I have just read this dramatic first hand account of the progress of the surge in Iraq, by an embedded news photojournalist. The photographs are excellent. And, it is a very sobering account of the occupation and how difficult a situation, (impossible would be the better word) the American troops find themselves, in this demi-monde of the Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites.
Specialist Loren Brinson, 21, of the HHC 1-5, First Cavalry Division, sits guard at a small JSS setup in a Sunni district in western Baghdad. The dummy (left), once used to draw sniper fire, was discarded after insurgents realized the ruse.
The one question that begs to be answered. Are we just making the situation worse? Because the troops and the leadership especially are not exactly blessed with the wisdom of Solomon. You decide if American raw troops are the last people in the world who should be policing this country? Read Last Photographs
Suaada's story contained a simple truth about Iraq today: the Americans, regardless of how hard they try, are powerless in combating sectarian violence. And the soldiers know it. Throughout my entire rotation I'd hear a variation of the same bleak outlook from officers, noncoms, and enlisted men. With few exceptions, American soldiers I came across felt their mission to quell the ethnic cleansing of Baghdad was pointless. "What can you do about it? It's their problem.... This is their country, and they need to work it out among themselves. There's nothing we can do about it."
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Comments (2)
mullah cimoc say so sad for ameriki now slave of masters in tel aviv.
him daughter-the slut with LBT (low back tattoo) and son gay homosexual.
meanwhile, aztec and maya take all ameirki land. ameriki woman so slut just abortion kill the baby now whitie disappear.
but ameriki stupid and loyal to corruption politicians. all because usa media so control.
google: mighty wurlitzer +cia
for study this subject of control him mind and thinking.
please ameriki now reading "a man called intrepid" by william stevenson.
this teach how parasite nation using host nation for kill muslim, torture and cruel.
1. Posted by mullah cimoc | June 20, 2007 11:13 PM
Posted on June 20, 2007 23:13
I've noticed mullah cimoc's comments at our sister site Wizbang!, and when he showed up here (above) I googled mullah cimoc and found this:
It shows mullah is just a troll all right, but note also that the IP address that mullah used above on June 11th -- 67.166.109.28 -- traces back to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The IP address mullah used to comment here at Wizbang Blue traces back to Pittsburgh, PA. -- so he's a professional troll, folks.
Here's another blog outing mullah...
A google search shows mullah cimoc (comic spelled backwards) has over 32,000 hits.
He's on Wizbang! here and here.
2. Posted by Lee Ward | June 21, 2007 12:04 AM
Posted on June 21, 2007 00:04