Marie Jon
Inauguration of Iraq's new cabinet while Murtha's mouth keeps yapping
By Marie Jon
The legislators met as Iraq's parliament approved a national unity government. They have achieved their goal. The new permanent government was the result of December's elections. Over 12 million Iraqis participated in voting for their future. The best hope for changing the dynamics of violence in Iraq is to build up the Iraq forces while our troops remain steadfast. The control of insurgents, assassins and militias must continue to wane. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196439,00.html
Iraq has become a place that has much more optimism about its own future than the Jon Murtha's and the John Kerry's want to give Iraq credit for.
Murtha has condemned America's troops for murdering civilians before they have their day in court. There is no good reason for Murtha to point to any wrongdoing while an investigation is taking place. One can only come to the logical conclusion that once again he is attempting to undermine the troops and bring down their morale. If these accusations turn out to be valid, adult minds understand that this is an isolated incident, as we have thousands of awesome men and women serving in Iraq. Bad things can happen during a war. Justice will be meted out to any troops that commit crimes.
His accusations are also geared to turn Americans against the goals for Iraq. His actions are reprehensible because Democrats continue to politicize the war. The Congressman is just an older version of Senator John Kerry.
"Rep. John Murtha appeared on Hardball and made an obscene claim, he said that our Marines "killed civilians" in Iraq. This remark was followed by yet another reprehensible statement: Chris Matthews questioned if what Murtha was talking about like My Lai, to which the Congressman said that was "exactly it." Associated Press
The people of Iraq are happy that America liberated their country from the brutal hands of a dictator named Saddam Hussein. Most of its citizens have an amiable relationship with the coalition troops. Al-Qaida terrorists complain that every year is worse than the previous year in their fight against U.S. and Iraqi forces. It's more evidence that we're winning.
If the Democrats had their way, Iraq would most certainly become another Vietnam. There are those in America today that want Iraq to fail. They hate Bush so badly that bad news is good news for the far left.
However, the Iraqi people see a different picture than what the elitists American press portrays, as they pander their biased distortions by emphasizing the deaths that unfortunately take place in Iraq every day.
Does the American press focus on the many people who die in the USA from violent crimes? Of course not.
America is not having the same problems as Iraq faces, yet every day we lose more people to violent deaths than a nation newly formed with competing factions of the Islamic faith who have never had a democracy. Yet here in America, where everything is clear sailing, deaths are staggering. Shall we pull out of America?
"In the past decade alone, 200,000 U.S. residents have been killed and millions wounded. Overall, the United States has the highest homicide rate in the industrial world. That is roughly 20,000 a year and that would break it down to 55 people a day who are dead because of crime." -FBI and National Institute of Justice -
America is not at war, nor are we a new fledgling democracy. So let's be fair cornering the deaths that are taking place where al-Qaeda reigns and leads an insurgency. No one is trying to compare apples with oranges, just giving you the readers some facts.
As Iraq becomes stabilized in the Middle East, other tyrannical nations will want what they have. This is the Bush doctrine. It will work if the people in America give it a chance.
Rome was not built in a day, and neither will Iraq. With each passing day, the Iraqi people will be more accepting of their newly-elected government.
Every day, Americans should consider the sacrifice of human treasure. It is the coalition and the Iraqi troops who have given their all. They have allowed the country of Iraq to advance this far. We should wish them well and understand that we can't afford anything less than complete success.
"With mainstream media coverage of Iraq too often dominated by accounts of suicide bombings and American soldier deaths unaccompanied by serious analysis of the larger war effort, it's refreshing to get thoughtful perspective on events on the ground — particularly from someone without any evident political agenda. Such analysis has just appeared in a report by retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a Vietnam combat veteran, division commander in the 1991 Operation Desert Storm campaign and President Clinton's antidrug czar, who believes that Iraq's security force has improved substantially compared to 18 months ago."
"Since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, Gen. McCaffrey has at times been scathing in his analysis of the Bush administration's conduct of the war. But after visiting Iraq and Kuwait from April 13 through April 20, he believes that coalition forces are making substantial progress in training the Iraqis to defend their country against the terrorist insurgency. Under Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who oversees the training of Iraqi forces, the Iraqi Defense Ministry and Interior Ministry "have shown dramatic and rapid growth in capacity and competence." According to Gen. McCaffrey: "The Iraqi army is real, growing, and willing to fight. They now have lead action of a huge and rapidly expanding area and population."
"Moreover, U.S. efforts to embed teams of seasoned American officers and noncommissioned officers to guide newly created battalions are working well. "This is simply a brilliant success story," Gen. McCaffrey wrote in an April 25 memo to his colleagues at West Point. At the same time, he emphasizes, it will require "at least two to five years of U.S. partnership and combat backup to get the Iraqi army ready to stand on its own. The interpersonal relationships between Iraqi army units and their U.S. trainers are very positive and genuine." Associated Press
To coin a phrase a from the 60's, let's give peace a chance.
