That's Telling Them!
"We speak the language of facts, supported by images and statistics and more important, we live here while they don't. We write about the good days as well as the bad days in Iraq's journey to a better future.
You don't even have to search in this blog's archives, just scroll down this page and you'll see both good and bad news—we witness an explosion and we write about it and we see progress and we write about it.
If they can't see that it's their problem, not ours.
I invite them to come visit my town, see what I see, compare it with what I write and then they can say whatever they like.
Now excuse me, it's Thursday and I have barbeque and cold beers waiting for me."
Can you hear them now? "See, that proves they aren't really Iraqis...beer...Muslims don't drink!" If they would learn more about Iraq, they might be able to see why it was the perfect foothold for democracy in the ME. More Iraqis are secular than in any other Arab country. Islamofacism never got a foothold in their country...which is the only thing for which we have to thank Saddam!
It is also the reason we cannot leave prematurely! It would be taken over by mufsidun fighting hirabah in no time, with Saudi Arabia funding the Sunni Whack-Wahabists variety, and Iran funding the Shi'ia Monkey Boy type. The first thing these whack jobs would do is to eradicate the secular Iraqis who want their democracy to work. [By the way, I verified the usage of "Mufsidun" and "Hirabah" with Mohammed's brother Omar, via e-mail.]
Iraq the Model is the reason I believe that the left's assertion that "Americans demand we leave Iraq" is a ridiculous assertion! The brothers have a HUGE following in America, and those who read it pass the word about it around to all of their friends and family, especially the left-leaning ones. Most Americans also do not want to LOSE another war, by leaving pre-maturely, even if they've never heard of ITM or the Fadhil brothers.







Dagny,
I as a frequent reader of ITM am not suprised Mohammad and Omar have the ear of the President. ITM is by far the most informative and objective Iraqi blog. Their insight and analysis of event in Iraq eclipses anything the Drive-by Media has produced.
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