Michael Yon is back in Baghdad.
I am back in Baghdad, having driven with Command Sergeant Major Jeffrey Mellinger more than 1,200 miles up and down Iraqi roads over a ten-day period. CSM Mellinger’s direct boss is now General David Petraeus, and although the general has only been commanding the war in Iraq for three weeks, changes he’s made are already apparent. More on that during subsequent dispatches.
It’s a reminder of why I am so proud of my country, despite our many problems. It’s also a caution about why we must stick with our people who have been mostly abandoned at war. I understand the position of the journalists. Especially the ones who get blown up or shot at fairly regularly, but the informed interest of ordinary Americans is critical to the outcome of this war. And the truth is that our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, most of whom rarely (if ever) see a writer, are abandoned by default.
photo credit: Checking humvee systems before a mission.
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March 9th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
The Uncooperative Radio Show! March 09, 10 and 11…
We have decided to move our Wednesday Show To Fridays 8pm Eastern.
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We are just rocking over on Talkshoe Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8pm to 10pm Eastern Time.
You never know what I am going to be talking about, so you will just hav…..
March 9th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
From the Silly News desk…
Some news from AP. If not for the scratches and rabies shots I’d think Mr. Walters story was just another golfing tall tale….
March 9th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Podcast #210: Who’s the Boss?…
When I urged you to contact your legislators regarding H. 248 (The Woman’s Right to View Act) and took my own advice and e-mailed my legislators, while I received a polite reply from one, I was shocked by what the other wrote back….
March 9th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
The Obama Ethical Drama Deepens…
Even some Democrats are yelling to Obama: “Liar, liar, pants on fire!†Read on it gets worse and worse. . . New Black Thought is really giving it to Obama for all of his lies . . “ Essentially, everything Obama said was either a blatant lie, or a gr…
March 9th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Weekend Open Trackback…
Send your trackbacks here, no postage required. Oooo look! A picture! Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, A Blog For All, The Random Yak, 123beta, Adam’s Blog, basil’s blog, Stuck O…
March 9th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
CAIR Bigot Speaks Truth to Peaceful North American Muslim Community…
Another cross-posting from Anti-CAIR. On Sunday, March 4th, a “Secular Islam Summit†began in Florida. The summit was organized in order to allow leading personalities in the anti-radical Islamist movement to coordinate and have their voices heard …
March 9th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Hell Freezes Over: Local Court Declares Lawusuit…
Satan was truly shocked to find that a Cincinnati court declared a lawsuit frivolous. That in of itself made Hell freeze over. But to add insult to injury, the court fined the man who brought the action. Hell dropped another 5 degrees when that …..
March 9th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
An “Enlightened” Response to a Commenter…
As you can see, Free Speech isn’t for the faint of heart; I could’ve unilaterally deleted this dreck, but I’ll take ill-informed commentary over censorship any day……
March 9th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
“300″ Spartans that Saved Western Civilization…
Mind you, there are many liberties taken with the historical sources… but this is one powerful story. It isn’t intended as an accurate reconstruction of troop movements and forces. Duh. It is meant as one powerful reminder that if it weren’t for me…
March 9th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Here’s what I don’t get. Bush/Rumsfeld bumbled the occupation of Iraq. Then comes the November election and Bush gets a collective kick in the ass.
He responds to the wake up call and comes up with the surge strategy. He replaces Rumsfeld who stuck with a strategy that wasn’t working with Gates, who seems willing to address problems. He then appoints Petraeus, who seems to understand how to deal with insurgencies.
As Yon notes, this new strategy is hardly weeks old, yet one can see results on the ground.
So what does the left want? They gave Bush a wake up call. He responded positively. So what do they want?