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Freedom.

I was shocked to learn that USA Today had a (drumroll) positive story about Iraq!!!  Okay – I don’t read the USA Today every day, so maybe this isn’t the first time – but wow!
Roadside bomb attacks and fatalities in Iraq are down by almost 90% over the last year, according to Pentagon records and [...]

BY MICK WALSH
The cry of “fore” can be heard all over Forward Operating Base Hammer now that the Iraq home of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team has its very own driving range.
“I hope this range and equipment gives you guys at least a few moments of relaxation,” Army Maj. Mark Andres told about two [...]

A military panel on Friday acquitted U.S. Army Spc. Jorge G. Sandoval on charges he killed two unarmed Iraqis, but it convicted him of planting evidence on one of the men in attempt to cover up the shooting. (Click Title to Read Whole Post)

General Petraeus was on town over the weekend. 
Was he here to get away from the sands of Iraq or prepare for the fire-fight he’s fixin’ to walk into in Washington?
Neither.
Seems family and respect comes first (something I think the left might have a hard time understanding).
From WTVM (Columbus, GA) [09/08/07]:
…today, he was on Fort Benning honoring [...]