No taunts. No snorts. No whitewashing. No candycoating. No drunken snark. Just the facts from Marine-turned-journalist/author W. Thomas Smith, Jr., who’s blogging from Baghdad over at The Tank. Here’s a bit of his dispatch from yesterday. Keep scroll…

Michelle Malkin has posted a video report taken when she accompanied a U.S. Army patrol in Khadimiya, IRAQ. The video is about 10 minutes long, but it’s well worth watching…….

If the US ever has to do another “Somalia” PK Mission, the Army will be ready. While Iraq is about as hard as it can be, one can only hope that a desperate people in a troubled land may be easier.

The biggest problem in Iraq is the “revelation” that help can turn hostile. Mogadishu is NOT a similar case. Playing patty cake with the warlords was the big mistake there.

So don’t hold your breath for ANY assistance for Darfur. While the victims should have the memory of their misery fresh in their minds, who knows what is in their hearts.

That Islam makes people crazy. Good is bad, right is wrong, friend is foe, heaven is hell…

I can tell our guys have good intel officers on the job. Looking over the crowd, reading body language, identifying those who don’t exactly fit (like the teen you pointed out and the clowns on the scooters, even the “plain clothes” police) are a key element of victory in this low intensity phase of this war on islamofacism. Civic action (as it use to be called), winning the hearts and minds, is now key to this effort and will swing the momentum to our favor.

I’m glad you both are home now; I think there was real danger present on that walk about.

Like fresh air and daylight on their thin little vampire moonbat skin, I suppose. Coinkydink?

KEEP IT UP GUYS!

On another note, I’m having a hard time seeing how Baghdad is any more dangerous then say Tiajauna. The army just confiscated all the police unit’s guns because they are mostly criminals. If it is in our national security interests to rebuild Iraq fine. But that is on the other side of globe. I’m not following whatever metrics are used to determine a foreign powers imortance to out national security.
Mexico:
an unsecured border with US, check
recent disputed elections, check
widespread police corruption, check
human rights abuses, check
decapitated bodies turn up on a regular basis, check
the Mexican gov’t attempts to affect internal US policies, check

This is less important then Iraq and the most important thing is making sure the border stays open for trade?

Unfortunately, fighting a war isn’t like making microwave popcorn, we can’t just push a few buttons, listen to some rapid fire pops, and then enjoy the rewards for our “labor”.

This lesson really needs to be hammered home to the everyday American citizen. Since the media refuses to tell it like it is, it’s up to the president to use his influence to do it for them.

I noticed the shimagah on the one cop, there.

It is unfortunate that the seditious msm refuses to even acknowledge reports such as yours.

The coalition soldier, the folks back home, and tragically, the Iraqi peolple are those who suffer most when the msm would rather vomit the festering puss of their BDS than tell the truth!!

But, hey. They can always watch rubbin’ rosie.

Bravo, HOTAIR.
Thank God for good folks like you.

Thank you for the straight forward informative news! The kind of news our MSM traitors Dhimmitude fools refuse to show.

One cup at a time.

Another reason Bill O should give her more time on air. I wonder if Bill would give her more air time if a lot of us emailed him and asked him to?

MM and Bryan..all I can say is that the MSM’s loss is our gain! The great thing about the blogospher and the internet is that YOU can reach many, many more people than the MSM! This site and all its info/commentary/debate IS doing valuable work.
THANK YOU for going to Iraq and reporting things we SHOULD be hearing every nite on TV. THANK YOU for your relentless efforts on the Troop’s behalf. THANK YOU for just “getting on with it” even tho your luggage got lost. THANK YOU for your determination to spread the TRUTH!

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