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Iraq
New Glass
2007-08-27
From the blog of 'an Army Officer in Iraq commanding an Engineer Company.' Hat tip Instapundit.
Road trip from Camp Ramadi to Camp Falluja. Again. But this trip is different. Down Michigan, through Ar Ramadi, through Habbinyah, and through Al Falluja - in HUMVEES. Pathfinder 6 and I are escorting journalist Bill Schaefer to the Camp to meet with Team Badger Soldiers so he can give you his version of their story.

Out the South gate we turn left and head for the bridge that will take us into Ar Ramadi. Past the glass factory on our left that had only recently been cleared of snipers when we arrived last October, it now has people moving about it trying to get in back into operation.

On my right the urban area becomes more apparent, the HESCOs and concrete barriers removed to open the area up. An IP station built. The IP's going about their business and wave at us.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Whether or not they possess the wisdom to treasure their newfound prosperity remains to be seen. Gauged by the outside Muslim world's response to progress and increasing quality of life, the prospects are grim at best.

I agree, Zenster. Problem is the outside muslim world considers "progress" and "increasing quality of life" to be the abolition of secular life, more Bourkas, and more slaves to the Sharia. They are all for "progress", but their definition is insane.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2007-08-27 18:53  

#3  Betcha that house will be blown up by next week.
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-08-27 13:16  

#2  One can only hope that—as Iraqis invest in their future—they begin to obtain a stronger sense of how very little their fellow Islamic terrorists want for them. Only when they discover how everything, everything that they are striving for is cheerfully put at risk by al Qaeda and their lot will Iraq's citizens finally understand the price of tolerating such vermin.

"New Glass"? Wonderful. I can only hope that "New Life" takes root as well. So far, much too much of Iraq has centered upon death and destruction, be it the West's, the Sunnis', the Christians' or whichever poor unlucky bastard of the moment happens to slip into the crosshairs of typical Muslim mayhem. If there is one thing Americans have gifted the Iraqis with, it is that they now have something to lose.

Whether or not they possess the wisdom to treasure their newfound prosperity remains to be seen. Gauged by the outside Muslim world's response to progress and increasing quality of life, the prospects are grim at best.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-08-27 12:48  

#1  ...and there is no waiting for the insurance adjuster first. They are doing this on their own ticket. The biggest metric will be when the skyline of all the major towns and cities are peppered with tower cranes.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-08-27 12:38  

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