A Trend?
I have never read the military blog Blackfive before, but Glenn Reynolds linked to an interesting story there. I love to read views directly from the military, and they are always different from what the MSM is telling us, of course that's no surprise. His latest entry begins like this:
There has been a flurry of press reports recently about insurgents battling American and Iraqi security forces on Haifa Street in Baghdad, and around the rural town of Buhruz in Diyala Province. These same insurgents also claimed to have shot down a Black Hawk helicopter near Buhruz. At the same time, the Americans and Iraqis are declaring a major victory as evidenced by the increased number of dead or captured militants, and the uncovering of massive weapons caches. So, what is going on?
It's a pretty involved read, but a good one. Later in the article:
Last October, my sources began telling me about rumblings among the insurgent strategists suggesting that their murderous endeavor was about to run out of steam. This sense of fatigue began registering among mid-level insurgent commanders in late December, and it has devolved to the rank and file since then. The insurgents have begun to feel that the tide has turned against them.In many ways, the timing of this turnaround was inadvertent, coming at the height of political and bureaucratic mismanagement in Washington and Baghdad. A number of factors contributed to this turnaround, but most important was sustained, stay-the-course counterinsurgency pressure. At the end of the day, more insurgents were ending up dead or behind bars, which generated among them a sense of despair and a feeling that the insurgency was a dead end.
We on the Right have known that the U.S. Military will kick their butts before this is over. Though our "American" press is loathe to admit it, from what I've been reading lately we have made continual progress. How else to account for the steady success in military recruiting and retention? Obviously the people doing the actual fighting understand that we are doing the right thing, and we are winning. I doubt the numbers would be this good otherwise. It's a good thing our best and brightest are ignoring the ignoramuses in Congress who chase camera time by undermining our troops with worthless resolutions rather than focusing their energy on WINNING. No...can't do anything that might reflect positively on President Bush, that would be blasphemous.
Despite the crap being printed every day in mainstream rag press. I am optimistic about America's impending victory over the terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere. I know we're in it for the long haul, but our military cannot be beaten, and as long as Bush is in office I don't believe he'll allow the Democrats and RINOs to beat them from within.
There has been a flurry of press reports recently about insurgents battling American and Iraqi security forces on Haifa Street in Baghdad, and around the rural town of Buhruz in Diyala Province. These same insurgents also claimed to have shot down a Black Hawk helicopter near Buhruz. At the same time, the Americans and Iraqis are declaring a major victory as evidenced by the increased number of dead or captured militants, and the uncovering of massive weapons caches. So, what is going on?
It's a pretty involved read, but a good one. Later in the article:
Last October, my sources began telling me about rumblings among the insurgent strategists suggesting that their murderous endeavor was about to run out of steam. This sense of fatigue began registering among mid-level insurgent commanders in late December, and it has devolved to the rank and file since then. The insurgents have begun to feel that the tide has turned against them.In many ways, the timing of this turnaround was inadvertent, coming at the height of political and bureaucratic mismanagement in Washington and Baghdad. A number of factors contributed to this turnaround, but most important was sustained, stay-the-course counterinsurgency pressure. At the end of the day, more insurgents were ending up dead or behind bars, which generated among them a sense of despair and a feeling that the insurgency was a dead end.
We on the Right have known that the U.S. Military will kick their butts before this is over. Though our "American" press is loathe to admit it, from what I've been reading lately we have made continual progress. How else to account for the steady success in military recruiting and retention? Obviously the people doing the actual fighting understand that we are doing the right thing, and we are winning. I doubt the numbers would be this good otherwise. It's a good thing our best and brightest are ignoring the ignoramuses in Congress who chase camera time by undermining our troops with worthless resolutions rather than focusing their energy on WINNING. No...can't do anything that might reflect positively on President Bush, that would be blasphemous.
Despite the crap being printed every day in mainstream rag press. I am optimistic about America's impending victory over the terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere. I know we're in it for the long haul, but our military cannot be beaten, and as long as Bush is in office I don't believe he'll allow the Democrats and RINOs to beat them from within.
posted by Jennifer at 4:58 AM
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