Comments on: Signs Of Hope In Iraq's Hottest Spot

U.S. Marines Report Progress In Battle To Control An Insurgent Stronghold: Anbar Province

[shingles1]

notblue: I sincerely hope that there IS progress in Iraq. REAL progress. Not this fake progress that involves sticking your head in the sand and pretending that everything is great. You guys spent the last three years denying reality and yelling that everything was going really really great in Iraq - when it turns out that things were going worse than even the media were portraying it. So, excuse me if I a have some doubts about an article like this. I HOPE its true. But, based on this Administrations track record in denial and planting propaganda, I have my doubts.

Whatever your perspective on Iraq - whether you thing it was a good idea to invade or not - either way, actions have to be based upon REALITY and not WISHES.

[klumppar]

A MODIFIED PHASED WITHDRAWAL CAN PACIFY IRAQ. HERE IS THE FIRST DRAFT OF A PLAN:

1. Withdraw U.S. troops in small groups, replacing each small group with a much larger group of Iraqis.
2. Apply the savings from withdrawing U.S. troops to training Iraqis and supplying them with military equipment including vehicles.
Features of this plan are:
A. Iraq is pacified by Iraqis, not foreigners.
B. For the same cost, the number of troops can be much closer to the required one soldier for each 20 civilians than if troops are Americans. Pacifying Baghdad requires 300,000 for its six million population; Iraq requires 1,300,000 for its 26 million population.
C. Unemployment among Iraqis is ultimately reduced by 8%, assuming half of Iraqis seek employment, and one in 20 are suitable for this assignment.
D. Iraqis increasingly become self reliant.
E. Iraqis progressively regard Americans as helpers, not occupiers.
F. America gains world respect.
Please email your ideas to [e-mail]

[notblue]

oh oh, here is another story that screws up the left wing fascists defeatist agenda here at left wing central.

[frankly6]

This story must be from that pr firm that Bush and co. hired to plant possitive propaganda in the press.

[notblue]

The worst thing that could happen to the left wing fascists in that frequent left wing central here at CBS is for progress to be made in Iraq. There constant carping and Bush bashing would be made innefective in regards to there efforts to undermine the very struggle against Islamic extremism we all face not just in Iraq but world wide.

[candojj1]

If true then why not leaflet Ramadi telling civilians to evacuate it and decimate it with air power? Pure B.S.

[clestes-2009]

A piece of news timed to be released when dubya annouced his newest strategy.

Pure propaganda. I am not saying it isn't true, but the timing is too perfect to be anything else except propaganda.

2500 new Iraqi recruits are a long, long, long way from being the stable unified Iraqi army that is needed to control the secterian violence.

Too little, too late.

[mick7744]

getserious 1:
You're absolutely right! We shouldn't slander our commander-in-chief. The less said about the lying, thieving, moronic, draft-dodging SOB the better.

[getserious1]

You two are pathetic. Bluestardad, you are one of the worst. I agree, you wouldn't acknowledge anything positive or true, you will just continue to SLANDER anyone that doesn't agree with your views. You are nothing more than a dictator without a country.

[luvny-2009]

Hope? that and and $2.50 will get you a cold beer. Part of that chimp faced moron's way of spinning another tale to get backing like "see it can work". Please hurry and investigate this jacka$$ and put him in jail!

[shingles1]

This article would be more believable if the correspondent had included quotes from real grunts and/or Iraqis instead of from public affairs officers. Reminds me of Pravda.

[bluestardad]

I would not believe this administration if they told me it was daylight outside.