The Future of Iraq
July 31st, 2008 by Admin
This is commercial being shown on Iraqi television – you know, the kind of television that was banned under Saddam Hussein. For me, this makes what I and my fellow Soldiers did totally worth it.
Additionally, President Bush said today that security gains in Iraq will allow Army deployments to be shortened from fifteen to twelve months effective August 1st. Proof that we have NOT lost this war, Mr. Reid. Proof that the surge HAS worked Mr. Obama. Proof that this war can and was won militarily Mr. Murtha. Proof that our military can do anything we're tasked to do.
CJ:
You stated in your top-post (apparently to Jack Murtha) that the Iraq war "was won militarily."
Is this a slip-up, or do you really believe, sitting here today, 31 July 2008, that we have won the war in Iraq?
It's amazing how the Petraeaus counterinsurgency methods have made all the difference.
Anyone interested in getting the story right should read Michael Yon's "A Moment of Truth in Iraq."
CJ,
That's very good news indeed! Our troops including you are to be commended for your hard fought victories! Thank You and all our troops for your service!!
Oh hell yeah we've won the war. We just need to clean up and go home now!! I think within the next few months we can do more than just draw down to 12 month deployments as long as the situation doesn't change.
CJ do you have the translation for what it said at the end?? Great post!!
The commercial is a great PR item. Let's hope the gains continue. Petreus said they were fragile and potentially reversable.
I wish I could say the same in Afghanistan…
NY-David
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Thanx to all the brave men and women who kept up the fight. A few tend the tree of freedom so many may live in its shade. Some of us never lost hope in your courage and ultimate success. God Bless freedom and those who fight for it!
It would appear on various levels that this %u201Cchapter%u201D of the conflict is drawing to a close from the standpoint of our direct military control of Iraq. However, Michael Yon's perspective aside, Petreus maintains a more cautiously realistic expectation. With the apparent unease between the unofficial leadership/security element of the %u201CAwakening Movement%u201D under Sheikh Abdul Jabbar Abou Risha, who is currently asserting their power, the supporting Provisional Iraqi Police under Maj. Gen. Tarek Youssef al-Asel, (who maintains his position in defiance of the Provisional Council), and the officially elected previously dominant %u201CIslamic Party%u201D officials of the Anbar provincial counsel, stability in the largest and arguably most volatile province in Iraq may yet see a tenuous militant %u201CSunni on Sunni%u201D power struggle pre and post next election cycle. Continued stability in Anbar, and the IR's ability to fully control the province%u2019s borders, which touch Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia, will be key to our success in turning over security control to the remaining Iraqi provinces. At such time, this %u201CMission%u201D will be complete and we will begin the next %u201Cmission%u201D of providing limited support to a nascent Iraqi government responsible for their own security and sovereignty. There is definitely a discernable horizon, but there remain a good deal of milestones to pass without major reversals before we complete this course.
[...] friend of mine Mohammad Tu'ma [son of the Iraqi actor Tu'ma Al-Tamimi] is the director of these commercials [more], he works in an American Ads company situated in Lebanon, he said that they get [...]
Thanks, CJ! Came at a good time, and I'm linking this to my post.
[...] CJ writes: This is commercial being shown on Iraqi television – you know, the kind of television that was banned under Saddam Hussein. For me, this makes what I and my fellow Soldiers did totally worth it. [...]