A Voice in Iraq

On the left side of this blog is a link to Healing Iraq. He's an Iraqi dentist in his 20s in Baghdad. He's got a lot of good stuff to say. And he speaks his mind:

"If you think that Iraqis aren't doing enough, then you're being mislead by your media. Thousands of people are applying to be members of IP, FPS, and the civil defense force. They are begging for the security to be in their hands. We know how to handle those scum. The Americans are more interested in being nice and all about human rights and free speech and stuff. We have our own Law and court systems which we can use but the CPA won't allow us to. They are being too lenient and forgiving on our expence. If you think that is what is required to build a successful democracy then you're too deluded. You don't know the first thing about the Iraqi society.

Iraqis are providing intelligence to the CPA hourly. Just ask the soldiers here. Iraqis are cooperating in every way they can. They're losing their lives for it goddammit. If you aren't seeing it on tv, it isn't my fucking problem."

Visit his site and lend some support. Not all Americans will give up on this war, even as the major media paints it with a faux finish of slogging quagmire, despair and fruitless death. That is not the truth.
-bear

Comments

[joe]

Bear,

This American isn't giving up on the war. I don't have to tell you, you know this--in war, people die. It's its nature.

In my humble opinion, it appears more "warring" is needed and less, as the Healing Iraq blogger aptly points out, being nice.

Know I support your efforts, and the Iraqis. There's way more to this undertaking than most American get.