The Trip To Iraq

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I have been receiving email lately asking if Michelle and I are indeed going to Iraq so I figured I would post a bit about it.  As my regular readers know I have a day job.  I am a police officer in Southern California and as anyone else who is employed by the Government understands I have to go up my chain of command to get time off.  Once I get the exact dates of the trip I can then go to my brass and ask for the days off.  After that it’s out of my hands. 

As you can imagine the lefties are taking our silence as a sign of backing out from the trip.  No matter, since their opinions mean little to me nor should they matter much to anyone in this country quite frankly.   But do you really think we would post "we will be going to Iraq this Friday" for example?  Why would Michelle, a high profile target, announce when she will be landing in Iraq?  The ignorance from the left never ceases to amaze me.

Whether I go or not means nothing, I am a small part-time blogger whose only part In all of this is that I discovered the fraud known as Jamil Hussein.  My main reason for going is to meet the troops, do some positive stories from the scene, and back-up Michelle.  I would demand that I be allowed to go armed seeing that I am a police officer and a former Marine. 

If my department wont give me the few weeks off then it matters not.  Michelle is the professional here and I am sure she will do an outstanding job of fending off any media stunt Eason has planned.  And be assured, this is one big media stunt here.

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If you want to travel armed, I suggest you contact your local Marine recruiter. There is no such creature as a “former Marine”; and I’m sure the Corps would be glad to have you back. Reporters never travel armed, nor should they do so. A correspondent is a non-combatant.

And as for “My main reason for going is to meet the troops, do some positive stories from the scene, and back-up Michelle”, all I can say is: so much for seeking out the truth.

Eason has you and Malkin painted into a corner. Neither of you has any experience reporting from a war zone, so it would be idiocy for you to go. At the same time, your not going will force you to admit that playing armchair correspondent is no substitute for real reporters doing real jobs from really dangerous places. You are now in the unenviable position of either shutting-up or putting up.

If you want to travel armed, I suggest you contact your local Marine recruiter.

Being a police officer I travel armed if I am going to the corner gas station, I do not need to re-enlist to travel armed.

Reporters never travel armed, nor should they do so. A correspondent is a non-combatant.

And I am a reporter how? Must of missed getting my press credentials in the mail.

so much for seeking out the truth.

Since Michelle is the real reporter she will indeed be the one seeking out the truth. But you do understand the truth has already been discovered right? The Iraqi Government has already said Jamil is a fraud. End story. Thats why this thing smells like a media stunt.

At the same time, your not going will force you to admit that playing armchair correspondent is no substitute for real reporters doing real jobs from really dangerous places.

Like these reporters did by calling witnesses right?

Be that it may, if I get the time off I will indeed be going. If I do not go Michelle will be going so I really do not see your point.

The Point is on the Top of his Pointed Head!

Good luck, Curt, and God be with you and Michelle!

Things might get a little easier in the near future as far as travel goes to Anbar province. I happened to note this story on the DoD website. It details construction work going on at the airbase at Camp Taqaddum. What is significant about that particular base is the location. It lies smack dab between Fallujah and Ramadi. Once that work is completed, there will be a major logistics base right where it is needed. This base was heavily damaged during both wars and has taken a long time to get back into shape. A key excerpt from the article:

Repairing the inoperative runway and the conjoining taxiways will help end the delays and increase airline traffic from places around the world, such as Kuwait, Germany, Turkey and the United States. This will increase the flow of supplies into the Iraqi theater and boost the war fighters’ effectiveness, said Chance.

In other words, a major logistics base right in the heart of a troubled area that when repaired will result in a force multiplier effect allowing greater capability with the existing forces on the ground. I have a feeling that this is not the only such project that when completed will start connecting the logistics system inside Iraq allowing greater mobility, greater supply capacity, and greater effectiveness of forces in theatre.

Probably never hear about it in the major media, though.

Your loyal readers look forward to your trip over there, after all, you broke this story, not Eason Jordan.
You need to let us know what and if there is anything you need for your trip.
I agree about your and Michelle’s security. Trust no-one.
Good luck.

Hello, Curt…

It’s stupid question time. Sorry about that, but I am new to this blog, and frankly, I am too lazy to find the answer myself. Besides I tried, and it felt wrong.

I’m curious if you have made your real name known on the internet, and if not, how comfortable you are with having it out there for every nut job with an axe to grind to see. Obviously, this ‘Search for Jamil’ thing will put an end to whatever anonymity you may or may not have from casual searches.

The first time your name appears in a newspaper next to ‘aka Curt from Flopping Aces’, other bloggers will consider you self-outed, and will feel free to dig into your past for anything that looks like dirt. That may be worse than an unarmed trip to Sadr City. At least the trip is temporary.

As you know, Michelle Malkin had some problems in this regard, and although a veteran and police officer has little to fear from internet nut jobs, he makes a pretty damn big target for a smear job.

“The first time your name appears in a newspaper next to ‘aka Curt from Flopping Aces’, other bloggers will consider you self-outed, and will feel free to dig into your past for anything that looks like dirt.”

A: I believe that would be a given.
B: That you bring it up almost smells like some kind of veiled threat.
C: He is a police officer so I would imagine he has already undergone a background investigation by his local community.

LGF,

I’ve thought about the possibility but am not too worried. Someone who was really resourceful could find that stuff out right now.

Thanks for the comments of support guys.

crosspatch,

A: I believe that would be a given.

1: I see your given (I would raise you one “stupid question”, a “sorry”, and an “obviously”, but I used those chips when I anteed up).

B: That you bring it up almost smells like some kind of veiled threat.

b: It’s like an unclaimed fart. Mentioning it makes you suspect. Ignoring it is suspicious too. Air freshener makes it stink worse.

C: He is a police officer so I would imagine he has already undergone a background investigation by his local community.

3: A cop who hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing is a cop who hasn’t made many arrests. The local community, and anyone honest, understands that accusations against police are mostly crap. But like I said, someone “with an axe to grind” can do “a smear job” with “anything that looks like dirt”.

It’s a given. Ask Johnny Cochran.

Curt,

“Someone who was really resourceful could find that stuff out right now…”

It takes more than resourcefulness. It takes being an as*hole. I am guilty of many bad things, but re*oucefulness isn’t one of them. Thanks for answering my question.