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Well, Bazf, I am always looking for the next Ernie Pyle, (the great WWII journalist.) I like to read firsthand accounts - especially from lower ranking military personnel. As Bill Roggio writes in his December 12th blog.....

"I fail to see how saying we lost western Pakistan to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and Somalia to the Islamic Courts, and failed to subdue al-Quaeda in Ramadi and Muqtada al-Sadr, are government talking points. In fact, I've made some people in the government very uncomfortable."

Still looking for a direct quote from anyone stating that IED's are not a problem. Of course, they are a problem. Kudos to your mates in the bomb squad. May Saint Barbara protect them at all times. Coalition Forces captured high level leaders of Ansar-al-Sunna last month - a group responsible for many IED's and suicide attacks. But we need to deal with Iran since they have been supplying the most lethal ones.