>>In point of fact things are getting better in Iraq. EOM<<
Dan -
In point of fact? According to whom? In what way?
More than 200 Iraqi civilians died in the past week. The number of civilians being killed in sectarian violence has been increasing steadily.
On Friday's Washington Week in Review, there were some very interesting comments about the issue of how things are going in Iraq by Martha Raddatz, a reporter from ABC News who has been in Iraq ten times since the war began. She just came back from her tenth trip.
Ms. Raddatz said that on this trip she decided to talk to the Iraqi security forces themselves, rather than talking to the American military sources about the Iraqi forces. She went to Sadr City and spoke directly to them. They told her that they have no armor, they have no tanks, and that the insurgents are better armed than they are. They told her that there is no way they can defeat the insurgents.
She also discussed how each time she has returned to Iraq, the situation has been more complex, with more enemies, and more different kinds of enemies. She said that as far as she can see, the situation is worse than ever. She asked the Iraqis whether they were better off now, or when Saddam was in power. Most of them said they were better off with Saddam, because they had security.
Please be aware that I'm paraphrasing Ms. Raddatz's comments from memory. When the transcript becomes available, I'll post excerpts here.
Again, I ask you, in what way are things getting better in Iraq?
- Allen |
