As we also already know the -surge-{nope} escalation was brought on to give time for what everyone one refers to as the political process to take hold. That doesn't seem to be what's happening and frankly many thought it wouldn't.
Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds drift further apart as U.S. battles insurgents
And lets make clear those 'insurgents' are not all al-Qaida, and al-Qaida is still a small presence within that country. Although when one doesn't understand who their fighting everyone comes under one umbrella and labeled the same, and it works great for PR back here.
Another 60,000 flee every month.
They leave behind a Baghdad radically altered from before the war, when Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians lived side by side. Now, a neighborhood becomes calm only after its minority community has fled. Armed men keep outsiders away.
As many already know, one we've followed, who's been living in and posting about, Riverbend and her family, have finally gotten out as well, to Syria, to join the already well over 2.5million refugee's living in neighboring countries, with some 2million refugee's still living within the borders of Iraq.
You can watch video's on the refugee's plight Here, Here and Here, you will find a few links in the description for written reports as well at each.
Ethnic Cleansing Has Been Going On With The Occupation Forces Unable To Stop It!
Before his trip to Congress General Petraeus wrote a letter to the troops.
We are now over two-and-a-half months into the surge of offensive operations made possible by the surge of forces, and I want to share with you my view of how I think we’re doing. This letter is a bit longer than previous ones, since I feel you deserve a detailed description of what I believe we have -- and have not accomplished, as Ambassador Crocker and I finalize the assessment we will provide shortly to Congress.
I don't want to speak bad about Petraeus, he seemed to have a real care for his troops and the intelligence his rank requires. But if he's allowing himself, redux Vietnam, to be controlled by the civilian leadership we've gone down this road already, in the past and to many times in the near past and present.
We need Real Truth from the General, All Layed Out In Plain English, not what's reported to be a short opening report than just answering questions, and lets hope this won't be another attoney general like testimony.
I for one do not want to watch another General, like General Powell, sit in the limelights and spin a tail of 'once upon a time'!
Lets take a look at a few recent reports ourselves, before we hear the -Petraeus-{nope} -bush-{nope} cheney report this week.
Alliances are made in Guerilla/Insurgent Wars, and they are broken, than made with others or even with the same. Friends become enemies, enemies become friends, and the circle goes round and round the longer the conflict goes on. This happens, especially as an occupying force tries to get some sort of control, because a power vacume has been created and this being readily recognized causes diiferant forces and individuals to want to fill that vacume and take local control or total control. Occupying forces and puppet governments cannot fill that void nor control, for long, what will eventually take place.
This first video, of once rogue Iraqi forces, shows what are now considered Elite Forces working side by side with American forces, but still fighting the mostly sectarian conflict with our military troops helping them. New friends, once enemies, how long will the friendship last.
I don't watch CBS News, sorry Katie, but one I try to catch, when I find out she's got a report up is Lara Logan. This young lady is a throwback to great journalism. She gets out of the Greenzone and right into the middle of the story, and you understand what she's reporting and what she leaves out verbally, but is still there in her reporting.
Rebuilding Iraq in the Saddam Mold
Iraq's Military Elite Among World's Best
Iraq's best soldiers are caught in the middle of constantly shifting alliances that make this war increasingly complicated for them - and for the United States.
As one commander says in the report:
"The way they surgically take down these targets, the way they treat everyone with respect and dignity, they are phenomenal and I would put them up against anybody," says a Green Beret commander.
"Even Americans?" asks Logan. "Even Americans," he replies.
Be careful what you say commander for it may come to be.
Remember everyone, we helped install Saddam, gave him the support to build his military and special forces, that surpressed his internal enemies and any others deemed the need to surpress and control, they did the dirty work.
Here is another great reporter that also takes her shots outside of the relative comfort of the Greenzone, Martha Raddatz, and gives some very moving and important reports, and like Logan you understand the point even if she doesn't say the decriptive words. There are to few, in todays multi-media, that are actually professional journalists reporting what really are the important stories. Alot of 'pretty faces' but lacking the needed drive of a professional.
Here's a report from Raddatz that should make everyone stop and think.
Children and War!
Bringing Order to Iraq
Inside an Iraqi facility imprisoning kids accused of trying to kill Americans.
Exclusive Tour of Iraqi Youth Detention Center
Military Boosts Detention Programs to Counter al Qaeda Youth Recruitment
The children, aged 11 to 17 years old, are accused of crimes ranging from theft to killing Iraqis or Americans.
These kids{?} were born under a surpressive regime we once supported, they grew up under extremely tight sanctions, and they've so far survived the destructive devestation of the invasion and occupation. They have grown well beyond their years, for their childhoods never really existed.
And as said in the report:
Doug Stone. "We have IED builders ... have those that have been behind ... parts of assassination groups."
It only takes a few, who don't become model citizens, that take out in search of the means for revenge, Criminal Terrorism, only a few!
You may want to re-visit these reports as well:
The Next Jihadists: Iraq's Lost Children
Iraqi Kids Drawn Into Jihad
We are looking at the possible future we, as we like to think of ourselves 'responsible adults' are leaving, for others to contend with! Not the same vision that our parents, and theirs, had of the World to leave to their children.
The Real News sent out links to a recent video reports, from Iraq, by Pepe Escobar.
Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe Escobar writes The Roving Eye for Asia Times Online. He has reported from Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, U.S. and China.
Part 1
Why did President Bush go to Iraq?
Pepe Escobar says the "surge" is failing.
"This trip is part of a campaign of manufacturing consent about success in Iraq and diverting attention from the obvious failures of the surge plan. Which is something that, especially Americans, have no idea because American mainstream media does not show what's really happening on the ground in Iraq."
Part one of a two part interview, Senior Editor Paul Jay talks with Pepe Escobar.
Part 2
Does Bush want Saddam without the mustache?
Pepe Escobar on the fate of the Maliki government and the quest for a new oil law
"Nobody is in control of this process and this government is finished. In fact it's been finished for a few months now."
In part two of a two part interview Pepe Escobar talks with Senior Editor Paul Jay about the current state of Iraqi leadership.
This is one of Escobar's recent books Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving Into Liquid War
And his most recent book 'Red Zone Blues' hasn't been released yet, but is listed here, Red Zone Blues at Barnes and Nobles.
General Be Completely Honest To This Country and Especially To The Troops In Your Care, We Can See Through The Political Spin, So Please Don't!!
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