I have personally been to Iraq 3 seperate times working with Christian mission teams. I can tell you first hand that the media's reporting of Iraq has had a political agenda from the start. I met thousands of Iraqi's that were thrilled that Saddam was gone and hopeful about their future. In fact, on my first trip there, I had over a dozen Iraqi's come up and shake my hand and say, "Tell Bush thank you", as if I knew him personally or something.
Our military troops that I saw from time to time conducted themselves in a very professional manner and I could see the sympathy for the Iraqi's in their eyes. Our troops have done more good in Iraq than the media will ever tell us. Hospitals, schools, water treatement plants, I watched our troops on each visit and felt they were on more of a humanitary mission that a military one.
Those who want our troops out of Iraq are more concerned with their political agenda than what is right or best for the country. The division our politicians and media have created in our country is a shame. A moment in history that should be considered one of our countries finest achievements, is treated like something we should be ashamed of. All for the sake of political gain! That's the real shame!
It still continues today, even with all the good news coming out of Iraq, we continue to hear only about the few bad things.....never the good!
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Will we ever be able to call this a success? "It's a whole society we're dealing with," she answers. "I don't think people grasp that. We don't have one or three or five objectives. I don't know how many we have, but my guess is probably hundreds." Then she thought about the Iraqis she had worked with in 2006, who, with her guidance, had been able to hold proposal-writing classes outside of the Green Zone without her. "Would I consider that a victory, the fact that people have found a voice and have learned how to advocate on particular issues that will improve their lives and those of their community and country? Yes, that is a success. Most definitely."
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