I must admit I've never heard of this guy, but he and his colleagues are amazing. al-Rishawi doesn't necessarily fit into the version of reality that the defeatists in Congress have apparently accepted, but I'm glad he's doing what he's doing.
I love hearing about the courageous people in Iraq who are fighting against these sectarian murderers to save their country. These are the people who will be irrevocably hurt if we pull out as the antiwar crowd wants.
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Howard Bentkower
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Norine Reyburn
Apr 13, 2007 11:15
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