Take the time to actually read this. Baqubah Update: 05 July 2007. Good info.
The big news on the streets today is that the people of Baqubah are generally ecstatic, although many hold in reserve a serious concern that we will abandon them again. For many Iraqis, we have morphed from being invaders to occupiers to members of a tribe. I call it the “al Ameriki tribe,” or “tribe America.” I’ve seen this kind of progression in Mosul, out in Anbar and other places, and when I ask our military leaders if they have sensed any shift, many have said, yes, they too sense that Iraqis view us differently. In the context of sectarian and tribal strife, we are the tribe that people can—more or less and with giant caveats—rely on.
There's a whole heck of a lot more, but the above quote from the beginning is very telling to me...
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Hey, whitehorse, it's taylortown. I haven't been around the Tennessean for a while. Dogalmighty and crew keep leading me into fights so I've taken a break. I hate when I fall for it and act so juvenile.
I enjoy your posts and agree with you. I'll ask you what I ask the many customers of mine with the same opinions, when are you gonna run for something?
p.s. I've got some good buddies in Irag, they say they are killing all the right people and the good folks are grateful!!
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