacing it with hardcore training and confidence. Kudos to everyone involved. Keep up the great work. These soldiers will someday be seasoned enough to help their society politically, too - and most (insh'allah, lol) won't be the typical Arab, power hungry and corrupt.

Posted by .com 2005-11-17 10:37|| 2005-11-17 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Rantburg and other blogging sites are probably the only places one would read such an article. The leftish MSM seems to be committed to a military defeat in Iraq. They would like to have the influence they had in Vietnam. This cannot be allowed to happen. If allowed to happen, we will pay for it for years to come. Our children's children's children will pay.

I wonder how many ready battalions the regular Iraqi military has? Anyone have an idea? I think down the road, if we stay the course, we are going to see a tremendous success in Iraq. The face of the mideast will be transformed. Ultimately stability will result.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-11-17 18:41|| 2005-11-17 18:41|| Front Page Top

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