Comments on: Totten: “Before the surge started the neighborhood was much more dangerous than it is now”; Update: Sectarian killing back to pre-surge levels?

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:22:59 +0000

Totten, Yon, and probably Fumento (for his work in Ramadi when it was “hot”) should be recognized by President Bush in his next (and final) State of the Union address as real citizen journalists who risked their own lives to bring us a story that nobody else covered in a way nobody else covered it.

If nothing else, they have told the story that our soldiers see, day in and day out. They are each a national treasure and their personal sacrifice and devotion to the ideals of real journalism (and not corporate yarn spinning) should be recognized.

By: commissar

commissar — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:41:23 +0000

I think AP’s summary of Iraqslogger’s post might be a little ambiguous:

By “back to pre-Surge levels,” Iraqslogger meant (in his words):

Despite official Iraqi and U.S. statements to the contrary, the reports indicate that the number of unidentified bodies in the capital has risen again to pre-surge levels over the last two months.

By: PowWow

PowWow — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:52:48 +0000

I can’t really add anything except my thanks. I get stories like this from friends and family who are and have been over there also. It’s so important as was said above to let anyone liberal know this. I do it all the time. But they don’t seem to want to acknowledge it. I don’t know if it’s fear or what. Would be great to see this covered by someone on TV or newspaper. Maybe Hannity? He supports the troops. Time to call him out?

By: 13times

13times — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:16:45 +0000

O’Reilly has plenty of free air time for the PDWG (pretty dead white girl) stories but refuses to interview, on a weekly/monthly basis, men like Yon and Totten.

O’Reilly clawed his way up the backs of other folks to get where he is today – no eff’n way will he allow free-booting independent journalists a free pass through the MSM front gate.

By: WoosterOh

WoosterOh — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:34:55 +0000

Since Iraqslogger map uses un-identified bodies, those could be AQ. One does not know. So in reality, the map is meaningless.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:30:09 +0000

Anywhere you can kill jihadis is a good place.

Dangerous, yes, but danger is nothing unfamiliar to the military.

3 casualties a day -in a global war against the Jihad- is only a “hopeless quagmire” if you are a spiritual dwarf who is intimidated by any sacrifice to preserve the last best hope for human liberty on Earth.

The battle was begun well, the occupation failed miserably for 2 plus years (thanks to chickenshit rules of engagement and delusionally optimistic policy follies), but, all along, jihadis are dying.

That’s the point of theis War Aaginst Islamofascism, so we have to weigh the good against the cost.

When fought strongly, it is a worthwhile effort.

Fight harder, and kill more jihadis, is the only plan that works against homicidal theocratic psychopaths.

And give our soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel the support and technology and encouragement they deserve.

Anything less is suicidal stupidity.

AKA- the Democratic playbook.

By: Mojack420

Mojack420 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:12:09 +0000

but wait a minute the all knowing Harry Ried said we already lost . I take it our troops didn’t get his memo .

By: Freelancer

Freelancer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:01:09 +0000

I want A. Whitless Brownnoser to tell these civilians how lucky they are that our Killitary hasn’t slaughtered them yet. I want him there in that neighborhood when he does.

By: TheBigOldDog

TheBigOldDog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:07:04 +0000

D0WNT0WN on July 24, 2007 at 4:49 PM

We have to convince Michelle Malkin to force O’Reilly and others at Fox News to read it. They can get it out to the whole world in the blink of an eye.

By: yo

yo — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:05:12 +0000

Someone should force Pelosi and Reid to read that entire article, aloud, to the press.

By: TheBigOldDog

TheBigOldDog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:55:56 +0000

Why doesn’t O’Reilly feature Totten or Yon instead of those so-called “experts” he trots out who haven’t got a clue what’s happening in Iraq?

By: D0WNT0WN

D0WNT0WN — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:49:42 +0000

Please send a link for this story to any liberal friends you might have. Don't preach and don't offer conclusions. Just encourage as many people as possible on the other side to read this. Polls show support for the Iraq war increasing in the last month. The surge and its success CAN change minds. The men and women serving overseas are doing their part, and honest journalists like Totten and Yon are doing theirs. Each of us needs to spread this message. As Laura Ingraham would say, POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

By: doriangrey

doriangrey — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:39:51 +0000

Kowboy on July 24, 2007 at 4:36 PM

For the Dems to say these men and women have lost is about as close to treasonous as you can get without actually doing so. These stories should be required reading for those fools.

They not only would refuse to believe it but they would respond exactly as

right2bright on July 24, 2007 at 4:17 PM

posted they would.

By: Kowboy

Kowboy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:36:26 +0000

For the Dems to say these men and women have lost is about as close to treasonous as you can get without actually doing so. These stories should be required reading for those fools.

By: Kaptain Amerika

Kaptain Amerika — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:31:03 +0000

this is a must read…

By: Ryan Gandy

Ryan Gandy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:28:31 +0000

Good to hear.

By: CyberCipher

CyberCipher — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:25:59 +0000

So, like, how do I get a surge to come to MY neighborhood?

By: TunaTalon

TunaTalon — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:25:25 +0000

Can Harry (“The war is lost”) Reid be forced to know this?

Nah. He already knows everything he wants to know. Ya know.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:17:54 +0000

Lies, more imperalistic lies. The surge isn’t working, it can’t work. Even if they say it is working who is they? Propaganda from the right, trying to shore up the dismal polls that show the majority of the people want out of Iraq, that it is an ill conceived war. The few “good” stories are offset by the hundreds, thousands of useless deaths.

Just thought I would type up the press release response for the NYT and others.

God bless our soldiers, and a curse on the miserable people who defile them.

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:13:03 +0000

I am so grateful that we have people like Totten and Yon over there telling us what they see and that we have blogs such as this that help get the word out. I am so grateful, in fact, that I have made a mental note to remember them on Thanksgiving day.

By: JackStraw

JackStraw — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:12:33 +0000

How long can people keep insisting the surge isn’t working when it clearly is? Hell, even you sounded optimistic, Allah.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:03:16 +0000

Totten, Michael Yon, JD Johannes, Bill Roggio and Uncle Jimbo and Lt Smash (where he he gone to? buried somewhere deep in the Penatagram, er…sorry, Pentagon) should moderate the foreign policy part of the next Dem debate.