Poignant Words from a US Soldier in Iraq

Got this from Hughhewitt.com. This colonel makes good sense, IMHO. I especially like his criticism of our Congress for not giving any inspiring words to the Iraqi government. What would this congress have said to our own first Continental Congress back in 1776? ANYTHING to encourage our Founding Fathers? I think the truth of the situation is that this congress does not WANT the Iraqi government to succeed, because if it does, GWB might actually get some credit. In any case, read the quote, then link to Hughhewitt.com (above) to read the whole thing.

Many in Congress are now labeling the Government a failure and calling for the ouster of the elected PM. This is not helpful and is flies in the face of all the principles that we profess about self determination. We dont have a say about the decisions of the Iraqi Electorate whether we agree or not. The other thing that really gets me is the failing grade slapped on the GOI by our Congressmen. Only 3 of 18 measurable items are counted as successful, even though the Adminstration had many more as successes. But what if we applied the same standards to our congress, A congress that has a history of over 200 years, a congress that has many experienced memberes who
have served for decades, what would their grade be. Have they solved the tax problem, the tort problem, the health care problem. Have they even addressed seriously the immigration problem, and there are many, many more failures of our elected, long existing and experienced congress. In my opinion they fail. Yet they grade a fledgling elected government trying to form a united country after decades of oppression during war and mark it a failure. Where is their support for an allied government that we helped launch. What great words of wisdom and significant examples do they provide, none. We are out here trying to do the impossible and making
headway and our elected officials undercut us at every turn. We pull out and all the success, all the progress made will disappear in intentionally incited secterian violence supported as much from outside Iraq as from inside. Success in the Middle East and in the War on terror is centered on success in Iraq right now. This is the battlefield chosen by our enemies not us. We fight here becasue they come here to over throw an elected government to kill Americans and to try to create another radical Islamic state from which to grow and attack Wastern Civilization and Western Nations.