Baghdad sweep for terrorists
By Debs_place
@Debs_place (10520)
United States
February 15, 2007 1:37am CST
Think we are making progress at all?
I just read this... what do you think?
"My friends and I who are the old women of the neighborhood went to the soldiers and welcomed them and prayed that God would help them to defeat the terrorists," said Um Sabah of the Mashtaal area in eastern Baghdad. "Although, the presence of army and vehicles is not very comfortable, we welcome it because it is for the sake of Iraq."
There was little if any resistance. Soldiers even teased one young girl about her taste in music after they found her doing homework on a couch, wearing white and pink socks with a poster of Shakira on the wall.
Some people left their doors open as the troops arrived, and little evidence of hostilities turned up other than some pictures of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, an illegal bolt action rifle and a heavyset man watching an insurgent propaganda video that he said had appeared while he was channel surfing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
Think we are not the only ones who have had enough of terrorism?? Think we are making progress?
2 responses
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Isn't it great to hear stories where the Iraqi people are welcoming the US soldiers in.. Thanking them for being there trying to keep them safe? We have great American Soldiers! I think the majority of Iraqi people are sick of terrorists--- sick of living in fear-- sick of the leadership of Iraq.
I do think we are making progress... I just wish it was quicker so we could bring home our soldiers!
@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Im sure most of the world has had enough of terrorism.
i would like to hope we are making progress, but like the article says, i think the majority of the insurgents just move out of the area being "combed" and set up in the next town, etc. then after the troops have left, they move back in.
i must say that it is good to hear that at least some of the Iraqis believe we are helping.
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