A Victory Ignored

by Kathleen McKinley | February 22, 2010 8:28 pm

Remember the Iraqi war? You don’t hear much about it because we succeeded, and the Democrats, who are in charge right now, nor the media want to recognize that since they declared it lost so many times. This is one soldier’s voice: (emphasis mine)

I am not naive. I understand that there are individuals who opposed the war in Iraq from the very beginning and I believe their passion, although misguided at times, is rooted in a deep desire for peace. What always baffled me was the reaction they had to pro-victory veterans when we came home. As if we were some robotic arm of the Bush White House. It was foreign for them to understand why winning in Iraq was so important.
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While many scurried to blame Donald Rumsfeld, General Franks or President Bush for losing the war in Iraq, they bet against the American fighting men and women to turn the tide of the war. “The mission” in Iraq was evil. The troops would never be maligned as they were in Vietnam.

I don’t begrudge these people. They simply will never get it. They are the type of people you need to protect in a society. They are innocent and naive.

It is the job of the warrior to hide them under the bed and tell them it will be okay, before we run off to combat the threat.

The ones that hold my contempt are those who, even today, know of the sacrifice made, the incredible progress gained and still will not acknowledge what was won on the ground in Iraq. They cheapen the sacrifice of how it was earned. Operation Iraqi Freedom is no more.

Operation New Dawn (the exact same name of the Battle of Fallujah in November 2004) is the new name of the deployment to Iraq.

What we achieved in the face of an implacable enemy, overcoming many in our own government willfully ignorant of our struggle, is what I believe to be the defining moment of my generation. The veteran today is the embodiment of what it means to be an American. Even when our valor was used for political sport, we continued to serve quietly.

Read the whole thing[1]. He describes an Iraqi woman who died for the right to vote. We lost much in this war, but people and children even not yet born, were given so much more because of their sacrifice.

Perhaps one day, when a Republican is back in the White House, we can acknowledge and celebrate this victory, and give these soldiers the honor they deserve.

via Ace[2]

Endnotes:
  1. Read the whole thing: http://davidbellavia.com/2010/our-mission-is-finally-accomplished-anyone-care/
  2. Ace: http://ace.mu.nu/

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