The War As We Saw It
Aug 19th, 2007 at 1:37 pm by Susie
Very good op-ed piece in today’s Time, written as a collaborative effort by a group of Iraq war vets. Every member of Congress should read it:
Given the situation, it is important not to assess security from an American-centered perspective. The ability of, say, American observers to safely walk down the streets of formerly violent towns is not a resounding indicator of security. What matters is the experience of the local citizenry and the future of our counterinsurgency. When we take this view, we see that a vast majority of Iraqis feel increasingly insecure and view us as an occupation force that has failed to produce normalcy after four years and is increasingly unlikely to do so as we continue to arm each warring side.
Sometimes I feel like we’re in “The Amityville Horror,” with not just the house, but everyone, howling, “Get out. Get out!”
And still we don’t get out…