Comments on: The Progress Made & Hidden From View http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:07:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Machiavelli http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26177 Machiavelli Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:36:36 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26177 Yes, the MSM certainly has been much quieter on Iraq lately. Since U.S. military casualties have been dropping, and insurgent activities have been on the decline, they've been forced to focus on Iraqi civilian casualties whenever Al Qaeda and its ilk plant a bomb in a market place. But, I guarantee you that if there is (God forbid) an increase in our losses, they will be there to report it in a flash. As Curt points out, the MSM have invested heavily in the "Iraq is a failure" line, and can hardly be counted on to publish anything to the contrary. From what I can tell Gen. David Petraeus is a true soldier / scholar, with advanced degrees in International Relations to back up his military achievements. So, it should come as little wonder that his handling of Iraq since coming to command has been adroit. Given the opportunity by the next administration I am certain that with his strategies, and the efforts of our troops, Iraq will be steered towards stability and a fledgling democracy, and not become the next great terrorist hide-out like Pakistan. Yes, the MSM certainly has been much quieter on Iraq lately. Since U.S. military casualties have been dropping, and insurgent activities have been on the decline, they’ve been forced to focus on Iraqi civilian casualties whenever Al Qaeda and its ilk plant a bomb in a market place. But, I guarantee you that if there is (God forbid) an increase in our losses, they will be there to report it in a flash. As Curt points out, the MSM have invested heavily in the “Iraq is a failure” line, and can hardly be counted on to publish anything to the contrary.

From what I can tell Gen. David Petraeus is a true soldier / scholar, with advanced degrees in International Relations to back up his military achievements. So, it should come as little wonder that his handling of Iraq since coming to command has been adroit. Given the opportunity by the next administration I am certain that with his strategies, and the efforts of our troops, Iraq will be steered towards stability and a fledgling democracy, and not become the next great terrorist hide-out like Pakistan.

]]> By: Pros and Cons » Remember These Guys? (Al Qaeda) http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26159 Pros and Cons » Remember These Guys? (Al Qaeda) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:22:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26159 [...] defense forces, Al Qaeda continues to lose ground in Iraq at a pace that seems miraculous, even underreported as it is, from a vantage point of only a year [...] [...] defense forces, Al Qaeda continues to lose ground in Iraq at a pace that seems miraculous, even underreported as it is, from a vantage point of only a year [...]

]]> By: pagar http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26123 pagar Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:17:30 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26123 "We should remember the UN is not the best authority in analyzing the situation in Iraq." IMO, The world would be a better place if we remembered that the UN has proven its self in recent years, to not be the best authority for analyzing any situation. “We should remember the UN is not the best authority in analyzing the situation in Iraq.”
IMO, The world would be a better place if we remembered that the UN has proven its self in recent years, to not be the best authority for analyzing any situation.

]]> By: David http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26086 David Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:08:47 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/03/15/the-progress-made-hidden-from-view/#comment-26086 A bit out of the ordinary for WaPo to print this article, in particular about the progress made in Iraq. Yet, we should remember this is more of what the MSM prefers to herald: <i>"UN: Drop In Iraq Violence May Not Last"</i> The full article can be found at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=CODER&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT. We should remember the UN is not the best authority in analyzing the situation in Iraq. A bit out of the ordinary for WaPo to print this article, in particular about the progress made in Iraq.

Yet, we should remember this is more of what the MSM prefers to herald:
“UN: Drop In Iraq Violence May Not Last”

The full article can be found at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=CODER&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT.

We should remember the UN is not the best authority in analyzing the situation in Iraq.

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