Remember......this IS "Newsweek." It would be interesting to look up some old articles by Rod Norland from early 2003 and see if he is telling the truth....when he says he was all for it in the beginning.

He places a lot of "blame" on Abu Gharib. But what about his part in that....the media's part in that? They didn't have to blow it all out of proportion and place in on the front page everyday for months on end. They didn't have to make it sound like it was U.S. policy instead of what it was....a handful of bored guards who thought what they did was funny. They didn't have to downplay the fact that they were all prosecuted and brought to justice for what they did. I personally think the anti-war libs in the media did it for a reason: they WANTED to turn people off to the war in Iraq. They could never do it any other way.....so they used and abused Abu Gharib.

As far as not capturing anyone of any importance. His article was obviously written before the recent capture of Al Zarqawi's top aides....and several other terrorists inside Iraq.

Our president never told us this would be easy. In fact, he said before we started it would be difficult, take time, and would require sacrifices. These recent offensives by both the U.S. and the Iraqi's are important steps toward the goal of our being able to leave at some point. We all hope and pray it's sooner rather than later.

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007