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Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: Matthew Carberry on October 07, 2006, 10:55:19 AM

A little hope, a little frustration...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1543658-1,00.html

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: 280plus on October 07, 2006, 11:13:18 AM

Good read, thanks...

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: Winston Smith on October 07, 2006, 11:59:22 AM

Wow. Great read. Thank you.

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: Unisaw on October 07, 2006, 02:12:02 PM

Excellent.  Thank you very much for posting the link.

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: French G. on October 07, 2006, 05:31:22 PM

2 thumbs up for "Best Chuck Norris Moment"  You can't fight city hall indeed.

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: Guest on October 08, 2006, 01:05:16 AM

"The insurgents know that the police are far better at finding them than we are  and they are finding them. Now, if we could just get them out of the habit of beating prisoners to a pulp... "

Anyone else think there may be a connection here?

Title: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: roo_ster on October 08, 2006, 02:28:05 AM

[sarcasm]No connection, because, according to Really Smart People, such methods don't work when seeking information.[/sarcasm]

Title: Re: Letter from Iraq (from a Marine Officer via Time mag.)
Post by: Guest on October 29, 2006, 10:20:31 PM

I love the story about the mayor too.  Thanks for the link!