Related Links
Bush Highlights New Iraqi Unity
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196439,00.html
Candid analysis of the war
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060504-090511-8644r.htm
Murtha on Hardball: "Troops Killed Civilians"Agrees With My Lai Comparison
http://www.exposetheleft.com/2006/05/17/murtha-haditha
Supporting The Troops — The Blue Star Mothers
March Blue Star Mother's Meeting
http://imageevent.com/flyover/marchbluestarmothersmeeting
© Marie Jon
The legislators met as Iraq's parliament approved a national unity government. They have achieved their goal. The new permanent government was the result of December's elections. Over 12 million Iraqis participated in voting for their future. The best hope for changing the dynamics of violence in Iraq is to build up the Iraq forces while our troops remain steadfast. The control of insurgents, assassins and militias must continue to wane. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196439,00.html
Iraq has become a place that has much more optimism about its own future than the Jon Murtha's and the John Kerry's want to give Iraq credit for.
Murtha has condemned America's troops for murdering civilians before they have their day in court. There is no good reason for Murtha to point to any wrongdoing while an investigation is taking place. One can only come to the logical conclusion that once again he is attempting to undermine the troops and bring down their morale. If these accusations turn out to be valid, adult minds understand that this is an isolated incident, as we have thousands of awesome men and women serving in Iraq. Bad things can happen during a war. Justice will be meted out to any troops that commit crimes.
His accusations are also geared to turn Americans against the goals for Iraq. His actions are reprehensible because Democrats continue to politicize the war. The Congressman is just an older version of Senator John Kerry.
"Rep. John Murtha appeared on Hardball and made an obscene claim, he said that our Marines "killed civilians" in Iraq. This remark was followed by yet another reprehensible statement: Chris Matthews questioned if what Murtha was talking about like My Lai, to which the Congressman said that was "exactly it." Associated Press
The people of Iraq are happy that America liberated their country from the brutal hands of a dictator named Saddam Hussein. Most of its citizens have an amiable relationship with the coalition troops. Al-Qaida terrorists complain that every year is worse than the previous year in their fight against U.S. and Iraqi forces. It's more evidence that we're winning.
If the Democrats had their way, Iraq would most certainly become another Vietnam. There are those in America today that want Iraq to fail. They hate Bush so badly that bad news is good news for the far left.
However, the Iraqi people see a different picture than what the elitists American press portrays, as they pander their biased distortions by emphasizing the deaths that unfortunately take place in Iraq every day.
Does the American press focus on the many people who die in the USA from violent crimes? Of course not.
America is not having the same problems as Iraq faces, yet every day we lose more people to violent deaths than a nation newly formed with competing factions of the Islamic faith who have never had a democracy. Yet here in America, where everything is clear sailing, deaths are staggering. Shall we pull out of America?
"In the past decade alone, 200,000 U.S. residents have been killed and millions wounded. Overall, the United States has the highest homicide rate in the industrial world. That is roughly 20,000 a year and that would break it down to 55 people a day who are dead because of crime." -FBI and National Institute of Justice -
America is not at war, nor are we a new fledgling democracy. So let's be fair cornering the deaths that are taking place where al-Qaeda reigns and leads an insurgency. No one is trying to compare apples with oranges, just giving you the readers some facts.
As Iraq becomes stabilized in the Middle East, other tyrannical nations will want what they have. This is the Bush doctrine. It will work if the people in America give it a chance.
Rome was not built in a day, and neither will Iraq. With each passing day, the Iraqi people will be more accepting of their newly-elected government.
Every day, Americans should consider the sacrifice of human treasure. It is the coalition and the Iraqi troops who have given their all. They have allowed the country of Iraq to advance this far. We should wish them well and understand that we can't afford anything less than complete success.
"With mainstream media coverage of Iraq too often dominated by accounts of suicide bombings and American soldier deaths unaccompanied by serious analysis of the larger war effort, it's refreshing to get thoughtful perspective on events on the ground — particularly from someone without any evident political agenda. Such analysis has just appeared in a report by retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a Vietnam combat veteran, division commander in the 1991 Operation Desert Storm campaign and President Clinton's antidrug czar, who believes that Iraq's security force has improved substantially compared to 18 months ago."
"Since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, Gen. McCaffrey has at times been scathing in his analysis of the Bush administration's conduct of the war. But after visiting Iraq and Kuwait from April 13 through April 20, he believes that coalition forces are making substantial progress in training the Iraqis to defend their country against the terrorist insurgency. Under Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who oversees the training of Iraqi forces, the Iraqi Defense Ministry and Interior Ministry "have shown dramatic and rapid growth in capacity and competence." According to Gen. McCaffrey: "The Iraqi army is real, growing, and willing to fight. They now have lead action of a huge and rapidly expanding area and population."
"Moreover, U.S. efforts to embed teams of seasoned American officers and noncommissioned officers to guide newly created battalions are working well. "This is simply a brilliant success story," Gen. McCaffrey wrote in an April 25 memo to his colleagues at West Point. At the same time, he emphasizes, it will require "at least two to five years of U.S. partnership and combat backup to get the Iraqi army ready to stand on its own. The interpersonal relationships between Iraqi army units and their U.S. trainers are very positive and genuine." Associated Press
To coin a phrase a from the 60's, let's give peace a chance.
Related Links
Bush Highlights New Iraqi Unity
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,196439,00.html
Candid analysis of the war
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20060504-090511-8644r.htm
Murtha on Hardball: "Troops Killed Civilians"Agrees With My Lai Comparison
http://www.exposetheleft.com/2006/05/17/murtha-haditha
Supporting The Troops — The Blue Star Mothers
March Blue Star Mother's Meeting
http://imageevent.com/flyover/marchbluestarmothersmeeting
© Marie Jon
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