Tom Engelhardt | The Good News in Iraq (Don't Count on It) http://www.truthout.org/article/the-good-news-iraq-dont-count-it TomDispatch's Tom Engelhardt: "On March 19, 2003, as his shock-and-awe campaign against Iraq was being launched, George W. Bush addressed the nation. 'My fellow citizens,' he began, 'at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations
"Evolution" wrote: SMBalloon wrote: On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:22:38 -0400, "Calvin Jones & the 13th Apostle" <Calvin.Jones.and.the.13th.Apostle@gmail.com> wrote: There are many reasons why security has improved recently, very little of it having to do with Petraeus. Really? First the line was Petraeus was lying about improvements in Iraq. Now it's that the improvements
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Excellent commentary by Hitchens. The desperate mainstream news media attempt to spin any good news as bad news is laughable, and also contemptible. Slate fighting words Iraq's Budget Surplus Scandal Why do we have such a hard time hearing good news from Baghdad? By Christopher Hitchens Updated Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at 6:53 AM ET ----------------------------------------------------
WSJ August 6, 2008 Good news out of Iraq is becoming almost a daily event: In just the past week, we learned that U.S. combat fatalities (five) dropped in July to a low for the war, that key leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq have fled to the Pakistani hinterland, that troop deployments will soon be cut to 12 months from 15, and that Washington and Baghdad are close to concluding a status-of-forces
