I hate it when a blog says "read this." The great thing about a blog is that you get to decide where your valuable reading time will be spent.
But read this. It's a letter from a Colonel in Special Ops in Iraq. The language is pure Army. The optimism is pure American and the candor is pure Special Ops.
Hey Guys, sorry it's been so long since I've sent anything but a quick note to you individually. However things have been pretty hectic since the end of hostilities and the start of the real war. Despite what the assholes in the press like to say over and over about the Ba'ath Party and Feydaheen.
2) It isn't any worse than expected;
3) Things are getting better each day, and
4) The morale of the troops is A-1, except for the normal bitching and griping.