Is Iraq on the brink of civil war as so much of MSM is claiming?
I don’t know but here’s what military expert Ralph Peters, who’s in Baghdad right now says (excerpts):
The reporting out of Baghdad continues to be hysterical and dishonest. There is no civil war in the streets. None. Period.You can read Peters entire piece here.
Terrorism, yes. Civil war, no. Clear enough?
Yesterday, I crisscrossed Baghdad, visiting communities on both banks of the Tigris and logging at least 25 miles on the streets. With the weekend curfew lifted, I saw traffic jams, booming business — and everyday life in abundance.
Yes, there were bombings yesterday. The terrorists won't give up on their dream of sectional strife, and know they can count on allies in the media as long as they keep the images of carnage coming. They'll keep on bombing. But Baghdad isn't London during the Blitz, and certainly not New York on 9/11.
It's more like a city suffering a minor, but deadly epidemic. As in an epidemic, no one knows who will be stricken. Rich or poor, soldier or civilian, Iraqi or foreigner. But life goes on. No one's fleeing the Black Death — or the plague of terror.
And the people here have been impressed that their government reacted effectively to last week's strife, that their soldiers and police brought order to the streets. The transition is working.
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You are being lied to. By elements in the media determined that Iraq must fail. Just give 'em the Bronx cheer.
What do you think?
Hat tip: Mike Williams
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I think we all knew we were being lied to by the MSM. I do charge them with being unpatriotic. They protest that appellation but nevertheless they have no loyalty left for country when they exhaust their fealty on their agenda and the political left.
If I were in charge of public relations for the administration, there would be no White House press corps, no briefings, no news releases to any established MSM outlet. None, not even friendly outlets. Let them relearn their jobs, on their dime and see how well embraced they are by the left when they serve no further purpose.
Perhaps it is time for the administration to develop their own outlets from among the citizenry that blogs and writes columns, etc. who owe no loyalty to the established media elite.
Even allowing for all the personal agendas the very disorganization of that system would be more amenable to disseminating the truth than what we have.
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