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 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
The Global Warming Swindle Video…
The Global Warming Swindle Video: Watch and decide for yourself…….
March 11th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Au revoir, Chirac, and don’t come back…
Jacques Chirac has decided to retire after two terms in office:…
March 11th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
what you can do from your living room to win the war…
Major Eric Egland is interviewed here at Hot Air by Michelle Malkin, and he has a very good message and even a book. Check him out.
Here’s his article at the Weekly Standard that ended up becoming a book. He outlines very simply six very simpl…
March 11th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Another complaint against 300 the movie…
*This may be a bit of a spoiler for some*…
March 11th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
WANTED: A Travel Mug…
But not just any travel mug, but a 20 oz. insulated travel mug manufactured by Aladdin having a heavy-duty plastic exterior and sold in 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Sarasota area (and probably elsewhere). When my wife and I were down in Sarasota …
March 11th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
Ernie Ladd (1938 — 2007) — R.I.P….
Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd November 28, 1938 - March 11, 2007
Today marks the passing of a legend in the world of professional wrestling as well as professional football. Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd passed away today after a lengthy battle with cance…
March 11th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
German Shari’a Watch…
From LGF:
The cultural jihad proceeds in Germany; banks are abandoning the European tradition of giving “piggy banks†to children, and in a disturbing echo of events here in the US, Muslim cabdrivers are refusing service to passengers based on shar…
March 12th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Any Doubt Who Russia Supports?…
Iran is developing nuclear technology and will begin enriching Uranium. There is no doubt in the minds of most that Iran will use this technology to develop nuclear weapons and that will spell disaster for the Middle East. Iran will then have the mea…
March 12th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
My Superhero of the DaY…
And this one fearless warrior, who looked into the face of terror, who had to taste fear, so that you and I don’t…….. took the time to thank me and us all.
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