Lots of good (serious is good sometimes) chatter on the War around here. Thanks to all our awesome commenters!
I claimed that the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan was a case of half empty / half full: you can look at the bright spots or you can look at the chaos. I think it is a challenge but we all have to evaluate both. As a fervent supporter, I cannot ignore the Herculean (but not Sisyphean) tasks. I ask opponents, likewise, to do the harder task of seeking out some good news. Here's some places to look:
Instapundit.com (go see the photo!)What better way to get ready for the historic Presidential election here than to...open a girl's school. The people here are interested in the election, and all have told us how wonderfully different it is to be involved in choosing a leader. However, security concerns regarding the election and such will not get in the way of their fierce determination to provide a better life for their kids - not by one day. School repair or construction is the number one request for assistance we get. And now, these girls will get schooling the same as the boys, here in Aibat Khil.
Also Belmont Club, Spirit of America, Sgt Stryker are good places to start.
Update: Gulf1 is a blog from Mosul, worth checking for content and a format I have never seen (all stories are in individual scrolling windows). The blogger's wife tells Galley Slaves "It is hard to be just one voice in a maddening sea of negativity about this war, I can hardly bring myself to watch the news because I know that it doesn't accurately represent this war effort. There doesn't seem to be too much interest in getting the military voice heard unless it 'confirms' the negative."
Posted by jk at October 6, 2004 04:27 PM