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Sunday, November 21, 2004
Post Cards from Iraq - Thomas Friedman NYT column of 11/21/04
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Postcards From Iraq
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: November 21, 2004
... Readers regularly ask me when I will throw in the towel on Iraq. I will be guided by the U.S. Army and Marine grunts on the ground. They see Iraq close up. Most of those you talk to are so uncynical - so convinced that we are doing good and doing right, even though they too are unsure it will work. When a majority of those grunts tell us that they are no longer willing to risk their lives to go out and fix the sewers in Sadr City or teach democracy at a local school, then you can stick a fork in this one. But so far, we ain't there yet. The troops are still pretty positive....
Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company
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Thomas Friedman has a habit of hitting the nail on the head. I wish that
I could post the entire article, but, copyright laws prohibit that. However,
I can provide you a link to the article, but, the NYT requires a fee to see
some of their website. I am not sure, but, I think that this column is in the
"free" section for two days, after which one must pay to view. At any rate,
here is the link - try it, maybe I am wrong, and you will be able to see the
whole article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/opinion/21friedman.html?ex=1102041930&ei=1&en=c5ca42b0047ecc52
Regards, Gunner
Postcards From Iraq
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: November 21, 2004
... Readers regularly ask me when I will throw in the towel on Iraq. I will be guided by the U.S. Army and Marine grunts on the ground. They see Iraq close up. Most of those you talk to are so uncynical - so convinced that we are doing good and doing right, even though they too are unsure it will work. When a majority of those grunts tell us that they are no longer willing to risk their lives to go out and fix the sewers in Sadr City or teach democracy at a local school, then you can stick a fork in this one. But so far, we ain't there yet. The troops are still pretty positive....
Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas Friedman has a habit of hitting the nail on the head. I wish that
I could post the entire article, but, copyright laws prohibit that. However,
I can provide you a link to the article, but, the NYT requires a fee to see
some of their website. I am not sure, but, I think that this column is in the
"free" section for two days, after which one must pay to view. At any rate,
here is the link - try it, maybe I am wrong, and you will be able to see the
whole article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/opinion/21friedman.html?ex=1102041930&ei=1&en=c5ca42b0047ecc52
Regards, Gunner
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